Quote Originally Posted by Deke
Haha, sorry I just kind of had brain diarrhea in that last post. Basically, I don't like when exclusivity forms in the automotive world based on someone's arbitrary opinion.

Random year for old school cutoff = arbitrary
Car is eligible for an antique tag = not arbitrary

The ideas of Old school, JDM, VIP, Rice, etc. have all been guilty of this in their own way.
I see where you're coming from, but the "old school" classification is a bit different. It pays homage to the cars that kind of led to the cars that everyone mods today. The majority of the OS enthusiasts, fortunately, make the cut off year a little less arbitrary. It's still opinion based, but it's a more unanimous number to use 1985. That's the year a lot of the modern techniques came on the scene in cars. The looks, the performances, etc. Really it's kind of the like the History Channel of the automotive world. Later, QD.