Some photos from the 2025 CHMC Annual Rally at Dubbo in April. Over 120 veteran to younger historic vehicles participated, ranging from 1911 to 1991. Hosted by the Dubbo Antique Automibile Club, celebrating their 60th year, rallyists were treated to excellent touring and the wonderful hospitality of the DAAC club. More photos on the CHMC Facebook 

CHMC'S NEWSLETTER, DINKUM OIL IS EMAILED TO ALL MEMBER CLUBS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR MEMBERS OR PUBLISHING IN THEIR MAGAZINES or websites

Past Issues of Dinkum Oil can be read HERE

DINKUM OIL #31 summarises the 2025 CHMC Annual Rally that was hosted by Dubbo Antique Automobile Club

DINKUM OIL #29 INTRODUCES THE REVISED HVS OPTIONS, ACCESSORIES & SAFETY ITEMS FROM TFNSW, february 2025
DINKUM OIL #28  2025 AGM @ GOULBURN; EOI FOR HOSTING 2026 ANNUAL RALLY; CLUB MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
DINKUM OIL #27  NFP TAXATION; TRAVELLING IN CONVOY; MOBILE PHONE DETECTION CAMERAS & HISTORIC VEHICLES
DINKUM OIL #26 CHMC ANNUAL RALLY @ PARKES -  THE RESULTS. ADVANCE NOTICE 2025 CHMC ANNUAL RALLY AT DUBBO 
DINKUM OIL #25  "PINK SLIPS", LOG BOOKS, CVS POLICY REVISION, LOADS ON HVS/CVS VEHICLES, TRACTORS; 2024 & 2025 RALLY DATES.
DINKUM OIL #24  RESULTS FROM THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 2023 CHMC ANNUAL RALLY HOSTED BY THE WAGGA WAGGA V&V CLUB
DINKUM OIL #23  HOW MUCH CARBON DOES YOUR HISTORIC VEHICLE EMIT?  ESTIMATE YOUR VEHICLE’S CO2 
DINKUM OIL #22  VEHICLE REGISTRATION - HISTORIC TRACTORS; AREA CODES FURPHY;  RETROFITTING SEAT BELTS SUBMISSION; CHMC ADVOCACY RE. ADRS ON HYDROGEN FUEL AND ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAINS; NRMA RE. EX-MV & SERVICE VEHICLE INSURANCE.

CHMC YOUTH AWARDS HONOUR YOUNG HISTORIC VEHICLE ENTHUSIASTS

The Council of Heritage Motor Clubs NSW Inc. recognises the dedication and enthusiasm of young people for historic vehicles, and encourages their passion, talent and efforts in vehicle restoration or conservation, or in studies of vehicle history in writing or photography. Our Annual Youth Awards aim to inspire young enthusiasts to preserve or restore historic vehicles with their own projects in preservation, restoration, research or photography. Grants are offered to assist with current projects, for example, for tools, materials or parts; or to gain skills or training; or to pursue heritage vehicle studies. Grants may also Award Excellence in a recently completed historic vehicle project.

The Awards are offered in four categories:
• Preservation and Conservation: Encouraging young people to engage with scientific techniques and methods for conserving a vehicle’s originality
• Restoration: Supporting efforts and skills in the repair and renewal of a historic vehicle
• Research: Promoting inquiry into historic vehicles or automotive history in NSW
• Photographic: Recognising creative projects that capture the essence of historic vehicles and the communities that support them.
Applicants must be aged between 10 and 30 and nominated and supported by a CHMC member club.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 CHMC YOUTH AWARDS OPEN SEPTEMBER 1ST 2025

REGISTRATION MATTERS

REGISTERING YOUR VEHICLE ON HVS OR CVS IN NSW - oPTIONS:

  • HISTORIC VEHICLE SCHEME (HVS) CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION FOR ORIGINAL OR RESTORED VEHICLE 30 YEARS AND OLDER.
  • ALL CHMC Affiliated clubs are TFNSW Approved to offer HVS registration to their members
  • CLASSIC VEHICLE SCHEME (CVS) CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION FOR SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED VEHICLES 30 YEARS AND OLDER REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AS DEFINED IN NSW VSI 6.
  • CHMC Affiliated Clubs can offer CVS through the CHMC as their TFNSW Approved Organisation (AO)
BOTH HVS & CVS Schemes offer the 60 Day Log Book optionMore information on our Registration pages
All CHMC clubs can provide assistance in registering your historic vehicle

hvs & cvs information FROM TFNsW

LOG BOOK & CLUB RUNS FACT SHEET
Developed by TfNSW in collaboration with the CHMC and other organisations, contains accurate information regarding use of Log Books & Club Runs

DRIVE Lite Newsletters 
are published by TFNSW and contain topical and important information for HVS & CVS vehicle operators. Sign up to receive the DRIVE Lite Historic & Classic Vehicle newsletters  

HVS/CVS quick Q&A

Q.  when should I use the Log book?   
A. USE FOR ALL VEHICLE MOVEMENTS EXCEPT CLUB ORGANISED & MINUTED EVENTS. Each day of general use must be recorded in the log book. USE THE LOG BOOK WHERE THERE IS ANY DOUBT REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF A SECONDARY CLUB EVENT."If in doubt, fill it out". 
q. cAN HVS and CVS vehicles CARRY LOADS?
A. LOADS CAN BE CARRIED BUT MUST NOT BE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OR WORK USE. Drivers need to be mindful of relevant load restrictions and use appropriate load restraints.
Q. CAn a Historic unmodified tractor go onto HVS REGISTRATION?
A.YES, HISTORIC TRACTORS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR HVS, there have been no changes. NOTE THAT PINK SLIPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR TRACTORS, PROCESS ON FORM 1259 AS FOR OTHER HISTORIC VEHICLES WITH A CLUB INSPECTION.

