Established in 1996, we are a group of passionate car enthusiasts who live and breathe American classic cars, and are based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Our mission in life is to provide an environment for other like minded car aficionados to savour and enjoy their American classics, without the rules and restrictions that seem to dog other areas of everyday lives. If you are an American classic car owner who feels the same as we do, we invite you to take a small journey through our site to see if this sounds like you. If you like what you see, and want to be involved, then send in a membership application. The only hard and fast condition of membership is that prospective members must own an American classic car that is pre-2000 model year which must be of historical interest. |
UPCOMING ACCCA EVENTS
Sunday 16 February - Run to view a private car collection in Whangaparaoa. Meet at BP Dairy Flat Northern Motorway at 9.30am for a 10am departure. Lunch at the Wainui Golf Club at 12.30pm. RSVP to Mark no later than 12 February to confirm catering numbers, email him directly at [email protected] Note lunch to be ordered off the menu. Saturday 15 March - Afternoon run to the Pokeno Whiskey Distillery for a guided tour of the distillery including some Whiskey tasting. $25pp. Meet point and times TBC. Followed by a run to President Rob's home in Pukekawa for an early evening BBQ provided by the Club. RSVP to Club Secretary by 28 February for catering requirements. Run details TBC. Sunday 27 April - Meguiars Coffee & Cars, ACCCA will be the host club again. Meet at 7am directly at the Greenlane Showgrounds venue as per previous occasions, reserved parking in front of the old grandstand. Members to assist with car-parking as usual - note that now cars are all parked nose-in for faster parking. American Classic Car Club members are unable to provide classic vehicles for events such as weddings, birthdays, family outings etc, as they are not licensed to undertake these activities.
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Kumeu Hot Rod Show - Sat 18 Jan 2025Our now traditional Club static display at the ever-popular Kumeu Hot Rod & Classic Car Festival was very well supported again, this year, with > 28 cars jammed into what was arguably a smaller designated spot than we had enjoyed the previous years. But we coped!
Dave Roper had done his thing and roped out the spot allocated to us during the week, and me, Phil Officer and Mark Johnson, with assistance from the two Pete Lees’ - Junior and Senior – set up the twin Club gazebos on the Thursday evening in readiness. Saturday morning was cloudy and overcast but nothing really came of it and it was actually a blessing as it pegged the heat back to bearable levels until early afternoon, when by then the clouds had gone and it was time to fry! The Club put on sausages wrapped in bread for lunch, which proved popular along with cold drinks etc – thanks Paul Roper for tackling the BBQ duties – for those that did not wish to lose a limb at some of the other food outlets on site. And throughout the day those attending members came and went at their leisure and the atmosphere was one of relaxed fun. By 4pm ish, it was time to pack things down again, most of which went back into my Pontiac Longroof for the long drive south to Pukekawa the following day. All things considered, it was another hugely successful and popular event, and another fine effort from ACCCA members to support our club display. And I thank you all for that. No doubt we will do it all over again next year! Longroof Rob Xmas BBQ - 8 December 2024This is my first Christmas Picnic not being one of the organizers for many years, and what a cracker it turned out to be, so joyous congratulations to all those hard working committee members who made it work.
The venue of the Helensville Historic Museum was that organized for 2023 (which was cancelled due to a very wet and stormy day you may recall), so it was with much pleasure that the day dawned bright and sunny for this year. There was plenty of parking in the museum grounds for the 42 American classics, and attendees in excess of 100 made numbers close to the halcyon days of Wenderholm Reserve, so well done all who made the effort. The only difference was that there is not much natural shade around the reserve, which in an inverse way made all the attendees congregate together under the clubs and many private gazebos, which made for a much more sociable gathering. One of the great things about our club, is that there is always a great variety of cars to observe and admire, with many well detailed classics from all the great US manufacturers. There was also a beautiful 34 Chev Master 5-window hot-rod of new members Terry & Delia which had amazing workmanship to drool over, and the first ever Bricklin (look it up online for more info; an American made Delorean lookalike) I have ever seen in the wild, so plenty to see. Another new car not seen before was new member Dave's 81 Pontiac Trans Am turbo who had just joined the Club the day before, and won his money back with a spot prize for free membership for next year! After the usual welcome and chatter from President Rob, lots of prize draws were given out, before lining up for the catered Spit Roast BBQ Christmas lunch, which was as usual of very high standard and delicious. More prize draws followed, thanks to our wonderful sponsors Advance Publishing, Marshall Batteries, and of course some from the club itself. Then followed all the Christmas goodies for desert provided by the attendees, so well done all those who slaved in their kitchens churning out all the sweets. Secret Santa was another highlight for those that participated, which either gave something useful or something else to recycle to one’s favourite Mother-in-Law or Auntie! It was obvious that many were starting to flag after partaking in such sumptuous Christmas fare, so things started to wind up mid-afternoon. I had a cunning plan on the return trip to avoid the Kumeu/Soljans Roundabout traffic, by going back on the Old North Road, but something went awry and we turned up on the Bridgewater Estate road, and after a lot of country driving, arrived at Silverdale! Never mind, it was a great drive and at least we saw some lovely scenery with not much traffic. Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year to you all, from Russell and Cindy Wilson. See photos from the day here.... Gordonton Alpaca Stud - 3 Nov 2024A cool but otherwise fine morning greeted the very small group of 5 club cars and 10 members at the Beststart Papakura meeting point, in readiness for the 100+ km journey to Gordonton, through the scenic back roads of Waikato. A very pleasant, almost cone-free cruise as it turned out, via roads that were neither too challenging, nor boring, just the right mix indeed, through mostly rural farmland.
Once we arrived and parked up – not a difficult exercise considering so few takers for this run (why was that anyway?) – our host Sam greeted us and led us into the conference room, a tastefully rustic building that could actually seat over 80 and even had a bar for private functions! Hmm… We had a very interesting, educational and sometimes hilarious presentation from Sam about the Alpacas (did you know, for instance, that they only give birth between 9.00am and 2.00pm and never in the rain? Or that they are only ever in labour for about an hour? No, neither did we!) before heading out to hand-feed the “girls & boys” , being mindful not to step in the heavily grassed areas of the paddocks – as they indicate the communal defecation zones - followed by lunch in the quaint but licensed café, where much joviality was had over our burgers and fries. Such a shame that so few members took the opportunity to come on this run, as it was really rather pleasant in every respect, and despite the odd ‘spit’ that Alpaca’s are renown for (Sam warned us in advance and even had tips to avoid any direct hits!) even they were very well behaved and hugely engaging. Such a change from our usual automotive and/or mechanical fare, it must be said, and all the better for it. Maybe next time? A huge thanks to Steve Plester for organising this run for us See photos from the event here… |
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