CHMC YOUTH AWARDS - 2026 

THE CHMC’S YOUTH AWARDS ASSIST YOUNG ENTHUSIASTS IN NSW WITH FINANCIAL AWARDs FOR

 PROJECTS INVOLVING EITHER THE RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, RESEARCH OR PHOTOGRAPHY

OF HISTORIC VEHICLES

OR for projects completed in the preceeding 12 months, AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

For more information - Youth Awards or your local CHMC NSW Affiliated Historic Vehicle Club

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MARCH 1ST 2026

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  HERE

DINKUM OIL #36 LOG BOOK RECOMENDATION, Jan 2026

dinkum oil #35 KEY POINTS FROM CHMC MEETINGS @COWRA, 25 OCTOBER 2025
DINKUM OIL #34 SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE CHMC RALLY FORMAT
DINKUM OIL #33 RALLY SURVEY FOR CHMC CLUBS AND MEMBERS
dinkum OIl #32 THE 2025 CHMC YOUTH AWARDEE, A YOUNG RESTORER FROM WAGGA WAGG V&V Motor club
DINKUM OIL #31 summarises CHMC's 2025 Annual Rally, hosted by Dubbo Antique Automobile Club
DINKUM OIL #30 DELEGATES MEETING AT DUBBO - pRESENTATIONS FROM TFNSW ON hvs & cvs

REGISTRATION MATTERS

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS FOR CAR CLUBS

Do you know what your car club needs to do to stay compliant and participate in the Historic and Classic Vehicle Schemes? Check out the December 2025  DRIVE Lite from TFNSW

Your club must be either a registered incorporated association in NSW under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009, or hold a current Certificate of Registration issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Non-compliance with these obligations may result in cancellation of a club’s certificate of incorporation by NSW Fair Trading or a lapse in ASIC registration, making the club INELIGIBLE FOR HVS or CVS. Transport for NSW may revoke a club’s approval to participate in the Schemes where compliance is not met.

REGISTERING YOUR HISTORIC OR CLASSIC VEHICLE IN NSW  

HISTORIC VEHICLE SCHEME (HVS) CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION IS FOR ORIGINAL OR authentically RESTORED VEHICLEs 30 YEARS AND OLDER

ALL CHMC 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 CERTIFICATION AS DEFINED IN NSW VSI 6

CHMC CLUBS MAY OFFER CVS THROUGH THE CHMC AS A TFNSW APPROVED ORGANISATION 
BOTH HVS & CVS SCHEMES OFFER THE 60 DAY LOG BOOK 
MORE INFORMATION ON OUR Registration pages
ALL CHMC clubs CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN REGISTERING YOUR HISTORIC VEHICLE

HVS & CVS information from TFNSW

DRIVE Lite Newsletters 

Published by TFNSW regularly, with important information for HVS & CVS owners and drivers

Sign up to receive the DRIVE Lite Historic & Classic Vehicle newsletters  

LOG BOOK & CLUB RUNS FACT SHEET

Accurate information for compliance under Club Runs G094, and the correct use of Log Books

HVS PERIOD OPTIONS, ACCESSORIES & SAFETY ITEMS Options, Accessories 

The Period Options, Accessories and Safety Items list is a valuable guide to assist owners, clubs, scrutineers and vehicle inspectors in discerning whether a vehicle's modifications align with the requirements of the Historic Vehicle Scheme (HVS)

The Revised period options, accessories and safety items list was published in February 2025

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Registering an imported vehicle
To register an imported vehicle in NSW you need to apply for approval and get a compliance certificate. This applies to historic & classic vehicles

VEHICLE STANDARDS

Each vehicle, including historic & classic vehicles, needs to comply with specific standards to drive on NSW roads.

Club vehicle Eligibiility Committees AND their Scrutineers/Registrars should be amiliar with NSW Vehicle Standards AND the Vehicle Standards Information (VSI) sheets that outline standards and modification requirements for light vehicles. If modifications to a vehicle are significant, the vehicle must be issued a compliance certificate by a licensed certifier

Heavy Vehicle Standards Guides provide advice on a range of issues about heavy vehicle standards and modifications

Modified and non-standard vehicles  A modified vehicle is one that has been altered from its original manufacturer’s specification by replacing, adding or upgrading components of its body, engine, brakes, drive train or chassis

VEHICLE SHEETS 

Key Vehicle Standards Information (VSI) sheets 

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. For more information and news on fossil fuels for heritage vehicles;  calculating CO2 emission for historic vehicles; historic vehicles and the environment; and EV conversions of historic vehicles

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

        club Members own, preserve and restore cars, trucks, motorbikes, buses, tractors and antique machinery that ARE over 30 years old. mEMBERS ALSO HAVE  "youngtimers" - i.e. VEHICLES just waiting till they are old enough to be classed as historic
 These members and their clubs 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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