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Welcome to the Austin A30 & A35 Owners' Club Website!
The United Kingdom based Austin A30 & A35 Owners' Club would like to welcome you to our official home on
the Internet. Feel free to browse and if you are an owner but not yet a Club Member have a look at the
'Join The Club' page for some of the benefits you could get.
Read the Club Constitution here.
Check your Downloads folder for the PDF file.
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Please note that our Membership Secretary and Regalia and Spares teams are on holiday between July 31st
and August 9th August so all applications or orders, or enquiries about either, will be delayed. Please be patient.
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 New Club Spares Voucher Trial
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read about the voucher trial in Spring Sidelights 2020 on page 14. |
 Covid-19 Updates
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As you have probably seen many meetings, shows and large gatherings are being cancelled for health &
personal safety reasons with the Covid-19 outbreak.
BREAKING NEWS!
The National Rally has had to be postponed until 2021.
For more information, please go to the National Rally page.
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The FBHVC have published guidance to Clubs relating to
local events & meetings 
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National Committee Meeting - 23rd February |
Due to an unforeseen booking problem the location of the next NCM has changed.
More details can be found under the Members' area of the website.
An agenda will be distributed soon and also made available via the Members' area.
Any club members wishing to attend should contact the Club Secretary to inform them so
that appropriate seating can be organised and any issues added to the AOB section of
the meeting agenda.
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| Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2021 from the Austin A30 & A35 Owners' Club Committee |
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| Image reproduced by kind permission of Codey Howell |
| Here's hoping Santa brings those parts you are desperate for .. but even he can't get quarter-light rubbers! ;-) |
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Membership renewals are now being accepted and we have again held the membership cost at £25.
On-line renewals are possible from 1st November to 31st March.
Click on the image to the left or the "Renew your Membership" options on this web site.
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| Oh no! Let your membership lapse? Click on the icon to the right to take you directly to the quick
and simple re-join option, or click on the menu option on the right. |
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Looking for an A30 or A35, or parts?
We are now publishing adverts from members as they arrive on the website .. look under Club Shop. We also still have FreeAds. So check regularly - that long needed part or the vehicle of your dreams may just be available!
Forthcoming Events (subject to change)
| PLEASE NOTE: Please check with the organisers whether the event you are interested in is impacted by Covid-19. The Club cannot be responsible for loss
where the event is run by a third-party.
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International Rally 2020 - 23rd to 25th May
Regretfully we have had to postpone the National Rally until August
For more information click on the Rally Logo to the right.
International Rally 2020 - 23rd to 25th May
May 2020 will see a major event in the Club's history ...
The 2020 International Rally is also the 50th Anniversary of the Club. It will be held at the Leamington Spa Rugby Football Club.
More details and a Rally Booking form will be included with the first Spotlight magazine sent out in
2020, and another copy will follow in Sidelights May 2020 if sufficient time. You will also be able to download the form
from the National Rally pages on the Club Website from Feb onwards.
We need your help in staging the rally! The organising team needs volunteers to help run the
rally over the weekend .. marshalling, etc. Want to help? Let the club know!
The Club is also planning a very special edition of the Winter 2019/20 Spotlight .. a bound version. So the Spotlight Editor is looking for pictures and articles from Club Members of your memories of the club, rallies or tales about your own Austin(s) ..
International Rally 2020 - 23rd to 25th May
Not long now!! It will soon creep up on us .. May 2019 and held in Leamington Spa.
More details and a Rally Booking form will be included with the Spotlight magazine send out in Feb
2020, and another copy will follow in Sidelights May 2020 if sufficient time. You can also download the form from the National Rally pages on the Club Website from Feb onwards.
We need your help in staging the rally! The organising team needs volunteers to help run the
rally over the weekend ..
marshalling, etc. Want to help? Let the club know!
Tyre Festival - 17-19 July 2020 CANCELLED!!!
TYRE Festival is a classic car weekend aimed at the young generation of classic car club members, and the older members of clubs that support them.
The idea behind the event is to get youth registers/branches of clubs together at one weekend rally, giving the opportunity for people from different clubs to talk and bond over the passion we all have for old cars, jointly organised by the youth groups of the TR Register and Morris Minor Owners Club.
4th Austin A30/A35 Meeting in Hameln, Germany 2019 - 30th August-1st September 2019
For more details see the Germany group page under Overseas Groups
Isle of Man Festival of Motoring - 17th-20th September 2020
Postponed due to Covid-19: Now being held 14th-17th Sept 2021
As part of the Club's 50th Anniversary Celebrations we have arranged to participate in the Isle of Man
Festival of Motoring, Sept 20202021
Click on image below for more information.
As part of the Club's 50th Anniversary, our President, Pete Norbury, has arranged for the Club to be
represented at the Isle Of Man Festival of Motoring, held in September 20202021.
Initially we were only allocated a few spaces which were quickly booked. The authorised travel company
has now added more hotels & Self-Catering Packages – So if you’ve got any friends or club members who
might be interested in joining you for this great event tell them to go to
www.iomfm.com
Bookings can now be made, by phoning Emma, James or Tom in the Scenic Car Tours Sales & Operations team, on 01732 879153 OR emailing
admin@sceniccartours.com, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.
