How to Join an Antique Car Club

The next time you and your kids stop to admire an antique car, consider joining an antique car club. Membership allows you to talk to other collectors through website forums, receive magazines and newsletters about your hobby, and get notified about all national, regional and local antique car shows. Here's how to join an antique car club.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Check out the Antique Automobile Club of America's website. They are the parent to many local antique car clubs, and they have a list of all the local groups' club names and addresses along with a link to their websites.
2. Find a club close by if you can. But keep in mind that you don't have to be that geographically close to the club to benefit from membership. You can meet members online, trade photographs, swap war stories about collecting antique cars, and then meet your fellow club members in person when you start going to antique car shows.
3. Have your kids join the antique car club with you. The national Antique Automobile Club of America requires that a child be 15 years or younger. Local clubs are being encouraged to design special programs for kids, and the AACA is creating a project that educates kids about the history of antique cars and the judging system for antique car competitions.
4. Download the application from the local club's website if they have one. They may not be able to take credit cards. If they don't have a website, get their names and phone numbers from the AACA national website.

Tips & Warnings

• Sponsorship by another AACA member is not required in the national club, but is required in some local clubs. Some accept references if you don't have a sponsor.
• Every club has its own membership rules. If there is more than one club in your area, you may want to investigate all of them and see which one you prefer.