The Vintage Motor Car Club of America

An update from the Membership VP, Clare Oestreicher

- posted August 24, 2024

It’s already the middle of the year and the middle of the touring season in much of the country. I hope you’ve been on several old-car trips already, and I hope you have more scheduled. Touring is what we do best in the VMCCA!

Since we’ve completed six months of 2024, our Half-Year Membership Special is now in effect. First-time members who join after July 1 can receive the rest of the year for $24 (half of our full-year dues amount). Brand-new members, be sure to tell Secretary Mike Welsh that you’re taking advantage of the special when signing up online or by phone.

Our other seasonal offering, the Swap Meet Special, provides the rest of 2024 for $24 to first-time members who sign up and pay dues at any VMCCA Region or Chapter Swap Meet, or at our VMCCA booth at Hershey.

Year-round, our Military Special offers a year’s free membership to military personnel and veterans who join for the first time. Additionally, our Car Purchase Special gives a year’s free membership to the purchaser of a VMCCA member’s car.

The Board of Governors has voted to discontinue the Internet Special. It was instituted in 2017 to encourage use of our website. The special became less relevant as people have become more comfortable with electronic communications. We will even begin offering an all-electronic level of membership for 2025 for those who prefer not to receive The Bulb Horn in print. The variety and utility of our site’s content attract plenty of attention, so the Internet Special is no longer needed.

Be sure to invite friends and acquaintances to join the VMCCA. Extend these special offers to encourage participation in our fabulous old-car hobby!

In the first four months of 2024 (data available at printing deadline), we added 46 new memberships to our national roster. We are delighted to welcome these new members! I’m sure many of them joined because of your recruiting efforts and invitations. You’ll see a list of names later in this issue.

I have a special request now for Region and Chapter Directors. Please, please reach out to the new folks who live in your area. Let them know what you’re doing and invite them to your local events. New members, it’s perfectly fine to belong to as many Regions and Chapters as you like—you’re not restricted to the one closest to your residence. We are so glad to have you in our Touring Club!

Clare Oestreicher
Membership VP