Excalibur Series III Roadster SS in Paris

A neoclassic, in

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circles, is a relatively modern car that is made somewhat in the image of the

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s of the 1920s and 1930s (as defined by, for example, the Classic Car Club of America) without being necessarily intended as a full replica. They are vehicles that hold the design prior to Ponton design, so they still keep the wheel arches separate from the bodywork. The term originated with the

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automobile in the 1960s in the

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, and has been applied to cars from a number of makes since then, including Panther, Zimmer, Tiffany, Clénet, Mitsuoka, Desande,

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and others. Currently there are more than 30 brands that produce Neoclassic cars.

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{{Reflist Retro-style automobiles

See also

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