Classic Car Clubs...still serve a purpose in the 21st century?
As we pass the quarter milestone in the 21st Century, I pose the question, 'Are clubs still relevant in an age of social media, reels, YouTube and advancing Ai ' ? Once a familiar part of the UK classic vehicle scene, car clubs were a place where like-minded enthusiasts came together to share their knowledge, exchange spares, swap stories and ideas, hold regular meet-ups, weekend rally's and even continental road tours. Clubs have been around since the internal combustion engine was invented, but really came to prominence (in the UK at least) after WWII, hitting an all-time high for membership numbers as the 1960s and 70s passed. The 1980s and 90s saw a plethora of clubs emerge as owners sought to bring together enthusiastic owners of past cars from previous decades, aka, those no longer in production, and often referred to as 'classic'. These clubs were extremely successful in the pre-internet days, when the only information available about classic vehicles was o...