B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for March 26, 2022

Shouldn’t that dictionary be a stone tablet (or at least a scroll)?

For the BC universe. Would that be a square wheel? Or a triangular wheel?

The really valuable ones are based on how many haven’t been wrecked.

That explains the 1965 Malibu SS 396 I saw on the road yesterday.

A bit awkward but gets the point across – barely

…and yet I still want a 1932 Deuce Coupe.

Flagstaff is along historic Route 66, so a Route 66 car club has sprung up here, drawing members from driving distance. Lots of cars from the 60s, at least one DeSoto, several Model Ts and even a Light Car Company Rocket https://thelightcarcompany.co.uk/home-of-the-light-car-company-rocket/

I met a man at the local gas stations who was filling up his gorgeous 1963 Jaguar XK-E with factory cream paint and original red leather seats.

In B.C. would a classic car be also known as Flintstone car? A car that has stone wheels, a body made out of wood logs, and it is powered by running feet on the road?

Or rusted away.

58 Chevy, rare because most of them were in the junkyard before 1965.

A classic car leaks oil, overheats, loses air in the tires and won’t start when you come out of the mall

And avid collectors end up in insane asylums.

If that were true my old Ford Pinto would be worth a fortune.

Has anyone seen a Ford Pinto or Chevy Vega?

Also explains my husbands 9th MGB!

Then I must be a classic too.

Rule of thumb, 40-80 years old, classic-early classic, older, Antique, but it’s all subjective.

Classic car: a car that sold for under $1000 back in the day nd cost you 6 figures to restore, but you can only drive it on Sundays.

Shouldn’t BC be asking what a “car” is?

That is the only explanation that especially explains cars like Gremlins, Pacers, especially Camry’s and such ever being called classics. I just call them old. :P

Otherwise, it could also be related to when the value of the vehicle stops going down and dependent on condition and ‘coolness’ factor stays the same or starts climbing up.

Just had someone I know try to low ball me on my near 30 year old pickup. Didn’t like when I said I’d probably put it on eBay. Common, I could sell three parts from my vehicle and reach that price. Not cherry, but in good condition, no rot, and even the frame is not coated in rust. Most of my use has been summer use, and it came from a salt free state, and I have kept it out of the snow garaged, mostly since I’ve had it. Some surface rust where the paint has peeled off. What can I say? it came that way being from the peeling paint years. It has reached the point of needing a lot of extensive mechanical work, and as, many may know from other posts, I have been on the fence of fixing it up or buying a new one for quite some time. I had kind of wanted a new truck, but have been gravitating to fixing up the old beast since, prices have climbed to the ridiculous and frankly I like the size, style and usability. I can actually reach into the bed of my truck from the ground. If I change my mind and sell it, I’m not going to be low balled, I’ll probably sell it on eBay. Even needing lots of work and with current fuel prices, I’ve seen ones with some rust and no engine (meaning you won’t get your core charge back for a new one) go for around $3,000 and that was a couple of years ago. Been told I could get $600 alone for the transmission that needs a rebuild. Gotta love when people don’t think you know what you have is worth. ;)