{"id":3791,"date":"2019-11-08T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=3791"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:22:35","slug":"five-cars-that-probably-wont-become-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/five-cars-that-probably-wont-become-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Cars That Probably Won\u2019t Become Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re in this \u2018writing about classic cars\u2019 game, one question you get asked on the regular is \u2018what\u2019s going to be a classic?\u2019 As such, the internet is awash with articles on which the glowing prose spills out for the usual contenders; the MX5, the 205, the\u2026 you get the idea. In reality, it\u2019s a very difficult question to answer, as nobody really knows what is going to be a future classic. It\u2019s speculation at best, opinion based on past trends. A guess.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s easier to answer is the question of what\u2019s not going to be a classic. There are cars out there that are simply going to either fade into obscurity, or they\u2019re just going to forever be \u2018a car\u2019 in the most basic sense. We might look back now on the cars that have vanished, but were they classics? Or should we say, would they be classics if they were still here today? Probably not. Looking at you, Talbot Togara.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that in mind, here are five cars that despite their current image and following, will probably never be classics. Before you get your keyboard in a twist, we like these cars for the most part, and with that, they\u2019re largely decent, too. But being good and decent isn\u2019t enough to open the gates to Classicdom, as we\u2019re about to explore. There are of course exceptions to the rule for each car, which we have included. Enjoy&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #036300;\"><strong>The Current Ford Mustang&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orange_Fury_009_lead-2000x1500.jpg\" alt=\"classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, vauxhall, vauxhall insignia, tesla, tesla model s, model s, electric classic, ford, ford mustang, v8,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orange_Fury_009_lead-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orange_Fury_009_lead-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orange_Fury_009_lead-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orange_Fury_009_lead-765x574.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orange_Fury_009_lead-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Orange_Fury_009_lead-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make no mistake, we adore the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/21\/mustang\/\">Ford Mustang<\/a>, especially in 5.0 V8 flavour. It\u2019s big, it\u2019s brash, it makes the best noise in the world and it\u2019s a looker to boot. However, it won\u2019t be a classic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only Mustangs that will ever be classic are those built from \u201864 through to \u201869. Anything else is generally rubbish. The only exceptions are the current Mustang and the generation before it. Prior to that, we had the woeful SN-95, the Foxbody, the Mustang II and the boat anchors of the \u201870s. They were all terrible. It\u2019s only in recent years that the Mustang has found its footing again, but in doing so it has become modern and unapproachable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take your \u201868 and you can drop in a new motor, new transmission, new suspension, new wheels. Whatever you want to change, you can. All you need is the space, a couple of mates and a fridge full of Bud. You can\u2019t do that with a modern Mustang, so even though they\u2019re back on track with what a Mustang should be, they\u2019re no longer cars we can bond with. Too many electronics, too little opportunity for home tinkering. The current Mustang, despite its noise and gorgeous lines, errs too far into the territory of generic car\/white good. Sorry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #036300;\"><em><strong>The exception to the rule:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any of the Shelby models, or perhaps even the limited run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/bullitt-mustang-car-classic-review\/\">Bullitt edition<\/a> will break into the classic arena thanks to their rarity, but that\u2019s all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">The Vauxhall Insignia&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61101-VX_10058-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, vauxhall, vauxhall insignia, tesla, tesla model s, model s, electric classic, ford, ford mustang, v8,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61101-VX_10058-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61101-VX_10058-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61101-VX_10058-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61101-VX_10058-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61101-VX_10058-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/61101-VX_10058-1800x1200.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at it. No. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #036300;\"><strong><em>The exception to the rule:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/classic_cars.php?category=&amp;make=42&amp;region=&amp;country=&amp;era=&amp;type=&amp;price=&amp;keyword=insignia+vxr&amp;S.x=0&amp;S.y=0\">VXR<\/a> with all-wheel drive and 325bhp care of a turbocharged 2.8 V6 is rare, blindingly fast and actually quite captivating. It\u2019s actually niche enough to become a classic one day, maybe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">Any Tesla&#8230;<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC00788-2000x1335.jpg\" alt=\"classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, vauxhall, vauxhall insignia, tesla, tesla model s, model s, electric classic, ford, ford mustang, v8,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC00788-2000x1335.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC00788-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC00788-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC00788-765x511.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC00788-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/DSC00788-1798x1200.