OLD CAR CLUBS
I am a member of several car
clubs. They are excellent sources of
fellowship, advice, assistance and parts.
Most have web sites, which can be accessed by clicking on the club's
name. Membership information is
available at every site. Where it
exists, and I have knowledge, I have included information on chapters and
regions local to the metro-DC area. Some
of these local groups also have websites, links are included where available.
LOC recognizes the Lincoln Models L, K, KB, KA, and K
built from 1920 through 1940.
The club
has one publication: The Fork and Blade, published bi-monthly.
LZOC's
focus is the
The club welcomes all
The club
has one publication: The Way of the Zephyr, published bi-monthly.
Lincoln & Continental Owners
Club
LCOC recognizes all
The club
has one publication: Continental Comments, published bi-monthly.
The local
group was the Chesapeake Region.
The local
publication was Chesapeake Chatter, published quarterly. I used to edit this newsletter.
Packard Automobile Classics
(aka The Packard Club)
This is very straightforward. Packards. Just Packards. From 1899 through 1958.
The club
has two publications: The Cormorant, published quarterly, and the
Cormorant News Bulletin, which is published monthly.
The
Maryland group is Mid-Atlantic Packards. The group’s publication is The Hexagon,
published monthly.
On the
other side of the Potomac is Packards Virginia. Their publication is
Packard Virginian,
published quarterly.
The Early Ford V-8 Club recognizes all Ford, Mercury,
and
The club
has one publication: The V-8 Times.
The
Virginia group is the Northern Virginia Regional Group. The
local publication is the Valve Clatter, published monthly.
The group
in
The CCCA only recognizes certain makes and models of
cars built between 1925 and 1948. Their website has the list.
The club
has two publications: The Classic Car, published quarterly; and
the Bulletin, which is published monthly during the other eight
months.
The local
group is the Chesapeake Bay Region. The
local publication is The Steering Wheel, published quarterly. I edit this publication, also.
This is a small, friendly group. The club is centered
in
They have two activities per year, a tour in the
spring, and a judging meet in the fall.
Rolls-Royce and Bentley automobiles. This club is
very hands-on and driver-oriented, with several tours per year for different
ages of cars. The publication contains a
lot of technical material.
The club
has one publication: The Flying Lady, which is published
bi-monthly.
The local
group is the Chesapeake Region. The local
publication is The Chesapeake Lady, published bi-monthly.
The focus of this group is the Rolls-Royce Silver
Ghost, 1907 - 1926. This club is also
very hands-on and driver-oriented, with one Ghost-only tour per year. Their publication also contains a lot of
technical material.
The club
has one publication: The Silver Ghost Tourer,
which is published quarterly.
Alfa Romeo automobiles. This club is
very driver-oriented.
The club has one publication: Alfa Owner,
which is published monthly.
The local group is the Capital Chapter.
There are lots of other interesting car clubs.
I do not belong to these organizations, but I find
their websites rather interesting.
The ACD Club recognizes all Auburns, Cords and Duesenbergs.
The club publication is the ACD Newsletter,
which is published 10 times per year.
The AMOC is a British club with two chapters in
The
RREC is the British cousin to the RROC. Also very active and driver-oriented.
This group is centered in
Ferrari
Club of America and Ferrari Owners Club
All Ferrari automobiles. These are two
separate organizations.
All Mercedes-Benz automobiles. The local group is the Greater Washington Section.
They seem to be very active. They also put their newsletter on their
website.
This is also very straightforward. Pierce-Arrows. All
Pierce-Arrows.
The club has one publication: The Arrow,
published quarterly.
Cadillac and LaSalle automobiles. The club has
one publication: The Self-Starter, which is published eleven
times annually.
The local
group is the Potomac Region.
Since I now own a Thunderbird, I keep thinking about
joining one of the T-bird clubs, but haven’t decided which. There are several:
International Thunderbird Club