Members MUST quote ‘AUSTIN A30/A35 Isle of Man festival of motoring booking’ and their membership numbers to keep the club updated on
who has booked.
The 2020 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show |
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 | 13th-15th November 2020 TBC |
Tickets are available from the official website. Members can get a discount on Saturday and Sunday tickets up to November 12th using the Club code available via the Members' page! Login and follow the links. |
| Link to the official show website |
A Brief Introduction
The object of the Club is to maintain as many A30 and A35 vehicles in good working
order as is possible by helping, advising, encouraging and cultivating a spirit
of friendship amongst owners and other interested people. Membership is therefore
open to all owners and enthusiasts of the Austin A30/A35 range of vehicles.
About The Club
The Club was formed by a small group of enthusiasts in 1970, which has grown over
the years into an International Club with a active membership of over 1,100 members.
Though the core of the Club consists of UK members, the Club has representatives
in Japan, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Sweden and United States.
The Club is run on a day-to-day basis by a voluntary Committee of twelve officers
elected annually by the Club membership. The Committee meets a minimum of two times
per year in addition to the Annual General Meeting held at the National Rally.
Across the UK, local Groups and contacts affiliated to the Owners' Club
have evolved. Their members normally meet on a monthly basis, in addition to regional shows
and social events. Each year, one of the local Groups hosts the National Club Rally.
The Club publishes four high quality magazines a year, organises and rallies and stands at both
national & regional shows, offers help and advice, maintains an extensive archive and is affiliated
to the lobby group FBHVC on your behalf.
The following sections shows how the award winning club is organised and the places where
we are represented. If you would like further information please do contact us.
The Club Committee
The Committee is made up of volunteers who undertake a range of roles in order to
keep the club running. Places on the Committee are open to any member of the Club.
Where several people stand for a post, a vote is held. The Club always has room
for anybody who might wish to become more actively involved and prides itself on
welcoming new members to an official capacity either nationally or at a more local
level.
New roles open as members stand down or rotate to other jobs and are advertised
in the club magazine.
If you feel that you would like to become involved, but require more information or
would perhaps like to gain some experience first please do contact us.
Local Group Support
Whilst Club is a national organisation, it strongly believes in the benefits of
members being able to contact and help each other locally. By joining the national
club we can put you in touch with a group near you and contribute some of your membership
fee to the local organisation.
In some areas there may not be an official local group but the Club usually has
members who are keen to help out and share their interest in all things Austin.
We can put you in touch with a local contact when you join the Club.
Overseas Representation
Austin A30 and A35s were exported all over the world and still have an enthusiastic
following in many other countries. The Club is proud of its strong links to
overseas members and keeps a list of contacts abroad.
Club Spares Project
Club Spares Project was created to try to find reliable suppliers for those hard-to-find parts and even get them
re-manufactured. It is funded by the Club from your membership fees and available to all paid-up Club
Members. While it stocks some "generic" parts, they are primarily where we have found the quality on the
open-market to be wanting, so have sourced a better part. But we don't supply everything. Many parts that
are inter-changeable with other A-Series based vehicles are available from a number of sources.
Club Spares concentrates on the parts that AREN'T easy to find. We can't produce everything
though. It has to be economically viable to manufacture, stock and, importantly, cost-effective
to you the buyers! For more information go to Club Spares under the Club Shop menu or click here.
Technical Support
Our Technical Information Officer is available to answer many more obscure questions about
the A30 and A35 (as well as many, many more classics).
You also have contact with the entire membership via the website and Members' area of the forum giving
you access to hundreds of years knowledge and information. Both the website and the forum contain areas
where more advanced technical information can be accessed as part of your membership. Regular technical
articles appear in the club magazines as well.
Vehicle Registrars
The role of our vehicle registrars is to collate information on the survival of our Austin models. Therefore
they are always keen to know of any cars put back on the road, rediscovered after being hidden away, or perhaps
of a rare variant seldom seen any more. The Registrars are split across various models: AS3, A30, A35, Countryman
and Vans, Pick-ups, and Modified.
DVLA Liaison
Liaison with the DVLA on behalf of members is managed and handled by a nomination committee member. Issues with
re-registering a vehicle, number plate retention and general advise and guidance around DVLA forms and correspondence
is available on request.
FBHVC Representation
Representation of our club at the Federation of British Historical Vehicle Clubs is also an important role taken on
by the Committee. This ensures that the "voice" of the club is heard when there are changes to legislation and laws
around historic vehicles.
Data Protection (GDPR)
We need YOUR permission!
Please take the opportunity to also update any other information that you see (address, email, phone, etc). We will remind you to check and set these
privacy options once a year when you renew, but you can update them any time you like. Login on this website (Members) and then select
the "Update my Membership Info" from the menu. Think carefully, but be assured we will not contact you in any way unless it
is absolutely necessary, or you ask us to.
A paper-form was also included in the April 2018 Sidelights magazine if you prefer to update us that way.
NOTE: If you turn off the Post Privacy option, we will NOT have to stop sending your magazines! These are part of the service that you pay for so they are
outside the remit of GDPR.
† GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation
For more information about data protection and privacy, please check the Club Privacy page.
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