classic car

British

noun

a car that is more than twenty-five years old Compare veteran car vintage car

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Doug Baron, a Malibu resident, Porsche racer and fixture of the Los Angeles classic car community, was killed March 25 in a car accident in Camarillo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Like most classic car stories, this one continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

If the buyer of your grandmother’s classic car does not wish to do a direct wire transfer, find another buyer who does.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

Enormous windows look out onto a classic car and a vast, open western landscape of mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Bicester Motion, home to more than 50 specialist businesses, focused on classic car restoration and engineering on the former site of RAF Bicester.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

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