Is this getting out of hand?

philipharris · Post by **philipharris** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:18 pm

Give me the S/V63/C64 style everytime.

I sort of think "vintage" is 25 years old and over - like cars here in the UK.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:45 am

Yeah, see! To one guy vintage means 25 yrs old or older; to another guy it means '72 and earlier.

"Vintage" is one of those goofy words I guess. Sorta like "classic." Who decides what a "classic" car is? I had a 1970 Formula 400 Firebird a while back. I can't tell you how many people asked me if it was a classic, or if I thought it would ever be a classic. Goofy people, goofy question. My answer: "Who cares?! Its a classic to me!"

Somehow I don't think of a 1980 Plymouth Reliant as being "worthy" of antique auto license plates, but, hey...its over 25 years old...so...it is!

The 4003S that we've been discussing here is rare and out of production. It is more rare than your typical V63, and more "vintage" than any V63. Yet the V63 sells for more because almost all of us would prefer a V63.

Its all supply and demand in the end. This 4003S sells for more than a new 4003 because it has a very limited supply.

rikk · Post by **rikk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:55 am

Jeff, maybe I'm just a "cheap b@$!^&|)"

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:11 am

Maybe I am too, Rikk. I wouldn't have paid that much.

Ebay is goofy(my word of the day)! If two people decide they want the same thing, then a testosterone-fuelled bidding war ensues and logic goes out the window!

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:35 am

It's your persepective, if you were around when the Beatles were together, they don't seem as "old" to you, if you're 25, that seems like ancient music played on a grammophone. If you had a '74 Camaro when you were a kid, "classic" means a totally different thing than someone whose first car was a '88 Reliant.