Folks Of Interest How do you join a car club ?

Hey all ,

I’m pretty dang lazy as I’ve stated in the past . Well,….. lazy may be the wrong term .

working full time , a daughter in compe***ive horseback riding another in theatre and martial arts along with both being teenagers has me and the wife running around a lot .
Basically life is busy .

most of my friends are not into cars like I am .

so when the week end comes around and it’s either time to work or do something to the merc or do something “ more constructive “ with my time . The latter always seems to win .

I have reached out to a couple car clubs in my area looking to join . And , well , crickets on there end .

my thought is if I can get together with likeminded individuals it will get me motivated to do more , not to mention being more involved in the hobby .

not sure how to go about it . The snow is flying today and the season is more or less done until the spring .

Any thoughts to keep the fire burning ?

 

Every club has a different procedure. Your best bet is to start to get to know some members at shows or wherever they hang out (unless they never participate in public events). If they enjoy your company, they may invite you to join.

 

seem's to me just finding a active car club would be the real question, once found the members would welcome any due's paying car person

 

I don't think that car clubs are quite the same as they used to be in the heyday of hot-rodding. Oh for sure there are some very active clubs that put on shows and cruise nights, but so many have kinda devolved into just a core group of folks who stay in touch, maybe convoy to events together and largely just hang out as friends often do, maybe helping each other out on projects. They may even have club plaques on their cars, but no real organized meetings or dues.

If you are truly about getting into a club, reach out to some members and inquire about it. If it's just a matter of hanging with friends, maybe consider a cook-out at your house next Spring or invite some folks over for a garage night with some pizza or finger foods. It's really all about getting out and mingling with others at car shows or other events and getting to know them. I've said it time and again, the cars are what brings us together, but it's really about the people. Be social.

 

Add more fuel to it?

I feel ya. It's Canada, it the winter, and no matter what they say, they have no clue how hard it is to keep the dream alive with that working against you.

I say start your own.

 

First you gotta buy a DODGE, then...........

 

I've been a member of Tri City Rod & Custom for at least 45 of it's 50 year existence, I ask a member that I knew what was involved in joining the car club, he invited me to a meeting, the club had a 3 meeting probation, mainly for the members to get to know a perspective member and at the 3ed meeting sent out of the room for the members to vote, to my knowledge no one was ever black balled.

Over the years we have had amazing growth in membership and periods of no new members.

We worked hard in the early years hosting indoor show during the winter and huge outdoor event's, the dues were minimal and we decided that this year on our 50th anniversary that dues were no longer required,

we have slowed down, there are a couple of younger clubs and they have picked up where we left off, most of us are old farts but we have recently had 3 new members join.

When someone is looking to join a club, don't be afraid to look around for someone wearing a club jacket ot T-shirt, ask them about their club, a hot rodder certainly wouldn't want to join a cl***ic chevy club or mustang club, ask questions, you may find a local club or a club in the next county. HRP

 

I haven’t joined a car club yet, though there are a couple in my area. When I go to a show and there is a space on the windshield ticket for car club I just write “Dip****s”. Nobody has asked me if they can join.

John

 

I also have been looking to join a club but I'm so picky I don't think i'll have any luck. I'm looking for a club for old cars not 60's and 70's stuff, no easter egg paint, a club that drives and works on their cars and not big into toys for tots stuff. Oh, and not into the sit in a chair at a show thing.
guess i'll just be a lone wolf ....

 

That sounds like my kind of club!

 

I'm in a car club that's been around forever, and simply met and talked to some guys who were members while attending car shows. One asked me if I wanted to join them for breakfast one day, so I met them there. After a couple breakfast meetings they asked when I was going to join, and I joined up.
I've had some others I met at car events ask me to join their group also, but I respectfully declined because I'm busy enough I can't take part in belonging to multiple clubs. One is just fine for me, and the guys are a good fit for me also.

 

There is a club in Louisville that seems to encomp*** an inclusive blend of people, and then within that club people can search out other members with similar interests. I'm not a member, but I know a guy who is. I think its pretty informal. There may be other clubs in different cities that emulate the same thing, but I'm not sure.

