Is my car vintage, classic - or just old?

The Antique Automobile Club of America has been around since the 1935, so surely they must know.   They define classic automobiles as “fine” or “unusual” vehicles, foreign or domestic, that are between 25 and 50 years old.  50 and older means a car is officially an “antique”. This is really not unusual. Many clubs and organizations distinguish between classic, antique and vintage automobiles. They seem to think that these distinctions are important.