VCC CLASSIFICATION VETERAN Vehicles constructed prior to 31stDecember1918 VINTAGE Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1919 and 31st December 1931. POST VINTAGE Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1932 and 31st December 1945. POST WAR Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1946 and 31st December 1960 POST 60 Vehicles constructed after 1st January1961 provided that no vehicle is accepted for this class untilJanuary1st of the year that is thirty years after its original year of construction. FACTORY BUILT & HISTORIC RACING VEHICLES: As described in the club By-laws. PERIOD SPECIAL As described in the club By-laws
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THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND. BRANCH OFFICERS 2022 -2023 PHONE NUMBER CHAIRPERSON CAMPBELL WRIGHT 896 6065 VICE- CHAIRPERSON DAVE CADDY 895 9310 SECRETARY JACKI SINCLAIR 027 7791166 TREASURER JULIE GILBERT 896 6942 CLUB CAPTAIN BRIAN GOODWIN 895 4765 KING PIN EDITOR NORMA DOUGHERTY 896 8777 VCC CERTIFIER Vacant LIBRARIAN WAYNE GILBERT 896 6942 CUSTODIANS STEVE MAUNDER 896 6828 ROB WHEELER 895 8633 SOCIAL CONVENERS ALISON STEVENS ? ? 896 8379 ROB WHEELER ?? 895 8633
Orgins of some Auto Logos. Mercedes tri star – the story goes, was inspired by a star Gottlieb Daimler penned on a postcard of Cologne,marking where he was living anf sent it too his children. Benz bought the wreath when Mercedes and Benz merged in the 1020s. Ferraris rearing stallion has roots in the insignia of World War 1 Italian fighter. Porsche borrowed arms from the city of Stuttgart, where it located its headquarters. Alfa Romeo hails back to the city arms of Milan and the 12th Century Bishop who bestowed them.
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than 20 years old, which doesn’t meet the NZ Transport Agency’s Frontal impact standards or Vehicles Exhaust Emission standards , and which has been issued with a Special Interest Vehicle permit by the NZ Transport Agency. Note that this exclusion does not apply to the typical modern left –hand drive vehicles such asChevrolet Camaros and Corvettes, Ford Mustangs,and Dodge Challengers(which may be eligible for a Left-hand Drive Permit) unless these vehicles also meet the criteria to be defined as an SIV because they don’t meet the Frontal Impact or Exhaust Emission standards. It’s important to note that all of the explanations above are very generalised, and someone considering building or importing a vehicle should do their homework to determine for sure whether thevehicle falls into an excluded vehicle group or not. In summary In esssence this is a ‘gas guzzler tax’ Such a tax already exists in many other parts of the world, and was always going to to arrive here sooner or later..Fortunately,we’ve come through this potentially threatening legislative process very well, and most enthusiasts can continue to enjoy their vehicle hobby without any new impediments. If you learn that your vehicle you want to import or register is outside of the excluded vehicle groups,remember two key things before becoming despondent: • The legistation isn’t saying you can register the vehicle,it’s just saying pay a charge and • If you have to pay the charge, the maxiumum payable for a secomnd-hand vehicle is $2,857(GST) • Its absolutely not the end of the old car hobby! Yours sincerely Tony Johnson Chief Executive Officer
Coming Events To share the load of organising our monthly trips/visit etc. Please get in touch with Brian Goodwin Club Captain if you are able to help. June Display at the TRACT OPEN DAY in Bell Road on Saturday the 25th June July Ivan & Alison Stevens Short Mystery Run August National Day for the Vintage Car Clubs of New Zealand Sunday 22nd of August 2022 (Daffodil Rally for Cancer) September Visit by North Island Club Captain’s Tour Group To Whangamonana etc Dinner at RSA October Journey through Time Rally November Campbell Wright’s ??? December Christmas Parade No meeting/ or Trip. January (2023) No Meeting(Holidays) February March April May 2023 Annual General Meeting
. Ivan & Alison Have organised a short trip this Sunday the 31st July Meet at the Carpark opposite the old Post office at 1.30 p.m. Finishing at the Tract Rooms for after noon tea and a short meeting Please bring a clipboard and pens etc, for recording the answers of the questions.
