are there any olds car clubs here in northern Ohio

 

You can pick. Here are all the OCA chapters based in OH. There could be others not affiliated with OCA but I don't know those.


Gem City Rockets
431 Holderman Pl.
New Lebanon, OH 45345

Greater Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Chapter OCA
6738 Springdale Road
Cincinnati, OH 45247
email: hforbitorange@fuse.net

Mid-Ohio Chapter
1184 Fairview Ave.
Columbus, OH 43212-3356
email: eshaudys@columbus.rr.com

Northern Ohio Chapter of OCA
3887 Cumberland Dr.
Austintown, OH 44515-4610

 

Unfortunately, the links for both the Gem City Rockets and the Cincinnati chapters do not work. The Mid-Ohio chapter doesn't have a website. But geographically-speaking, you're much closer to the Northern Ohio Chapter's area, I would think.

You should also know that Oldsmobile Club of American rules state that anyone joining a chapter has to also be a member of the national club, which costs $30 per year.

http://www.oldsclub.org/OCA_Applications.htm

 

Thanks for the help! ill look into them.

 

Welcome to CO.

 

Per my latest mag, the OCA has raised annual dues to $38 per year.

 

Where do you see this? If by "mag" you mean Journey with Olds, I just got my September issue two days ago (has all the Sturbridge photos), and the membership application on page 28 still shows the cheapest membership you can get as $30 (one year, U.S. address, third class mail).

If there's a mention in one of the articles that they plan to raise the dues, I missed that.


You can tell how old the application form is by the OCA's still using the phrase "third class mail." It's called "bulk mail" now, and has been for some time. I also wonder why anyone would pay the "first class" membership rate as bulk mail travels no slower than first class. The postage is cheaper because the mailing organization does some of the post office's work by presorting the mail by zip code and taking it to a bulk mail processing center. This saves the post office some money, and the savings are passed on to the mailer in the form of a reduced rate. But as a person purchasing something that comes through the mail, like the monthly JWO, you don't get the magazine any faster by paying for first class mail. All you're doing is paying the post office to do the sorting that the OCA people would otherwise do.

The OCA ought to just drop the first class membership category, charge everyone their "third class rate" ($30 for one year, $55 for two), and mail all the magazines by bulk mail.

 

It was the NAOC, not the OCA, that is raising the dues. My mistake.

 

Oldsguy and I used to be members of the OCA years ago.

The problem you might run into is finding a club that is inactive. If the links don't work you can always contact the national OCA office and they will give you contact info for the local president / chairman.

 

I concur never pay more then the $30.00 my magazine often arrives sooner then the first class mail of others in my club.

 

Hey is there any olds club in maine?

 

Not that we don't want to help, but all you folks looking for local chapters will get answers much more quickly if you just go to the OCA website and look at the list:

http://www.oldsclub.org/chapters.htm

 

It appears that the closest Olds club to Maine that's affiliated with the OCA would be the New England Oldsmobile Club. Looks like they're mostly based in Connecticut.

http://www.neolds.com/


There's also an Eastern Massachusetts Olds Club.

http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=olds-gmo

 

Of course, if there isn't an Olds Club in your area, I'm sure the OCA would be willing to let you charter a new one, you would just have to get people interested.

 

I believe that a newly formed club has to be in existence for a period of time (a year, I think), before it can seek recognition by the OCA as a chapter. One of the most important considerations is the fraction of the club's members who are also OCA members. The requirement is that it be 100%, and it has to be verified yearly. I think they will accept something like 95% or some number in that range without causing the club to lose its status as a chapter.

Of course, anyone can form a club, and it can be an Oldsmobile club. There is no requirement that it be a part of the OCA. But by having OCA chapter status, the club gets benefits, such as insurance coverage for their annual car show, assuming they have one, without having to go out and buy it themselves.