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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 click on the membership application words as follows to open an application form, complete and email this to the address on the form. ACCCA 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 of historical interest. |
UPCOMING ACCCA EVENTS
13 SEPTEMBER 2026: Visit to AVSpecs at Ardmore to view the new Mosquito and B17 Flying Fortress bomber restoration projects. Meet at Beststart Karaka 71 Hingaia Road Karaka from 9.30am for a 10am departure to Avspecs in Ardmore. Lunch afterwards at Windross Farm Golf Club at 12.30pm. 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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Tuke Car Collection - Sat 15 Aug 2026
By Rodger Anderson.
So, as usual we all teamed up at the BP in Dairy Flat on a BRILLIANT winters day for a drive to a Garage Visit. Hopes were high, for me anyway, because I had heard about this fabulous collection “through the grapevine” but had never been there. So off we set, after the usual BP Coffees but warned again that it was a $10 donation for a charity on entrance BUT, did I have $10, no, rush to the cash machine in the BP and get yourself organised you ‘dumbo’. Onward we go but the ‘navigator’ tells me to follow Wainui Rd which I did BUT it also tells me to go first left off the roundabout but I know better because I can see the Wainui Rd signs so thats me…. Ha, there is a well known member up to his mudguards in an unforgiving ditch. Now, the mistake he makes is that ALL 4wd Ute drivers are just looking for a chance to tow someone out of any ditch but it took until the fourth one before he could be advised by the AA tow people that it would be……..hours. So, the enthusiastic No 4 4wd Ute hooks up, tows him out, and we continue on our way. Big thanks to him. What is this immaculate cedar red wood building on our right- thats it. A more immaculate garage, and I apologise for want of a better word because garage does not do it justice, I cannot remember. 4 Corvettes, 6 tri fives, a Golden Hawk, 2 Impalas, and the list goes on, all being in one place. BRILLIANT. Where are the Mustangs I hear you say but, look, this is a mans personal collection and he has the right to pick what he wants. I really admire that. The Jaguar XK140 , to me, says it all. It is to be put back to its original, ‘speed machine’, so there. I once read that classic cars should be driven and there is a list with a catalogue of how they are driven methodically and regularly- not during a storm I would say but keep them running and just enjoy the drive as you can. Lovely. Interesting that everyone talked about ‘what would be your favourite’. My answer is all of them but probably it would have to be the silver Split Window Corvette but it is a matter of opinion and I have driven one several times and you could call it a ‘truck’ to drive. (Did I say that)? But seriously I may pick the Hot Rod that featured on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine January 2016 because it’s red and one-of-a-kind and I like that or maybe the 1939 Ford V8 Deluxe Coupe with, wait for it, air conditioning and in pale green. Superb. Nothing can beat the lines of a pre war Ford V8 coupe. It starts with a pointed snout, leans back to a roomy engine room where you can stand on the ground between the motor and chasis, nice slope on the windscreen and then taper off to the sort of rear that …. (I’m going to stop right there before I get rude.) I cannot conclude without talking about the Motorbike collection and I lost count at 40. All are in perfect condition and there are Triumphs, Matchless, Vincent and all the collectable known brands and then you see a Hesketh. Now this is 1 of 149 and Lord Hesketh was the one who got James Hunt into F1. Magnificent black with gold lettering. On we went to Wainui Golf Club for a great lunch afterwards and a chance to chat to our great Club members. Thanks to our host at the car collection who also shouted us coffees. Good times. Thanks to Sue for organising and Mr Tuke for his hospitality. ACCCA 30th Anniversary Mid Winter
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THIS IS WHY WE LOVE CHILDREN
1) NUDITY - I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!' 2) KETCHUP - A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.' 3) MORE NUDITY - A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?' 4) POLICE - While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. 'My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?' 5) DRESS-UP - A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.' 'And why not, darling?' 'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.' 5) DEATH - While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cottonwool, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaaather, and unto the Sonnnn, and into the hole he gooooes.' I want this line used at my funeral! 6) SCHOOL - A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!' 7) BIBLE - A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. 'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?' With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!' NOW IF THIS DIDN'T BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY,GO BACK TO BED AND FORGET IT. |
