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In the United States, an antique car is generally defined as a car over 25 years of age, this being the definition used by the Antique Automobile Club of America. However, the legal definition for the purpose of antique vehicle registration varies widely.The term classic car is often used synonymously with antique car, but (in the United States) the formal definition[citation needed] of that term has it as applying only to certain specific high-quality vehicles from the pre-World War II era. In the UK, the term is not used: antique often refers to an item over 100 years old and cars of this age are termed veteran.
25 years is about double the design life of modern cars and an even greater increment on those cars now 25 years old; therefore, a car that's reached 25 is a rare survivor, and often not economical to maintain as regular transportation.
Owning, restoring and collecting antique or classic cars is a popular hobby worldwide.