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take his potential for being a Bond villain out of the equation and there is no denying that Elon Musk has done more for the future of the car than anyone else. He has revolutionised the concept of the electric vehicle and he has done so by making cars that are not only kind to the polar bears, but that are also desirable. Electrics cars before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/839\/\">Tesla<\/a> were full of compromise and completely devoid of any style. The Tesla range, with the exception of the frankly hideous Model X, changed all that. The Model S, as pictured above, was and still is a sexy machine, one you\u2019d be happy to have on your driveway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But there is a catch, a big one. Classic cars get to be classics because they last for decades. A Tesla, any Tesla, will not. They are engineered to have a shelf life. The batteries will one day give up, and while there is talk of them being replaceable, that reality isn\u2019t here yet, or it isn\u2019t in any sense of being affordable. Plus, Teslas aren\u2019t built particularly well, and that\u2019s not going to help them stand the test of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crucially though, the Tesla range isn\u2019t aimed at car people. It\u2019s aimed at the type of person who wants an electric car, not an exciting or charming car. As such, there is little for us dyed in the wool petrolheads to bond with. Can you imagine restoring one in twenty years time? Exactly. The Tesla is an important car in terms of the history of the automobile and its evolution, but a classic it ain\u2019t.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #036300;\"><em><strong>The exception to the rule:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There isn\u2019t one, sadly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #036300;\"><strong>The Rover 75&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Golf-Mk4-1-2000x1604.jpg\" alt=\"classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, vauxhall, vauxhall insignia, tesla, tesla model s, model s, electric classic, ford, ford mustang, v8,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Golf-Mk4-1-2000x1604.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Golf-Mk4-1-800x642.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Golf-Mk4-1-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Golf-Mk4-1-765x613.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Golf-Mk4-1-1020x818.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Golf-Mk4-1-1496x1200.jpg 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh we so desperately want it to be. And really, it should. It was built in a nuts and bolts age, it has classic lines that echo the looks of the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/40\/p6\/\">Rover P6<\/a>, it should be a classic. But it won\u2019t be. Why? Because Rovers of this era never will be, there simply isn\u2019t a big enough following for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a following, and a passionate one at that, and that\u2019s wonderful. However, passion is no match for numbers, and the following for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/list\/40\/75\/\">Rover 75<\/a> is small. The chances are, if you see one on the road, it will simply be someone who has either had it from new, or who bought it because it was cheap. The chances of being driven by someone passionate about it are slim to say the least.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rover is a brand that is so very unfairly overshadowed by its reputation, despite the cars actually being decent. Look at any \u201890s Rover. The 75, the 45, the 25, the 800, the 600\u2026 all can be bought for under a grand. None of them have a wide following, just a niche group who are keeping those models alive. The Rover badge, at least from this era, will never breach the wider classic car world, and that\u2019s a shame. These cars are important to the UK\u2019s motoring history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are passionate about these (much like our Editor who has a Rover 800). Keep on doing your thing. It matters deeply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #036300;\"><strong><em>The exception to the rule:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a moment of lunacy, Rover made the 75 rear-wheel drive and dropped a whopping great V8 into it. These cars already fetch five times more than a clean, low mileage \u2018normal\u2019 75.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">The EV Classics\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5078-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, vauxhall, vauxhall insignia, tesla, tesla model s, model s, electric classic, ford, ford mustang, v8,\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5078-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5078-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5078-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5078-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5078-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_5078-1800x1200.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just no. All that happens when you wedge an electric motor into a classic car is that you remove the very essence of that car. We understand the angle and to a greater degree, the novelty of doing this, but in reality it\u2019s not a long-term solution. It is just that &#8211; a novelty. Electric vehicles, as evidenced by the Tesla above, are the work of billions of pounds of research and development. Every part has to be in harmony with the next. The whole car has to be one unified exercise in design and functionality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, nobody <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an electric classic car. It\u2019s a vanity thing, a \u2018look at me aren\u2019t I special\u2019 thing. And that irks, because the people that want this are so desperately seeking validation and approval for being cool and retro, but without any of the work that goes into owning a classic car. Having a classic car is like having another relationship, you bond with it, you learn its idiosyncrasies, you adapt and overcome as your time with a classic develops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t do this with a classic that\u2019s been converted to be electric. You have robbed it of its essence, you\u2019re not driving a classic, you\u2019re driving the carcass of an old car that now has a Duracell shoved up its bottom. It\u2019s no longer a proper classic. It\u2019s a pastiche, a mockery of a classic. But most painfully, at the expense of a car that could have existed as a classic &#8211; because let\u2019s face it, nobody is doing an EV conversion on cars that needed full restoration. They\u2019re plucking good cars out and gutting them, and that\u2019s wrong.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\"><em>The exception to the rule:<\/em><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There isn\u2019t one. Buy a Leaf. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re in this \u2018writing about classic cars\u2019 game, one question you get asked on the regular is \u2018what\u2019s going to be a classic?\u2019 As such, the internet is awash&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":3792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2],"tags":[15,11,30,61,422,1170,14,16,166,1169,38,122,1168],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Five Cars That Probably Won\u2019t Become Classics - Car &amp; Classic Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019re looking for the next big investment that will net you a huge profit, steer clear of these machines. 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