I came across a great post at HooptyRides (blog of fixit-genius Mr. Jalopy) on the subject of classic cars, and whether or not any of today's cars will ever be considered "classic". It's the August 21 entry, and well-worth the scroll-down. Mr. Jalopy was inspired by this article in the Wall Street Journal. I agree with Mr. J's critiques and insights, particularly regarding the extensive use of plastic in modern cars as impediments to their classic status. He's right: pretty much every car you see on the road today is one or two decades away from cracking, crumbling, and being scattered by a light breeze.
That said, I considered it a supreme injustice that neither of these two mentioned two current cars that *I* consider classics, plasticity notwithstanding:
The Honda Civic SI (all three major iterations):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHGM6IDoiKBH68K9JJuQEzCR-QcfDfL-2NqKMfC8ufWfQi0ntfzKhS_Vo5Byfjw_o01ofSNmcguf-15jeUVU21rzil91CDQK1R5rXIO9l6cEOBAWHjKGfxrFtLVAxUCELvQZ-/s320/6797-1993-Honda-Civic.jpg)
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIr0TgKFMmQQ6_xLKZ_-GDFLOwlWqv6WJ00_XXV290oN-4nzw4j0JZn4UGzunds5DiQu2XR2rWXHnSNv8C71Cr6lwQpS6q4lbcCWeywsuojfnskyCoXlJQJe2dLjlkGEnDNRm/s320/honda-civic-si-concept-20050210033327624.jpg)
The BMW M-Class Z3/4 Coupe (In its older and soon-to-be-released versions):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieY_0d6MohO8QFOXf8NIBVZ-ORYx3IJ93-JAN7wX7A3eDbYpsEZDeB_UPmkEjLSLZNrfJlQQBlg0NqxhRlgAsDp9nkx6V0oTrQRjZsiCeUge6IXumAo5lQS634WS7sdlRdj34p/s320/M+coupe.jpg)
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That said, I considered it a supreme injustice that neither of these two mentioned two current cars that *I* consider classics, plasticity notwithstanding:
The Honda Civic SI (all three major iterations):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHGM6IDoiKBH68K9JJuQEzCR-QcfDfL-2NqKMfC8ufWfQi0ntfzKhS_Vo5Byfjw_o01ofSNmcguf-15jeUVU21rzil91CDQK1R5rXIO9l6cEOBAWHjKGfxrFtLVAxUCELvQZ-/s320/6797-1993-Honda-Civic.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PhDKmxHASurz58KIPJ4d0hMQ7gj7LW4mhPsneNr4xoG-IYIF5FblGzq3fzHqMktR3kh1UMieTr80j-3AOoYcoaWCLF3_jENiCxEZCohxt7HsrmBsi1FcZaJx59T4Me0Fkhuj/s320/mugencivicsi03.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIr0TgKFMmQQ6_xLKZ_-GDFLOwlWqv6WJ00_XXV290oN-4nzw4j0JZn4UGzunds5DiQu2XR2rWXHnSNv8C71Cr6lwQpS6q4lbcCWeywsuojfnskyCoXlJQJe2dLjlkGEnDNRm/s320/honda-civic-si-concept-20050210033327624.jpg)
The BMW M-Class Z3/4 Coupe (In its older and soon-to-be-released versions):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieY_0d6MohO8QFOXf8NIBVZ-ORYx3IJ93-JAN7wX7A3eDbYpsEZDeB_UPmkEjLSLZNrfJlQQBlg0NqxhRlgAsDp9nkx6V0oTrQRjZsiCeUge6IXumAo5lQS634WS7sdlRdj34p/s320/M+coupe.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ-07_QZBMCPYOCWr7zUf-7bi9G7glCy4MEkT8OfYe6Li_a9ZLv3dg_kzl1SF9gDMmRFh5M_1kZ43HFVbCbFqFrRBoKdIi2XN8JtLAiKFDyofqyFSOsI2e8giCG_SAfDPpCgX/s320/07.bmw.m.coupe.340.jpg)
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