National Survey

Have you completed the 2010 AHMF national survey yet?

The survey will gather information on the old vehicle movement to allow the Australian Historic Motoring Federation (our National body) to effectively lobby Governments and other bodies on issues that may affect our interest in the historic motoring scene Click here if you haven't completed the AHMF Survey.

 QHMC

The QHMC is the peak Queensland body for vehicle clubs whose general aim is the enjoyment and preservation of our motoring heritage.  The QHMC represents affiliated clubs in negotiations with Government departments, interstate peak motoring bodies and commercial and public bodies. Affiliated clubs include Veteran, Vintage, Historic and Classic vehicle clubs

Mission

The mission  of the Queensland Historic Motoring Council is to foster interest in the history and preservation of Australia’s motoring heritage by promoting and supporting its affiliated clubs, and the continued use of Veteran Vintage & historic vehicles, owned by members of those affiliated clubs

The QHMC achieves its mission by:-

• acting on behalf of affiliated clubs and/or individual members in negotiations with Federal, State or Local Government, Authorities, Companies, Corporations, or individuals, on matters of interest to the historic motoring hobby;

• liaising with the Queensland Government on aspects of the Concessional Registration of historic vehicles - Special Interest Vehicles SIV Scheme. to negotiate rules applicable to the use of vehicles over thirty years old under the SIV concessional registration scheme;

• keeping an  up-to-date events calendar comprising scheduled rally and swap dates  in order to assist clubs  to avoid clashing dates, and to promote maximum support of all major events through co-operation of affiliated clubs;

• acting as a liaison body between the hobby and the general public;

• co-operating and liaising with any other similar State or Federal organisations;

• publishing and circulating any information concerning or affecting or impacting upon the development of clubs resulting in the promotion of the  objects of affiliated clubs.

QHMC represents approximately 100 historic vehicle clubs across Queensland, including Veteran, Vintage, Post Vintage, Historic Vehicles. It welcomes clubs catering for all types of motorcycles; cars; light & heavy truck; ex-military vehicles; buses; tractors, in fact anything of a motoring heritage nature. The QHMC caters for clubs that range from single make and model clubs through clubs that cater for all makes from a period of time to multi make clubs catering for vehicles from the beginning of motoring to the present time.   

Historic Vehicles

Members of the public generally refer to old vehicles as ‘vintage’ or ‘classic’, whereas the historic vehicle movement generally refers to the entire collection of vehicles by using the term, ‘historic’. QHMC has adopted more precise naming conventions across the various classes of vehicles that together make up the historic vehicle movement. In conjunction with other State and Territory bodies, QHMC has adopted the following naming conventions for historic vehicles classes

1.     Veteran.
   Any vehicle manufactured up to December 31^st,1918.

2.     Vintage.
   Any vehicle manufactured from January1^st 1919 to December 31^st 1930.

3.     Post Vintage
   Any vehicle manufactured from January 1^st 1931 to up to December 31^st 1949.

4.     Historic 50’s, 60’s, & 70’s 
   Any vehicle manufactured in each of the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s etc. decades, provided that the start of each decade is at least 30 years before current date.

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Contact Information

For Further Information contact the QHMC Secretary

Telephone

07 32073733

Postal address

1376 Old Cleveland Rd Carindale Q 4152

Electronic mail

General Information: secretary@qhmc.org.au
Webmaster: webmaster@qhmc.org.au

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Postal address

1376 Old Cleveland Rd Carindale Q 4152

Electronic mail

General Information: secretary@qhmc.org.au

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Last modified: 07/25/10

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