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.
Whether or not your car is considered an antique depends on who you're asking and what state you live in. On the average, though, for a car to be considered a Classic Car it must be at least 25 years old, and 50 years old for it to be considered an Antique Car. However, some states consider anything made after the end of the Forties a Classic, and anything from 1949 back to be an Antique.