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British classic car glossary
A reference glossary of British classic car terms covering DVLA paperwork, the 40-year rule, insurance categories, storage standards, and condition grading.
When does a car become a classic?
A car doesn't become a classic at one moment but at several different ones, and those moments rarely agree with each other. An essay on the legal, market, cultural and personal answers to a deceptively simple question.
Which cars count as British classics?
The site's scope reference. Which marques and which cars count as British classics, the edge cases, and what we don't cover. The companion essay on when a car becomes a classic answers the temporal question separately.

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