Maroman hit the nail on the head. It used to be reserved for the elite, the best of the best, and everything was scrutinized. That's how I remember it from years ago. Now they have multiple classes and designations to make everyone happy. I understand why, as these cars get older things need replacing over time, and it's also a money thing I'm sure, increasing the car count and participation as popularity grows has something to do with it. Unfortunately I feel it's ruined the original intent of qualifying a car as a survivor and now we have people abusing the term, going as far as to call their own car a survivor without actually going through the process.
If you're going to call it, sell it and/or advertise it as a survivor, I feel it better have the documentation showing how well it scored while going through the process of certifying it.