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A Group dedicated to Classic, Collectable, Old and Vintage Cars, Oldtimers, Trucks, Motorcycles and Buses!

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The discussion area is there to be used. Please feel free start a new topic on anything related to classic old cars.

So why Classic cars?
First, there’s the design of the car itself. Classic cars were created very much in an analogue world where designers used pencil and paper to create elegant shapes and flowing lines that would just not be possible on the computer-based design software used by modern car designers. Take the front wing of a Jaguar XK120 or the profile of a Ferrari 250 GTO, for example.

These designs belong to a previous age—an age that many people fondly look back on, where designers were unencumbered by constraints such as crash tests, or aerodynamic drag coefficients, and instead created shapes that reflected the mood and trends of the time.

Modern cars now have ABS, crumple zones, air bags. All of these systems are designed to improve efficiency and safety, but on some level, they often rob the car of its feel and character. Older machines, in contrast, are the real deal. They are delicately balanced mechanical systems comprising hundreds or thousands of individual parts, all tuned to work together in harmony. The driver is a direct extension to the machine, providing inputs and receiving direct, unfiltered feedback through the controls, resulting in an authentic experience that is just not possible with the modern equivalent.

Classic cars all have a story to tell about what they have accomplished in their lives, where they have been, and why they are still in operation. The cracks in the leather or the scratches on the paint are seen by some as imperfections, but to aficionados of classic cars, these are a record of the car’s history, adding to its character and chronicling its life. Automobile manufacturers play heavily on the pedigree and heritage of their brands, but classic cars are the real-life objects that defined that heritage and established the reputation of the brand in the first place. That's what this group is about!

Note: to avoid having your photos deleted from the pool, please read our rules below - your pictures could be removed without warning during busy periods - so please read carefully before posting.

One more thing, please take a moment to comment on a photo in the pool. This thing is about feedback and discussion more than it is about 'Hey, look what I did'. Optional, but highly encouraged. Post a picture? Leave a comment. Just doing this one, simple, quick thing will improve the quality of cross education immensely. Note a technique, offer an idea, comment on a car - anything, really. Just be nice. We're all about civility here.
Lastly, please do not pull and resubmit your photos to the pool just to bump their position. We saw it the first time. Go out and capture something different for us. :)


„The Family Tucker” by Curt J

(group created in February, 2008 by M)