Introduction The Government has now passed into legislation the new ‘Clean Car Standard’ and ‘Clean Car Discount’, and with that, we’ve now been able to establish exactly which vehicle groups have been excluded from the legislation. This Press Release provides details on these excluded vehicle groups. Consultation with enthusiast groups The Ministry of Transport has, during the development of the ‘Clean Car Standard’ and ‘Clean Car Discount’, always recognised that there will be some groups of vehicles which should not have a fee imposed on them. In an effort to get this right, the Ministry has been consulting with LVVTA and other enthusiast vehicle groups during 2021 and early this year, including the Federation of Motoring Clubs, the Vintage Car Club of NZ, the New Zealand Hot Rod Association, and MotorSport New Zealand. This consultation process has ensured that a fair and sensible set of excluded vehicle groups has resulted. Excluded vehicle groups Incorporated within the new legislation is the ‘excluded vehicle’ groups (which will be exempt from paying any charge). These groups are as follows: • Vehicles which are at least 40 years old Any vehicle which is 40 years old or older as of April 1 2022 (when the new legislation takes effect) is excluded from the requirements of the Clean Car Standard. This means, currently, all vehicles which were manufactured on or before 1982 do not attract a charge. Note that LVVTA and some other national vehicle associations lobbied the Ministry to give consideration to making the cut-off 30 years old, in order to recognise ‘modern classics’, but this was unsuccessful. We do believe however, that this blanket recognition of 40-year-old vehicles is, if not ideal, quite reasonable. Scratch-built low volume vehicles All scratch-built low volume vehicles will be excluded, and this includes those vehicles constructed in New Zealand and overseas. A scratch-built vehicle is, in simplest terms, a vehicle which is manufactured, assembled, or scratch-built in quantities of 500 or less in any one year, and where the construction of the vehicle vehicle standards prescribed by New Zealand law. Essentially, scratch-built vehicles are all typical replica vehicles, and also vehicles which are modified so extensively that they could not be considered to still be the production vehicle from which they originated. Detailed information about exactly what defines a scratch-built low volume vehicle is
contained in LVVTA Information Sheet # 02-2018 ‘Modified Production’ & ‘Scratch-built’ Low Volume Vehicle Definitions’. Motorsport vehicles Motorsport vehicles (within this context) are those legitimate road-going motorsport vehicles which are used for competition purposes, and are excluded from paying charges. The most common application for this would be rally cars, where the vehicle is required to be road registered in order to be driven on public roads between special stages. There will also be some club-sport cars which are used on road and for weekend racing.In all cases, these vehicles will need to be owned by competition license-holder,used in competition activities,meet stringent safety requirements, and be issued with a LVV Authority Card. Disability Vehicles.People who need to use the vehicles,either to enable the safetransportation of a disable person or to enable a disable person to self-drive, are often restricted as to the type of vehicle they can use.Many vehicles which meet the individual needs of the user and not be available in a low -emitting variant, and so these vehicles are also excluded from a paying charge. A disability vehicle,in this context, means a light vehicle that is used for the transportation of a person with a disability and is either: (a) modifiedied to enable a person in a wheelchair to safely enter and exit the vehicle and enable the person and the wheelchair to be safely restrained while the vehicle is moving;or b)provide a person in a wheelchair or of limited mobility with assistance to enter and exit the vehicle through the use of a swivel or swing-out seat. Special Interest Vehicles Special Interest vehicles are also excluded from paying any charges.A SA Special Interest Vehicles(SIV) is a vehicles that is less than 20 years old,which doesn’t meet the NZ Transport Agency’s Frontal impact standards or Vehicles Exhaust Emission standards , and which has been issued with a Special Interest Vehicle permit by the NZ Transport Agency. Note that this exclusion does not apply to the typical modern left –hand drive vehicles such asChevrolet Camaros and Corvettes, Ford Mustangs,and Dodge Challengers(which may be eligible for a Left-hand Drive Permit) unless these vehicles also meet the criteria to be defined as an SIV because they don’t meet the Frontal Impact or Exhaust Emission standards.