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33 Quotes About Old Cars And Vintage Vehicles To Inspire You

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Are you ready for some quotes about old cars? We’ve collated what we think is the best collection of vintage car quotes. Who doesn’t like cruising down the highway with the top down in a vintage Mercedes, pretending you’re in a cool 70’s movie?

The best vehicles are the ones that are timeless and we think that the following classic car quotes are the perfect phrases to go with them. Perhaps you’re renting out an ageless Aston Martin for the weekend, or perhaps you’ve taken a sneaky snap of one you’ve seen on the street. old car quotes are the perfect captions for you to post alongside your pics!

Old Car Quotes

So, let’s kick off with some quotes about old cars. We think you’ll ride with these quotes for a lifetime!

Old cars can be repainted but they still keep moving in the same old ruts.Mongo Beti

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Mongo Beti, Old Cars Quote

“I don’t buy fur coats or jewelry. I have old cars.” – Peta Wilson

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Peta Wilson, I Have Old Cars Quote

Older cars tend to drive like older cars. That is not for me.” – Robert Herjavec

I like fixin’ up old cars and doing things with my family.Grandmaster Flash

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Grandmaster Flash, Fixin’ Up Old Cars Quote

“Isn’t it fun getting older?” is really a terrible fallacy. That’s like saying I prefer driving an old car with a flat tire.Katharine Hepburn

I’m driving my old car until I’m on a first-name basis with the low tow truck drivers!Michelle Singletary

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Michelle Singletary, Driving My Old Car Quote

I love everything from old-school cars to whatever the latest muscle or luxury vehicles are.Ludacris

We create a product nobody needs but people want. You spend more for what you really want; some boring things you need: an ugly old car can wait, but if you have a new fashion item it cannot wait.Karl Lagerfeld

I like old cars, old watches, anything with a vintage, antique kind of a feel to it. I’m just more in tune with that than anything else.David Boreanaz

“I love old cars that have a retro style, a kind of antique look. I’m just more in tune with that, more than anything else.” – Unknown

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Never trust a mechanic who drives new cars. They’re either charging too much money for their work, or they can’t keep an old car running – maybe both.Patricia Briggs

I am emotional about engines, if you hurt my car, you hurt my heart.Amit Kalantri

A doctor is not a mechanic. A car doesn’t react with a mechanic, but a human being does.Randa Haines

I don’t even like old cars. I’d rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God’s sake.J. D. Salinger

I don’t like new cars; I’m into vintage cars – there’s a Jaguar E-Type in the ‘Goldie’ video.” ASAP Rocky

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I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting – whether its old cars or taxidermy or knitting.Clare Balding

Go into the auto mechanic, you’ve got to know computers to be able to work on the cars.Ann McLane Kuster

Quotes About Classic Cars

Now for some quotes about classic cars which refer more to the ageless vintage rides that we all know and love.

Classic cars bring me utter happiness.Unknown

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Classic Cars Quote

I’m not trying to be new school and I’m not old school – I’m classic. There’s a lot of new cars and there’s a lot of old cars, but I’m just classic in doing what I do.LL Cool J

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LL Cool J, I’m Classic Quote

Instead of impressing a girl, I would prefer to own a classic car.Unknown

I love vintage cars because you can do so much more to them.” T-Pain

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T Pain, Vintage Cars Quote

I’ve got two old Volvos, two old Subarus, and an old Ford Ranger. If you’ve got an old car, you’ve gotta have at least several old cars, ’cause one’s always gonna be in the garage.Rip Torn

I told my wife I’m afraid to go back to the doctor because I’m afraid they’re going to look at you and say: ‘ma’am, just sell him for parts. It’s like that old car that as soon as you fix one thing, something else goes out on it.Bill Engvall

Take care of your car in the garage, and the car will take care of you on the road.Amit Kalantri

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Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.Erma Bombeck

A classic car is still my first love, a lovely car.Unknown

We’re told cars cause pollution. A hundred years ago city streets were ankle-deep in horse excrement. What kind of pollution do you want? Would you rather die of cancer at eighty or typhoid fever at nine?P. J. O’Rourke

I did a week in Havana. The colors, the music, the beautiful men, and the cars! I love vintage and antique cars and own a couple myself.” Megalyn Echikunwoke

Take most people, they are crazy about cars. They worry if they get a little scratch on them, they are always talking about have many miles they get to a gallon, and if they get a brand new car already they start thinking about trading it in for one that is even newer. I do not even like old cars. . . . I’d rather have a horse. A horse is at least human, for God’s sake.J. D. Salinger

Life is short. From here to that old car you know so well there is a stretch of twenty, twenty-five paces. It is a very short walk. Make those twenty-five steps. Now. Right now. Come just as you are. And we shall live happily ever after.Vladimir Nabokov

I spent my first paycheck on a vintage Mercedes.” Jennifer Aniston

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People that call old leads, drive old cars.Jason Bailey

“Modern cars I don’t like so much.” – Amber Heard

And that wraps it up for our quotes about old and classic cars. Which one was your favorite? Be sure to share their quotes or images with friends, family, and on social media! Check out these quotes about self-driving cars!

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Iain Salter

Founder & Editor of The Road Trip Expert

Iain founded The Road Trip Expert in 2019 and continues to manage the website to this day. The inspiration to start the blog came during an extensive road trip around Europe with two friends that spanned several months and involved over 25,000km of driving. He first developed a passion for backpacking in 2014 and has had the pleasure of exploring over 60 countries.

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