Club Information

CLUB INFORMATION

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to any person who owns or is interested in the preservation of vehicles made by THE HUDSON MOTOR COMPANY, THE NASH MOTOR COMPANY and AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION or associated companies. You do not have to own a Hudson, Nash or Rambler or AMC vehicle to be eligible.

MEETINGS

General meetings are held on the third Friday of each second month, (January, March, May, July, September, and November). They are held at the office of Star Delta Transformers, 17 Antill Street, Guildford/Yennora. Details of the meetings are included in the Events section of the club magazine, The Hudson Hub. Should the venue change, it will be advertised in the magazine.

Social Meetings are held at Cumberland Country Club 248 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes on the third Friday of each alternate month when a General Meeting is not held.

ACTIVITIES.

Activities include bi-monthly meetings, social events, club car runs, invitation events from other car clubs and organisations.

Every second year, an Annual Rally is Held and is alternatively hosted by the NSW, Victorian and Queensland Hudson Essex Terraplane Car Clubs. The next Annual Rally is to be held in Wagga Wagga New South Wales on 9th – 15th September 2018. These Rallies are very popular and should not be missed. Typically, some 60 cars and over 100 people attend these Rallies.

Should your vintage, classic, car not be available or restoration incomplete, then you are most welcome to attend club outings and runs in your modern car.

We publish a bimonthly newsletter or magazine called The Hudson Hubor commonly called the HUB, which contains records of meetings and club events, articles of general interest, technical articles and free advertisements and general club news.

The HUB is free to club members and is posted bimonthly. Publishing matter is invited and most welcome from members at anytime for inclusion in the HUB. We would appreciate an article about your vehicle/s for inclusion in the HUB. New members are requested to send a photo of their vehicle restored or as acquired, for club records and for inclusion in HUB.

BENEFITS OF CLUB MEMBERSHIP

1. Free technical advice;

1. Information on the availability of and sources of cars for sale and spare parts.
2. Historic Concessional Registration Scheme (HCRS) – Registration (Club Plates) available to NSW members.

1. Participation in club runs, National Rallies, invitation runs from other car clubs and social gatherings.

1. Free Advertisements inThe Hudson Hub for six months at a time for items for sale or parts wanted.
2. An independent register of VIN Number(s), Engine Number(s) & other details of your car(s)

WEBSITE

The club has its own web site Details of club contact persons, events, club shop and technical articlesare available on this site.

FEES

The Annual membership fee is $25.00 per annum for all members.New members are required to pay an additional $5.00 joining fee. All fees fall due on the 31st December of each year, unless you join after the 1st September, in which case will carry you to December the following year. Membership can be paid for up to five years ahead and by electronic funds transfer.

HUDSON-AMC CAR CLUB OF AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED

PO BOX 2123 NORTH PARRAMATTA. NSW 1750

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

Members Name
Partners Name
Address:
Suburb:
State: / Postcode:
Occupation:
(optional)
Home Phone:
Mobile:
Email:

The preferred option for the delivery of the Hudson Hub is by email. Please let us know if you would prefer to receive the Hub in the mail.

Signed: / Date:

PLEASE NOTE:

All membership fees fall due on 31st December of each year. Please return form together with your fee to the above address or take to the next General Meeting

Payment can be made electronically to; ANZ Bank - BSB 012-228 – Account No. 227014976

You would need to identify the EFT payment with your name or code (some banks are limited in this respect).

Membership Fee / $25.00
Joining Fee (new members only) / $5.00
Total / $30.00

ENSURE WE HAVE ALL YOUR DETAILS RECORDED CORRECTLY FOR INCLUSION IN OUR DATABASE.

PLEASE NOTE ANY CHANGES TO DETAILS AND CONDITION OF VEHICLES OWNED, ON THE NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM

Please note the Following:

1. Under “Occupation” this is optional but if you do not work, please list whether you are retired or pensioner.
2. The club will accept pre-paid membership up to five years ahead. e.g. Should you decide to take advantage of this please look up the appropriate fee for your membership category and multiply it by the number of years you desire to pay plus the $5.00 Joining Fee.
3. Should you have any queries in relation to this form do not hesitate to contact the Membership Secretary, Fred Rodgers on 9896 2215 or the Club Secretary, Les Pendlebury on 02 9869 1838 or mail to:
4. Under Privacy Legislation we are obliged to protect the privacy of members.

Provision for VIN and Engine Numbers is made so that we can maintain an independent register for you. This is for security reasons e.g. Fire or Theft and will not be divulged to others without your express permission.

Vehicle 1: / Year: / Condition:
Vehicle 2: / Year: / Condition:
Vehicle 3: / Year: / Condition:
Vehicle 4: / Year: / Condition:
Vehicle 5: / Year: / Condition:
Vehicle 6: / Year: / Condition:

• Should you desire not to have any of the information about your vehicles to appear in the Club Register or Roster then mark & sign the following;

Signature: No, DO NOT include my details.

Vehicle Condition Scale 1 - 6 (See below for Scale)

1 / Excellent / Restored to maximum professional standards of quality in every area, or perfect original with components operating and appearing as new.
2 / Fine / Well-restored, or a combination of superior restoration and excellent original, or an extremely
Well-maintained original showing very minimal wear.
3 / Very Good / Completely operable original ‘older restoration” showing wear. Also a good amateur restoration,
All presentable and serviceable inside and out, plus, combinations of well-done restoration and good operable components or a partially restored vehicle with all parts necessary to complete and/or valuable NOS parts.
4 / Good / A driveable vehicle needing no or only minor work to be functional, a deteriorated restoration or a very poor amateur restoration. All components may need restoration to be excellent but the vehicle is mostly useable as is,
5 / Restorable / Needs complete restoration of body, chasses and interior, may or may not be running but isn’t weathered, wrecked or stripped to the point of being useful only for parts.
6 / Parts Car / May or may not be running, is weathered, wrecked and/or stripped to the point of being useful for parts.

“Dedicated to preserve the great cars built by Hudson Nash and AMC”

May 2017