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This is a brief description of the different classes of vehicles that
comprise the old vehicle movement
The AHMF determined a naming convention for vehicles of different ages that make up the old
vehicle movement. There are 4 different classes, while the historic class is
sub-divided into each decade.
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Veteran. Any vehicle
manufactured up to December, 31st,1918. Pictured below are two
vehicles typical of the Veteran era. These vehicles generally have open body
work, with simple 1-4 cylinder engines, magneto ignition, crank start and
gas or no headlights.
Typical Veteran vehicles (click picture to see a larger Version)
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Vintage. Any vehicle
manufactured from January 1st 1919 to December 31st,1930.
Below are two vehicles from this era. These vehicles generally had
"Soft tops" - fold down hoods, electric start or crank start, four wheel
brakes, often still with spoked wooden wheels however steel or wire
spokes were coming into vogue, electric lights and klaxon horns, hand
operated windscreen wipers, coil and distributor ignition was becoming more
the standard, four six and straight eight cylinders, side valve engines, nickel and
chrome plating. Most used a separate chassis however a few
manufacturers were stating to use unitary construction.
Typical Vintage vehicles (click picture to see a larger Version)
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Post Vintage
Any vehicle
manufactured from January 1st, 1931 to up to December 31st,
1949. below are typical vehicles from this era. These vehicles generally had all
steel bodies still often on a chassis, wind up windows and rubber seals,
chrome bright-ware, smaller pressed steel wheels, overhead valve engines,
independent front suspensions, luggage boots with locking lid, spare wheel
and tyre mostly in boot.
Typical Post Vintage vehicles (click picture to see a larger Version)
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Historic 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, & 80's
Any vehicle manufactured
each of the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s & 1980's decades. Australian made Holden
started to become available in the fifties although British and American
vehicles were still prevalent. By the sixties most of the vehicles sold were
Australian made Holden & Ford Falcons were the most popular, BMC was
building vehicles in Sydney while some other British cars were assembled in
Victoria and South Australia. American vehicles were being imported and some
still assembled in Australia. Japanese vehicles were starting to arrive in
larger numbers. By the Seventies Japanese companies had started building
vehicles in Australia, British vehicles were fading in the market, European
were being imported in larger numbers
 
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