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I wonder just how old an "authentic reproduction" has to be, to be considered "vintage"?  Edited by ratman4762
06/17/2009 1:07 pm
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I was wondering the same thing. I have no problem with "authentic reproduction" (though I'm wondering how "authentic" they really look with WRL stamped onto them). But "vintage" doesn't belong there.
A "vintage car" has to date from 1919 to 1930. But those Westair Reproductions pieces date from the 1980's at the earliest. My Dad picked up a set just like this one from a museum in Britain in the early 1990's.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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It looks like the real live dead fake imitation genuine article to me!
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Vintage is the popular byword for old junk.
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Exactly. Just like the word "Retro"
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I have no problems with the words "vintage", "retro" or "classic" if used in the correct context. I am a collector of all kinds of older stuff. I have things that are highly collectible that are over 50 years old that are regularly referred to as "vintage" because they aren't old enough to be considered antiques.
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Aye , thats fair enough Ratman , but it gets way overused , items from the 80's are often refered to as retro and vintage.I could understand the 60's being retro or vintage..but the 80's..nah
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I'm even more lenient when it comes to the word "retro". That's why I didn't elaborate on it above. According to Wikipedia... Quote:
Retro is a term used to describe, denote or classify culturally outdated or aged trends, modes, or fashions, from the overall postmodern past, but have since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. Post modern in some aspects refer to the latter part of the twentieth century. Disco is often referred to as "retro" and so are early home video game systems. So I am okay with "retro" being used to describe the '70s and '80s. (this makes me a Vintage Retromaniac)!  Edited by ratman4762
06/19/2009 2:48 pm
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I think its relative to how long a thing has been around as well, sure a 20 year old video game is looked on as retro or vintage but you wouldnt use the same term for an 80's coin or stamp for example.
Wheres the cut off line for shades , whats retro and whats vintage , everything has its own boundries.
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True! It really depends on what is being described.
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