So, you are going to be a maverick if you try to change the sensor type. Consequently, if the failed sensor is a thermocouple, you need to stick with it. Donât replace it with an RTD, even though RTDs outnumber thermocouples by a wide margin in new installations or new temperature loops.
Generally, a car needs to be 25-30 years or older to be considered as an antique or collectible car. Since your Solara was made in 1999, it's still considered as a modern car. For a car to be considered an antique, it would just have to be old. On the other hand, for a car to be labeled a classic, it needs to have some kind of demand and value on the collector's market. The definitions for antiques differ from state to state.
It's also interesting to see just how many cars were produced in the U.S. that CCCA now considers Classic.. Browse through the list of Approved CCCA Classic Cars to see if the car you are interested in is a Full Classicâ¢ as recognized by the Classic Car Club of America. If it isn't on the list, it's not a CCCA Full Classicâ¢. A CCCA Classic is a fine or distinctive automobile, either American or foreign built, produced between 1915 and 1948. They are also sometimes called Full ClassicsÂ®, or just plain Classics (with a capital C). Generally, a Classic was high-priced when new and was built in limited quantities.