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Welcome to the Austin A30 and A35 Owners' Club Website!
The United Kingdom based Austin A30 and 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.
| Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2018 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! ;-) |
It's March 31st!! Renewal is open until 23:59 tonight! After that you will need to rejoin and pay the joining fee again!
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Membership renewals are now being accepted and we have again held the membership at £25 plus a small PayPal fee.
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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Practical Classics and Restoration Show 2018 - 23rd to 25th March |
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Visit the club on stand 5-735 |
International Rally 2018 - 26th to 28th May
Now fast forward to May 2018 and the Norfolk rally (where half the site is in Suffolk!)
More details and the Rally Booking form will be send out with the Spotlight magazine at the end of January 2018.
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!
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 membership totalling around 1,100 members.
Though the core of the Club consists of UK members, the Club has representatives
in Japan, the Netherlands, 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, twenty seven local Groups and contacts affiliated to the Owners Club
have evolved. Their members normally meet on a monthly basis, in addition to shows
and social events. Each year, one of the local Groups hosts the National Club Rally.
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.
The Club publishes four magazines a year, organises rallies, offers help and advice,
maintains an extensive archive and is affiliated to the lobby group FBHVC on your
behalf.
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.
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). Having owned an A35 from his teens, the Technical Information Officer now
restores classic cars for a living and has helped prepare the bodyshells of a number of Academy racers as well as restoring many
Club Member's cars. Not many repairs are beyond him, and in a lot of cases hand-made panels have been created and fitted where
these are no longer available.
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.
