The Vintage Motor Car Club of America

An update from the Membership VP, Clare Oestreicher

- posted February 5, 2025

Welcome to winter! In much of the country, our cars are tucked in for the cold weather, awaiting spring tours. This is a good time to take care of some paperwork.

Membership renewals were due on January 1, 2025. National Secretary Mike Welsh allows a grace period, so you still received this issue of the Bulb Horn whether or not your 2025 dues are paid. If you’re running behind, though, send in your $48 check or call Mike now, so you don’t fall off the roster next month! Alternatively, you can still sign up for email delivery of the Bulb Horn and reduce your dues to $40 for the year.

I’d like to make note of our Student Membership level. This tier is for high school and college students, whether they’re related to a current VMCCA member or not. It’s for kids who like old cars but may not have the time or funds to own one yet. (You never have to own an old car to belong to VMCCA—you just need to be interested in them!) For just $12 a year, students age 14-23 receive the Bulb Horn by email and are welcome on club tours and events. A student membership could be a late Christmas gift, a birthday present, or an early graduation gift. Encourage young people into our hobby!

Our Annual Membership Meeting and our Awards Dinner are coming up February 18-21, 2025, in Newport News, Virginia. Last year we met on a cruise ship; this year we’re on land, near good roads and airports in the Mid-Atlantic Region. What else do you have to do in February? The holidays are finished, and football season is over. Make it a late Valentine’s Day vacation and come join us. Talk to your officers in person. See who won VMCCA Awards for 2024. Let your voice be heard at the meetings.

Stay warm, and I hope to see you in Virginia in February!

Clare Oestreicher
Membership VP