collectorcar

noun
UK /kəˈlɛktə kɑː/
US /kəˈlɛktər kɑːr/

A collector car is an old or special car that people keep because they love it.

My grandpa keeps a shiny red collector car in his garage.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A car that is bought and kept as an investment rather than for daily driving.

He treats his collector car as an investment and rarely drives it.

3. A rare model that car fans want to own because few were made.

That little sports car became a collector car because only a few hundred were built.

4. A car kept mainly for display at events and museums.

The museum's collector car is shown behind a rope so nobody touches it.