Complex sentence: Manufacturers frequently describe their products as classic, to distinguish the original from a new variety, or to imply qualities in the product-although the Ford Consul Classic, a car manufactured 1961--1963, has the "classic" tag for no apparent reason.
Split into simpler sentences: Manufacturers frequently describe their products as classic, to distinguish the original from a new variety, or to imply qualities in the product. The Ford Consul Classic, a car manufactured 1961--1963, has the "classic" tag for no apparent reason.