Top 10: Tax-free classic cars for 2015
With the Historic Vehicle taxation class for Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) now on a 40-year rolling system, 1 April sees all cars built prior to January 1975 being eligible for ‘free tax’. To get your 1974 car reclassified as a Historic Vehicle, you’ll need to contact the DVLA and arrange for its taxation class to be changed once April comes.
With that done, you’ll be entitled to VED without paying a penny. So which of today’s classics were launched in 1974 – and are potentially now ‘tax-free’? We celebrate ten of our favourites.
Launched in 1974, the MkII Capri had the shortest production run of all three generations, replaced by the MkIII by 1978. But with well over 400,000 built during that time, the MkII was another big hit for Ford – and, of course, appealed to all kinds of sporty motorists thanks to its wide range of engines and trim levels.
From the basic Capri 1300 to the 3000 S and Ghia, there was a MkII to suit all needs. And with the Capri now featuring a large lift-up tailgate for the first time, Ford’s svelte coupe had never been more practical.
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