This month, rather than focusing on one particular car, we thought to take a look at a concept – the classic car.

It is a description that means something slightly different to everyone. In many ways, “classic” is less a concrete definition and more of a feeling. You know it when you see it.

One thing we can all probably agree on is that a classic car is, typically, older. Age is an important part of what makes a classic, but it is also what those years represent. These cars come from a different time, when styling, colors, engineering and the connection between car and driver were all very different from what we know today.

And that is where personal preference comes in. Some are drawn to the art-deco styling of the 1930s, while others prefer the sharp, wedge-shaped designs of the 1980s. One person might appreciate the simplicity of Henry Ford’s famous “any color as long as it’s black” philosophy, while another is drawn to the bold and often outrageous colors of the late-1960s muscle-car era. Whatever the decade or style, there is something undeniably appealing about these cars.

Perhaps part of that appeal comes from the patina they collect over years and miles. Every scratch, dent and imperfection has a story behind it – a story that a brand-new car simply has not yet had the opportunity to earn. A classic tells its history in countless little ways. The dents in the bodywork, the misfire when climbing a hill, the squeak over a particular bump – these are not necessarily faults but are part of the character and story.

Of course, nobody is building a “new classic.” But time has a way of changing that. The cars we admire today were once brand new, and the cars we see on posters in our kids’ rooms today may one day carry the same patina and character that we associate with classics.

Given enough time, enough miles and, hopefully, a little luck, today’s cars will become tomorrow’s classics.

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