Hi ilan,
I have no intention to set a criteria for classic car, I love the Abarth with no ifs and buts therefore for me me its the ultimate classic no matter if it is classified as classic or not. I saw a thread in this forum discussing if Austin Marina is a classic.if one day there will be only two marina's left in the world for sure it will be a collectors item and therefor a classic, on the other hand if someone gave his first kiss at the drive-in in the back sit of a Marina and as result he adores the cars let it be it!
I was happy to see that Susita Kubia is now a collectors item , I live in Czech Republic and the same happens here Skoda's from the 70th are starting to be collectors item too but you will not see them in Bonhams Auction in the next fifty years does it mean that they are not classics? no way .
In other words I think we agree !
Shabat Shalom