The Vintage Motor Car Club of America

An update from the Membership VP, Clare Oestreicher

- posted December 19, 2025

Improving communications between our national club and our local members is a significant goal for all your VMCCA officers. We attend as many tours as possible around the country, and we consult with your representatives at least quarterly through the Board of Governors meetings. We truly hope you read our messages and other articles in The Bulb Horn, the online Touring Chronicle, and the VMCCA website.

It takes strong leadership in every region to keep members energized and connected. Many of our regions are thriving, with large memberships and energetic participation, but some regions don’t even have a contact person listed in our national database. We recently voted on a proposed revision of region boundaries designed to give all members the benefit of active and regular communication with the whole organization.

VMCCA relies on good leaders, but we also need to share the responsibility for keeping our hobby alive and vibrant. Don’t just let the other guy take care of things. Do your part to plan tours, make calls, recruit new members, and drive those old cars. You may feel shy at first, but I promise you’ll learn things and have more fun than you imagined.

Another area where I ask you to take personal responsibility is in the timely payment of your annual membership dues. Dues collection for the next year begins on September 1 and closes on January 1, yet every year we have to track down and nag hundreds of delinquent payers in February. Please send in your 2026 dues now! And when you fill out your renewal form, please complete the lines that ask for your region and chapter affiliations. These are the regions and chapters you actively joined, not the geographic area in which your house is located. Thank you.

Have a wonderful winter, and enjoy getting those cars in shape for spring driving.

Clare Oestreicher
Membership VP