Every serious manufacturer has an advanced one car configurator on its website, with which you can put together the car of your dreams. But why doesn't any manufacturer have a classic configurator?
We all know them: people who spend rainy Sunday afternoons with car brand configurators. What is the most expensive BMW 116i that you can put together? What would your Mercedes-AMG GT S look like? What is the perfect Mazda MX-5? But as soon as a model goes out of production it is over with the fun, because then the configurator disappears immediately.
Stupid, of course. Because with a configurator for old models it becomes much easier to find the classic of your dreams. Moreover, you could easily find which options were available; ideal if you like fine tuning more than factory original.
Are you looking for a Porsche 356? Schiefergrau or like it Delphingrau you better? Is the fire extinguisher in a Mercedes R107 a piece of work or could you simply order it as an extra at the time? Does it make sense to look for a BMW 635 CSi with air conditioning or are you hunting for something that doesn't exist?
It's not just fun, it can even be useful if manufacturers have a classic configurator available. After all, to import a used car into the Netherlands, it may be necessary to know the 'historical sale value' (the then new price).
Of course, we understand that such a classic configurator is not obvious for every brand. Perhaps it will not be the most obvious step for brands such as Dacia, Hyundai and Subaru. The handful of visitors looking for a youngtimer like the Honda Prelude may not be worth the investment either. But any brand with a decent classic department could think about it. Does your brand's history have at least one youngtimer or classic that has increased in value in recent years? What are you waiting for? If it is only halfway, we want to spend our rainy Sunday afternoons this fall configuring a new Peugeot 205 GTI, BMW 323i, Mercedes W123 and Porsche 959!
