Trevor Burgess was President of our Club for a period of time even though he did not own a Historical vehicle at that time. You do not have to own one to be a Member.

_{Trevor wrote the following article which appeared in the HCVC Year 2000 booklet.}

The Club is different things to different people, although it must provide something that we all share at some time. To most members the Historical Commercial Vehicle Club provides the opportunity to meet with friends over a cup of tea or coffee after a Club meeting. While to others it is a place to obtain information or parts to complete a current project.

For me the Club initially provided an alternative to work and an interest in something that was aligned to the industry in which I worked. Of course it doesn’t take long before you are involved and the Club becomes a greater consumer of personal time.

The Club over the last 5 years has strengthened, not only in member numbers but also in the involvement of members in the Club’s direction and organised outings. The Club is now recognised as an authority on commercial vehicles of all types. This is due to the wealth of knowledge and experience of its members.

Other clubs now know "who" we are and do not hesitate to participate in our annual display days, as is evident since we changed our venue to A.F.L. Park Waverley. The Club display has grown from the 120 vehicles on display at International Harvester Truck’s Carpark at Dandenong in 1994 to 300+ vehicles at A.F.L Park in 1996/97.

The rolling 25 years gives the opportunity for more vehicles to be eligible for the Club Permit scheme every year, it also gives our members the opportunity to add more modern vehicles to their collections. Often a vehicle is not considered old unless it relates to our childhood years or earlier. Our younger members are looking at vehicles in the 1960`s and preserving them as they represent something from their past. To our older members these still represent modern vehicles.

The restoration and preservation movement must encourage and welcome these younger members as it is these people who will preserve the new vehicles of today for their children or grandchildren to admire. I often wonder how many examples of today’s vehicles will survive as long as the number of vehicles that exist today of our past.

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