Scrappage government regulation could a generation of would-be classic cars disappear from British road and culture - lead according to the editor of classic cars.
Phil Bell told BBC Radio 4's today programme that the transition from the Government "an attack on a vibrant part of our cultural and industrial heritage" is.
Bell is warning that old cars such as the popular music, "part of the backdrop of our lives", and are fit for the scrap heap purely because of your age.
Announced in the budget Scrappage regulation came into force on the 18.Es can owners of car and retail registered before 31 August 1999 your vehicle with scrap and get a ?2, 000 discount against a new vehicle.
The latest figures showed that 7 June, April were brought 60,000 orders under the scheme since its announcement on July 22.
According to Bell around 400,000 cars there are on over 25 years old British roads of which are in good condition.
"Because a car less than ?2 value, does not mean 000 it's just in a terrible state", he said.
"Many of these cars maintained to a very high standard of enthusiastic owners."
Although resolving some environmentalists - in question has concerned provided that people would use the incentive to trade up to a less efficient car - society of motor manufacturers and traders says that anecdotal evidence suggests buyers tend to have smaller cars go.
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