Maybe they have one in Canada, but if not........you might try advertising one or something similar at a popular food venue in Canada......maybe the Bearclaw Bakery or something . Anyway, they bill themselves as the "Chicken Eaters Car Club". They post on Facebook and people just show up. Don't know if there is an actual roster of members or anything. Seems to work well from what my friend told me. He mentioned that there were similar groups in other cities, but didn't look into that. Anyway, if there isn't one in Canada, maybe advertise in StreetScene for a few months ahead of the Spring thaw that people are welcome to meet at a certain popular venue with the idea of forming a similar club in Canada.

https://www.facebook.com/people/Chicken-Eaters-Car-Club/100068726782094/

 

First of all you have to have your **** parked on Toby Warrezs’ lead sled. Then, the leader of The Pharaohs will come by and ask if you know Toby. The next thing you know, you will be hooking a chain around the axle of a police car, after that, you will be required to distract the owner of the arcade while The Pharaohs “have lots of fun”(swiping money for gas). Finally you can talk about the car coat and blood initiation and all that.

 

^^^^This^^^^

 

Boys Club of America. First and last club I was ever a part of, and the one that lit the fire.
Maybe that's the problem with clubs. The agenda is all wrong.

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You know what the problem is, like our friends quote about geniuses, they said we got all that we can use...

You might need to reinvent the club idea to find what you're looking for.
We had a place in town that offered membership to work there. I never did, but I know other who paid for the privilege of being in the club. Most self-serve yards follow such a direction, membership to the club.

The HAMB, membership to the club.
Start your own club, best part is you can make the rules.

If I had the money... I wouldn't be following rules I'd be making em. That's called a plan. A good plan can end up a business plan. Ask Costco.

But I'm broke, up in Canada like you and it's winter out. See, your part of something already. Welcome to the club.

 

Being in one made me want to join AA.

 

"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."
Groucho Marx

 

Every club seem to be different, ion types of cars and interest.

Tri-City Rod & Custom always included wives, girlfriends and kids at all club activities except meetings.

There are clubs that have wives and girlfriends as members, I know of one club locally that went belly up because two wives got into a argument and the club split up.

I feel fortunate that I consider all the guys in the club my friends, sure we argue every now and then but no one takes it to heart.

I also realize car clubs are not for everyone. HRP

 

I would think the quickest ( But Not In Winter ) way would be to watch for car shows. Get thee to a gathering of rods and customs. Find the folks behind it and You are home

 

Use to be a member of a club but politics got so bad I just unjoined....Now I am more comfortable being as they say "A Lone Wolf"....

 

"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."
-Groucho Marx

 

Remember, that you have to be very careful .... some car enthusiasts clubs have initiation rites of p***age.

 

hahaha


What happened to all that ?

is the HAMB becoming pc ?

lol

 

I belonged to two clubs years past. First one life happened and my interests (and membership) waned. Second one a few years later was very active, but kept upping the year of car to be a member.
No more clubs for me...

 

The best way to impress any car club!

 

That is the General concept, Be invited. Every club is different and has different goals. Only local club only exists to put on their local event every year. You never see them as a group at other events in the area. Another club down the road 20 miles doesn't do their own event as far as I know but help with one in their home town. Those guys are the ones you see anywhere and everywhere around here at events. They may show up with two or three cars or ten but they show up. I haven't belonged to a club since I left Texas in 1977 but have had friends that I traveled to events with on a regular basis and acollective group of friends that I camped with at specific events. My wife and I like doing our own thing when we travel to events for a weekend. Travel on our own schedule, stay where we want to or here our budget allows for, plus eat where we want to.

Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of good in being in a club. A lot of them do tend to get you motivated to get out and go somewhere. It usually makes it easier to find a helping hand when you need a helping hand and at times you get to be the helping hand. Shared knowledge and skills.

 

Just sit on Gil’s car is what your saying.

 

X2. Snowman ⛄️

 

A shop and a car trailer should get ya in any car group

 

If you are waiting to be invited, it might never happen. When asked, everybody says no. Just inquire about joining. Send us 25 bucks and you are in. We are car people. We put on one show a year and go to eat once a month together. Meetings are once a month, February thru November. Most of the members don`t get there cars out much. It doesn`t matter. Some are active, some aren`t. 46 years and counting. I`ve been a part of it since day one when Dad joined when the club formed.