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

IN ITS EARLY YEARS MOST MEMBER CLUBS WERE IN COUNTRY NSW, SO COUNCIL WAS INFORMALLY CALLED THE BUSH COUNCIL 

NOW, CHMC HAS MEMBER CLUBS IN ALL MAJOR CITIES, INCLUDING SYDNEY, AND AFFILIATED CLUBS RIGHT ACROSS THE STATE

REGISTRATION MATTERS 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  REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR HVS, there have been no changes made. NOTE THAT PINK SLIPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR TRACTORS, PROCESS ON FORM 1259 AS FOR OTHER HISTORIC VEHICLES WITH A CLUB INSPECTION.

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 

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 THEY OPERATE AMONG MODERN TRAFFIC IN THIS 1 MINUTE VIDEO.

Watch the video 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. iT IS POSTED HERE later AS AN INFORMATION SERVICE TO ALL IN THE hvs AND cvs community in NSW
DINKUM OIL#26 aPRIL 2024 chmc aNNUAL raLLY @ parkes - ALL THE RESULTS. ADVANCE NOTICE 2025 CHMC ANNUAL RALLY AT DUBBO 28- 31S MARCH 
DINKUM OIL #25 nov 2023 "PINK SLIPS", LOG BOOKS, CVS POLICY REVISION, LOADS ON HVS/CVS vehciles, TRACTORS; 2024 & 2025 RALLY AND AGM DATES.
DINKUM OIL #24 july 2023 RESULTS FROM THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 2023 CHMC ANNUAL RALLY HOSTED BY THE WAGGA WAGGA VETERAN & VINTAGE MOTOR CLUB
DINKUM OIL #23 may 2023 HOW MUCH CARBON DOES YOUR HISTORIC VEHICLE EMIT? ON THE TABLE in DiNkum #23 FIND WHERE YOUR VEHICLE’S KM/YEAR INTERSECTS WITH ITS FUEL CONSUMPTION TO FIND CO2 EMITTED IN KG.
DINKUM OIL #22 APRIL 2023. VEHICLE REGISTRATION MATTERS - HISTORIC TRACTORS; AREA CODES, RETROFITTING SEAT BELTS SUBMISSION; CHMC ADVOCACY RE. DRAFT VEHICLE ADRS ON HYDROGEN FUEL AND ELECTRIC DRIVE TRAINS; NRMA RE. EX-MV AND EX-SERVICE VEHICLE INSURANCE.
DINKUM OIL #21 -  WHO CAN DRIVE A CONDITIONALLY REGISTERED VEHICLE? EV CONVERSIONS OF HISTORIC VEHICLES; 
DINKUM OIL#20 - CHMC & TFNSW WORKING GROUP (HCCIWG) UPDATE;  CHMC PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTS USED FOR CVS SINCE 2017 COMMENDED BY TFNSW AND NSW POLICE; CHMC UPDATES FOR CVS APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS;  CHMC WORKSHOPS & ZOOM MEETINGS 

Past Issues of Dinkum Oil can be read HERE

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 ADVISE THAT OWNERS 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.

SPOKE'N'HUB  


See our AHMF page for earlier editions of Spoke'N'Hub


         THE COUNCIL OF HERITAGE MOTOR CLUBS NSW (CHMC)           

REPRESENTS AND PROMOTES HERITAGE, HISTORIC & CLASSIC VEHICLE and MAchinery CLUBS THROUGHOUT N.S.W. 

Members of CHMC Affiliated Clubs own, preserve and restore cars, trucks, motorbikes, buses, tractors and antique machinery that is over 30 years old (and quite a few 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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