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Classic-Car-Database-by-Teoalida-SAMPLE.xlsx

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(without NEW cars, database don’t require updates on regular basis, but I may do updates if I find errors or additional data that I omitted)

Description

90% people visiting my website are interested in new cars only or in cars produced last 10-20 years that are seen on roads. But a small number of people asked me specifically for a database of classic cars. And here is how I created this database, sourcing data from classiccardatabase.com.

Coverage:
Pre-war cars sold in United States, oldest car included is from 1899, but the bulk of cars are from 1910-1942 (few hundreds makes, 23362 models). Mostly US domestic manufacturers but there are few imports too like Rolls-Royce (before WW2 very few manufacturers were shipping cars over Atlantic Ocean).
Post-war cars from US domestic manufacturers, 1945-1976 (17 makes, 9522 models).

For newer cars I have American Year Make Model Trim Specs that cover 1990-present (63 makes, 60,000+ models, based on Edmunds.com). Unfortunately I was not able to find any source of data for 1977-1989 cars.

Big database

The big database contain a separate row for every variant and sub-variant of engine, transmission, drivetrain, equipment level, etc.

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Naming only .xlsx (13 columns)
Basic specs .xlsx (42 columns)
Full specs .xlsx (267 columns)
Alternative formats: CSV (full specs), database is too big to be imported in SQL (at least at my side)

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Small database

These are filtered from the big database, having 1 row per nameplate, model and body style. Useful for customers interested in car dimensions which are the same regardless of engine or transmission. Car dimensions, weight and engines are indicated as min-max range.

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Make, model .xlsx
Make, model, series .xlsx
Make, model, series, dimensions .xlsx

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Custom / partial database

Contact me for a quote if you want to buy custom selection of columns, makes, years, or body type. Custom subsets won’t let you download updates unless you ask me to send you updates, but are good for one-time use, for example to decide what used car to buy, or academic project.

Coverage

Passenger cars and commercial vehicles (LKW = Lastkraftwagen) up to 3.5 tons sold in Germany, the most diversified in the world. If a car is sold in Europe, it is sold in Germany too. I assume that this database cover 95-99% of cars sold in any given country of European Union and 90-95% of cars sold in United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, etc.

Example of cars sold in (Eastern) Europe but not in Germany: old Dacia and Skoda models, some Lada models, Moskwitch, GAZ, UAZ, ZAZ, FSO, Zastava.

Oldest car included is Volkswagen Kafer / Beetle from 1946, most german brands are included since 1950s, other European brands since 1960s, Japanese brands since 1970s, American brands since 1990s. See SAMPLE file > Statistics Makes for number of models by brand and year.

New cars only include only rows with “model series end” empty, removing all models that ended production.

Electric/hybrid subset I added in 2019 once few customers told me that do not deal with internal combustion engines, but this seems to cause confusion now, some people thinks that first 6 packages are only for gasoline cars and contact me to ask if should buy 2 separate databases to get all cars. WRONG, original 6 packages contain ALL cars including electric ones.

103 car makes included

Germany: Aiways, ALPINA, ARI Motors, Audi, Auto Union, BMW, Borgward, DKW, e.GO Mobile, Elaris, Electric Brands, Ford, Glas, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, NSU, Opel, Porsche, smart, Sono Motors, VW, VW Nutzfahrzeuge, Wiesmann; East Germany: Trabant, Wartburg; China: Brilliance, BYD, Maxus, NIO, ORA, Seres, WEY; Czech: Skoda; France: Aixam, Alpine, Bugatti, Citroen, DS Automobiles, Ineos, Ligier, Microcar, Peugeot, Renault; Italy: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Casalini, Ferrari, Fiat, Lamborghini, Lancia, Maserati; Japan: Daihatsu, Datsun, Honda, Infiniti, Isuzu, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota; Malaysia: Proton; Netherlands: DAF; Romania: Dacia; Russia: Lada; South Korea: Daewoo, Genesis, Hyundai, Hyundai Precision, KIA, SsangYong; Spain: CUPRA, SEAT; Sweden: Polestar, Saab, Volvo; Switzerland: Micro; Turkey: Togg; United Kingdom: Aston Martin, Bentley, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus, McLaren, MG, Morgan, Rolls-Royce, Rover, Talbot; United States: Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Fisker, Hummer, Jeep, Lucid, Tesla; Vietnam: VinFast; Yugoslavia: Yugo.

267 data fields included

For SEO keywords I mention main data fields. For full list of data fields included see columns in SAMPLE Excel.

Naming (15 columns): brand, range, generation, model series, manufacturer internal code, model series launch / end date, engine version, engine subversion, version launch / end date, etc.

Engine and transmission: (32 columns): engine type, engine code, power KW / PS, torque, fuel type, drivetrain, gearbox, pollution euro norm, etc.

Dimensions and weight (24 columns): length, width, height, wheelbase, ground clearance, turning circle, front/rear angle, maximum slope, wading depth (only for SUV and pickups), cargo volume, curb weight, gross weight, payload, towing capacity braked/unbraked, etc.

Body and chassis (17 columns): body type, doors, seats, suspension type, brake type, tire size, etc.

Performance (47 columns): acceleration 0-100 km/h, top speed, driving noise, fuel consumptin one third mix (pre-1997), NEDC (1997-2020), WLTP (2019-present), co2 emissions, range, gas tank size and location, battery capacity, charging port, etc.

Other: safety equipment (71 columns), warranty (5 columns), prices of optional equipment (28 columns), costs (17 columns).