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Referring to a vintage car as a \u201cclassic\u201d is rather commonplace today, a title usually cast upon anything older than 25 years. More succinct, it has become a generic term, like Kleenex\u00ae to any- or no-name facial tissue. However, many years ago one car club used the word \u201cclassic\u201d when identifying the automobiles in its organization: the Classic Car Club of America. The CCCA, founded in the early 1950s, is a multi-marque club that recognizes specific marques, or models within a marque, as having \u201cClassic status.\u201d (The club had hoped to copyright the term \u201cclassic\u201d as applied to cars, but when it couldn\u2019t, the founders settled for the term Full Classic. This magazine differentiates CCCA recognized cars from others as capitalized \u201cClassic\/Classics.\u201d) <\/p>\n
When established, the CCCA\u2019s criteria was and remains quite straightforward: \u201c\u2026. fine or unusual foreign and domestic motor cars built between 1915 and 1948 and distinguished for their fine design, high engineering standards, and superior workmanship\u2026.\u201d <\/p>\n
I provided this background because as a long-time Classic car enthusiast I occasionally hear someone say, \u201cI\u2019d like to own one of those [Classics] but they\u2019re all just too expensive.\u201d <\/p>\n
That broad statement is simply not true. <\/p>\n
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Yes, there are many Classics that sell for six figures and beyond. We read about them changing hands at high end auctions in this and other Hemmings publications. I suspect many, if not most, of those Classics sell into seldom-seen collections. For many of those buyers, the cars have become investments; they are rarely driven. <\/p>\n
Conversely, what casual enthusiasts aren\u2019t aware of are the Classics that sell far more affordably, unusually among veteran enthusiasts who like to drive and enjoy their automobiles. In 60-plus years in this hobby, I have never owned a vintage or Classic car that was not driven, most of them extensively. Like anything, however, one must consider the question, \u201cWhat price range do you consider to be \u2018affordable?\u2019\u201d For our purposes, let\u2019s say it\u2019s the $35,000 – $40,000 range.<\/p>\n
Off the top of my head, I know I\u2019ve seen Classics such as Cadillac, Packard, Lincoln, and Pierce-Arrow offered for sale in the Classic Car Club of America\u2019s club publication in that price range. I\u2019ve also spotted offerings in that price range in the publications of the Lincoln Owners Club, Pierce-Arrow Society, Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Club, and H. H. Franklin Club. And that\u2019s just a start. Keep in mind that during the late Twenties and early Thirties, several medium-price manufacturers such as Nash, Studebaker, Graham, and Hupmobile went upmarket and produced models that are now recognized as Classics. <\/p>\n
Perhaps just as intriguing, most of the Classics I\u2019ve seen offered for sale are running, driving cars\u2014not project cars as a few enthusiasts would suspect. Some Classics have simply languished for too long in owners\u2019 garages, requiring little more than fresh fluids, a tune-up, and exercise. <\/p>\n
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Club publications are hardly exclusive to available Classics. At the time of this writing, I checked Hemmings website for examples in the $20,000 to $50,000 range and found several interesting models offered for sale, including \u2013 but not limited to \u2013 the following: a 1948 Lincoln Continental for $24,000; 1939 Cadillac Series 60 sedan for $24,750; 1941 Buick Roadmaster convertible sedan for $25,000; 1930 Packard 733 sedan for $26,900; 1940 La Salle Series 52 sedan for $33,000; and a 1925 Pierce-Arrow Series 80 coupe for $37,600. <\/p>\n
I know what you\u2019re thinking: That many of these Classics currently available in this price range are sedans, in both five- and seven-passenger versions, rather than more alluring touring and phaeton body styles. What\u2019s interesting is that sedans have been finding new favor among a broader range of enthusiasts, particularly those of us who drive our Classics. Sedans offer greater room and long-distance comfort in variable weather conditions. As an example, last year, I drove my Lincoln sport phaeton nearly 300 miles one day during a touring event and would have much preferred my Town Sedan! <\/p>\n
So, if you\u2019re seeking an affordable CCCA-recognized Full Classic, they\u2019re out there. <\/p>\n\n
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