The Association of California Car Clubs consists of thousands of automobile hobbyists throughout the state who are interested in California laws and policies regarding collector automobiles. The ACCC was formed March 16, 1972.
The ACCC is a volunteer organization with regional representatives who represent the interests of individual members and member clubs across the state. Hobby clubs and individuals joining the ACCC contribute to the protection of the hobby and are kept informed of the issues. These representatives form the Board of Directors, serve without pay and are elected from the pool of active auto enthusiasts in this state.
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE ACCC?
We form the bridge between the automotive enthusiast and our elected officials (who have stated that about 85 percent of their votes are cast on unfamiliar subjects). We are united to serve by informing and educating our members, and by using appropriate channels of communication at all levels of government, as necessary, to protect and preserve the collectible automobile hobby.
Article 8.3, Section 5050. of the California Vehicle Code, authored by the ACCC, states:
"The legislature finds and declares that constructive leisure pursuits by California citizens is most important. This article is intended to encourage responsible participation in the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining motor vehicles of historical and special interest, which hobby contributes to the enjoyment of the citizens and the preservation of California automotive memorabilia."
OUR HISTORY - WHAT HAVE WE DONE FOR YOU?
A few of our accomplishments include:
Historical
Vehicle License Act
Sponsored a bill to create the "Historical Vehicle" license
plate for vehicles 25 or more years old.
Eliminated
Weight Fees
Sponsored a bill to allow pre-1936 commercial vehicles to have passenger
vehicle license plates.
Abandoned
Vehicle Abatement Law
Changed to allow cars and parts of cars to be sold by hobbyists.
Equipment
Safety Compliance
Defeated a bill that would have required collector cars to meet modern
safety glass, lamps, windshield wiper and brake laws.
Junked
Car Bill
Defeated a bill that would have prevented the sale of any vehicle an
insurance company deemed "beyond repair" to anyone other than
a licensed dismantler or auto dealer, even if you owned it before the
accident.
Year
of Manufacture License Plates
Authorizes use of California auto, truck, and trailer license plates
with the date corresponding to the model year of the vehicle.
Armored
Vehicles
ACCC obtained executive order permitting the licensing of armored vehicles
by private parties.
Off-Highway
Vehicles
Obtained exemption for some of these vehicles as historical vehicles.
Swap
Meets
Drafted a bill to clarify the exemption of the regulation of car clubs.
Changed California law regarding tax exempt status of non-profit clubs
to match the federal law. Working to reduce the impact of sales tax
laws on swappers.
Emission
Controls
Successful in presenting data to the Air
Resources Board that aided in elimination of exhaust retrofit devices on
1955-1965 vehicles. Exempted passenger vehicles 1965 or older from
bi-annual emission inspection program except on change of ownership.
Successful in defeating the requirement for an emission inspection
yearly on all vehicles. Exempts most vehicles 1975 and older.
Bumper
Bill
This removed the requirement that made it illegal to operate an automobile
not equipped with both front and rear bumpers regardless of whether
or not the vehicle was that way when new.
Passed
SB1784
Defines collector
motor vehicle signed in to law July 5, 2004
Certificate
of non-operation
Exempted cars 25 years old and older and other
collectable vehicles from the planned non operation requirement of
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