Wikipedia. In Ohio you could get an antique plate for a car that was 25 years old or older, I suppose they figured it it hadn't rusted away it was special.
For me an antique car is one in the early 1930's or earlier. It has been that way for me since the 1970's. A 1955 Chevy to me is a classic, not an antique. I guess I am stuck in time. > The antique car crowd has very different ideas on what constitutes and > antique car. > > Where did you find that definition? > > Steven Medved wrote: > > An item which is at least 50 to 100 years old and is collected or > > desirable due to rarity, condition, utility, or some other unique > > feature. > > > > Motor vehicles, power tools and other items subject to vigorous use in > > contrast, may be considered antiques in the U.S. if older than 25 > > years, and some electronic gadgets of more recent vintage may be > > considered antiques. > > > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 22:42:33 +0000 > >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs > >> > >> > >> I don't know about tariffs, but I've always understood the definition of > >> "antique" to mean 25 years or older, not 100. A 1920 phonograph is an > >> antique by any definition. > >> > >> > >>> Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 15:26:39 -0600 > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Shipping phonographs > >>> > >>> That will work for the items that you are willing to spend the time and > >>> $$ shipping. I still would want to very carefully read the tariff to > >>> see just exactly what is and is not covered by the damage coverage. > >>> > >>> Antique has a definition and it usually means 100 years old or older. > >>> > >>> The tariff also usually states that it supersedes any promises, claims, > >>> or off-the-cuff comments made by any employ or agent that does not > >>> match the tariff. > >>> > >>> If they back the truck over it or stab it with a fork truck you will > >>> almost always get paid no matter what it is or how old it is. Other > >>> than acts of obvious negligence UPS and the Post Office are a major pain > >>> to deal with unless it was registered mail. > >>> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Phono-L mailing list > >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