ROAD SAFETY & HISTORIC VEHICLES

VETERAN (AND VINTAGE) CARS ARE BUILT  AND DRIVE DIFFERENTLY TO MOST CARS ON THE ROADS. 
SALLY, FROM THE VETERAN CAR CLUB OF QUEENSLAND, SHOWS YOU HOW THEse oldest vehicles OPERATE AMONG MODERN TRAFFIC IN THIS 1 MINUTE VIDEO

THE FUTURE FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES?

CHMC monitors issues, trends and developments that affect the future of historic vehicles and their operation. Our contacts, in Australia and internationally, include peak bodies in historic motoring, and operating heritage groupsand government agencies, through them we obtain factual and reliable information and have opportunities to advocate to them on the future of historic vehicles.

HOW MUCH CARBON DOES YOUR HISTORIC VEHICLE EMIT? 

OPERATING HERITAGE AUSTRALIA HAS SHARED WITH US A TABLE FOR CALCULATING WHERE YOUR VEHICLE’S KM/YEAR INTERSECTS WITH ITS FUEL CONSUMPTION TO FIND CO2 EMITTED IN KG.
On the table, also online in CHMC's DINKUM OIL #23 MAY 2023 find where your vehicle’s km/year intersects with its fuel consumption to find CO2 emitted in kg.
For example - based on the latest FIVA survey, Australian historic cars travel, on average, around 1200 km/yr and, if we assume a 14L/100km (20mpg) fuel consumption, then the amount of carbon dioxide produced is 504kg for the year.

OPERATING HISTORIC VEHICLES IN A TIME OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. 

Have you read the FIVA Environmental Guide, a positive approach towards environmental protection  and  practical support for environmentally conscious use of historic vehicles.

THE FUTURE OF HISTORIC VEHICLES. 

Have you read: the FIVA Position Statement on Historic Vehicles and Global Climate Change

 E-FUELS FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES?

The FIVA Working Group on eFuels monitored successful tests of e-Fuels in vehicles aged from 1901 to the 1970s, including a 1922 Aston Martin in the Centenary 2022 Gran Prix; a 1936 Aston Martin raced at the GP Nuvolar; and a VW T1 bus that toured 3,500kms on the 2022 Olympia Rally.
Conclusion – “e-Fuel seems to work and did not harm historic vehicles ”.
A 1901 Mors and a 1904 Covert completed the 2022 London-Brighton without any problems on e-Fuel

ELECTRIC DRIVE CONVERSIONS OF HISTORIC VEHICLES

PEAK BODIES FOR HISTORIC MOTORING AROUND THE WORLD CAUTION OWNERS TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER ALL ASPECTS OF THE TECHNICAL, COMPLIANCE & REGISTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HERITAGE IMPLICATIONS FOR A VEHICLE BEFORE UNDERTAKING A CONVERSION AND COMPROMISING THE HERITAGE/HISTORIC  STATUS OF THEIR VEHICLE.

THE COUNCIL OF HERITAGE MOTOR CLUBS N.S.W. INC. [CHMC] WAS FORMED IN 1970 TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF VETERAN, VINTAGE, POST-VINTAGE, historic and CLASSIC MOTOR CLUBS THROUGHOUT NEW SOUTH WALES

IN ITS EARLY YEARS MOST MEMBER CLUBS WERE IN regional NSW, SO COUNCIL WAS INFORMALLY CALLED THE BUSH COUNCIL.  NOW CHMC HAS MEMBER CLUBS IN ALL MAJOR nsw CITIES, INCLUDING SYDNEY, AND AFFILIATED CLUBS RIGHT ACROSS THE STATE 
        Members of CHMC Affiliated Clubs own, preserve and restore cars, trucks, motorbikes, buses, tractors and antique machinery that ARE over 30 years old - and vehicles etc. that are original and well preserved "youngtimers" - i.e. just waiting till they are old enough to be classed as historic
 These members and their clubs share a common purpose, to keep alive the sights and sounds of the vehicles and machines that were an integral part of the automotive and transport history of Australia. Some of their vehicles are more than 100 years old, others are from the 1990s, some are rare, some are unique, and many are everyday vehicles from our nation's past. All are examples of our country's automotive culture and history. 

Heritage and historic vehicles are not still here with us by accident, they survive because someone has cared for them through time, or someone has rescued them -just in time

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