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Why we Love Old Classic Car Images

Author: Thomas Willson
by Thomas Willson
Posted: Mar 25, 2015

If you’re a classic car enthusiast (and you should be if you’ve found your way to our site), you’ll probably have an inkling as to why we love old classic car images. But just in case you’re not convinced, we thought we’d tell you precisely why we adore poring over old pictures… Get ready for a trip back in time…

Remember

Old classic car images have a habit of instantly conjuring up feelings, a sense of history, and a way of life. Whether it’s a picture of a classic Mini like the one your mum used to drive, or a Citroen C2 that you always lusted after as a teenager, old pictures have a habit of taking you places. On a rainy Sunday afternoon, when there’s nothing on TV, when we need a break from tinkering with our car, and when there are no car events to go to, we love getting our old classic car images out and having a browse.

Imagine

Classic cars have a tendency of evoking a very certain sense of time and place. Picture an Austin Seven in your mind’s eye and you’ll probably be taken right back to pre-WWII Britain. Think of an old VW campervan and we bet you’re imagining a sunny Summer’s day in the countryside, sometime in the 1970s. Nostalgia can be fun, and daydreaming even more so. A rifle through a selection of old photographs while you sip a hot mug of tea is – as far as we’re concerned – one of the best ways to spend a wet afternoon.

Enjoy

Who wouldn’t raise a smile when they take a glimpse at an old photo of a glorious Maserati? Or what about one of those striking old Alfa Romeos? You can’t help but be drawn in by the glamour and seduction of it all. That’s why we make sure our website has so many old classic car images on it. After all, it’s a joy to just peruse images of old cars and wile away the hours just lapping up the detail. Images can speak a thousand words, and while we love learning about the history of classic cars, we also love just taking in their splendour by looking over photographs.

Experience

However hard we save, and however hard we hunt for those old must-have cars, we will never be able to own every model we wish we could. So that’s another reason why we’ll always cherish old photos of classic cars. No, they will never be able to replace the real thing, but they’re a great way of helping us to imagine just what it would be like to race down a country lane in an old MG, or zip round London in the 1960s in a Mini Cooper.

So sit back, get yourself a cup of tea (or something a bit stronger!) and enjoy our wonderful selection of classic car photos. If you’re anything like us, we think you’ll have some fun!

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