cycle club limited founded 1946 founder charles edmund titch allen 1915 2010 obe bem 1 headquarters staffordshire united kingdom website www.vmcc.net a vintage motorcycle rally in brighton the vintage motor cycle club vmcc is a uk based vintage motorcycle club with over 17 000 members which aims to promote and preserve all makes of motorcycles over 25 years old . 2 contents 1 history 2 vmcc today 3 vmcc library 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the vintage motor cycle club was founded on 28 april 1946 by 38 enthusiasts at the lounge cafe hog s back near guildford in surrey for owners of motorcycles manufactured before december 1930 . many of the founders rode to the first meeting on vintage motorcycles and had travelled from around the country in poor weather conditions . 2 the first meeting had been organised by former journalist and wartime despatch rider 1 the late titch allen 3 4 with the aim of promoting the use and preservation of vintage motorcycles manufactured prior to 31 december 1930 . the club s activities have expanded over the years to include rallies hill climbs trials a workshop and museum a library a sales and wants system for spares and motorcycles insurance for difficult cases and an annual dinner . 2 vmcc today edit all makes are catered for regardless of the country of origin . 5 the vmcc has also broadened the 1930 rule to include all motorcycles over 25 years old and has also set up a post 1960 section for motorcycle manufactured between 1961 and 1981 . most significantly it is no longer necessary to own a motorcycle to join the club which has developed into an organisation for anyone interested in older two wheelers . 6 the club s head office is at allen house in burton upon trent staffordshire . 7 current membership is over 17 000 . 2 the most popular section is british historic racing providing the spectacle of vintage race machines in their proper guise being ridden competitively against machines of similar age . races are held every year at all the major circuits in the uk and are well attending by competitors and spectators . the club has been organised into regional sections most of which have at least one club night each month . 7 dead link vmcc library edit the vmcc library holds original british motorcycle factory records for triumph bsa norton ariel scott levis and royal enfield being the largest collection of motorcycle related paperwork in the world . 2 it is also a dvla recognised body for age related motorcycle registration numbers . the collection includes catalogues handbooks spare parts lists runs of the motor cycle and motor cycling magazines as well as other motorcycle magazines and books from the 1880s to the present day . the library also has a comprehensive collection of photographs of motorcycles riders and events . 2 see also edit outline of motorcycles and motorcycling references edit a b independent titch allen obituary by jim reynolds retrieved 2014 05 07 a b c d e f club history . retrieved 2014 05 04 . titch allen tribute retrieved 2014 05 04 titch the founders tale by c e allen . retrieved 2009 02 01 . the vmcc north birmingham section . retrieved 2009 02 01 . 60 years of the vmcc . retrieved 2009 02 01 . a b the vintage motor cycle club . retrieved 2009 02 01 . dead link external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vintage motor cycle club & oldid 682394534 categories motorcycle clubs in the united kingdomhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from may 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages portugu s edit links this page was last modified on 23 september 2015 at 13 04 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view