Talk:Classic car

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[edit] USA Bias

Having read this article, I believe that it requires adaptation to make sure it describes the classic car movement throughout the world - not just in the USA/North America.

Got to say I agree with this 100% - not even a picture of a Rolls Royce or a Bentley? --Gavinio 16:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
It makes sense because most English speaking editors will be from the US. People from other countries will just have to work harder. Who ever said life was fair? :) DirkvdM 10:02, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
It makes no sense at all, Americans make articles about American products and Europeans about European products? What makes you think in the first place that most English speaking users are American and second that Americans would only want to read about American products? Being Dutch yourself proves that not only Americans read the English Wikipedia... DaFinch 16:41, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I suspect it's the mono-cultural self absorbed naval staring cultural trait that I share with other Americans- Although when I was in England they said we don't speak English- we speak American, I had to correct them- I speak TEXAN, where we at least have a border with another country. I agree with the first assessment that the article needs more examples and content from other parts of the world- and perhaps even a section on Chinese Autos (the Future Classic Cars) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.67.37.194 (talk) 23:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure the term "Classic Car" is used outside of the US. Unless someone from Europe claims this term is used there, I disagree that the Americentric tone is not appropriate.HornColumbia (talk) 00:57, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

The term is used in the UK - which was still officially outside the US last time I checked. [1] -- Ian Dalziel (talk) 01:27, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External Links

Why do we have external links that point to classic car selling websites? Are we advertising for car sales here? That's not exactly kosher on Wik is it?--THE FOUNDERS INTENT TALK 02:50, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures.

Can we have a wider range of pictures? There are too many American cars and no British, Italian, Japanese or Scandinavian cars. Does noone own a picture of a Morris Traveller or an old Lancia or Toyota?(Morcus (talk) 20:07, 3 June 2008 (UTC))