| History of the Old Car Council of Colorado Inc. The Old Car Council was founded in 1965 when two car collectors decided that the five organized clubs which were in existence in the Denver area should have a way to coordinate club events. There was also a need to unite in the face of restrictive legislation. The first meetings were held in different members' homes. The OCCC has come a long way from those first beginnings. There are now over fifty member clubs. Today, OCCC meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at the Forney Museum, 4303 Brighton Blvd., in Denver. A representative from each member club attends and takes information back to his or her respective club members. The fellowship and exchange of ideas promote each club's activities and encourage vehicle enthusiasts to interact with a common cause. The Horseless Carriage and Collector's Series license plates, which acknowledge our automobiles as distinctive collectibles, were suggested by the original group of OCCC members to keep their vehicles from being labeled "old junkers" and towed away by overzealous city/county officials. Little did the founders know when they suggested distinctive license plates for their collectible vehicles that one of the purposes of the OCCC would eventually be to influence state legislation affecting the collector vehicle hobby. The primary purpose of the OCCC is to support sound legislative and regulatory actions and to defend vigorously the rights and privileges of the old car and special interest auto hobbies to use the public highways, byways, and streets in Colorado. Other purposes are to protect sound licensing provisions in local ordinances and state laws; to preserve the special interest car (tomorrow's antique and classic) from premature destruction and ill advised regulatory moves of Home Rule cities in Colorado; to publicize our hobby; to bring favorable public reaction to bear on the hobby; to negotiate and promote needful reforms and consolidation of automotive insurance protection and coverage; and to make legislative authorities and the general public aware of the existence of the hobby and its historical value and to promote its preservation. The OCCC retains a full time lobbyist and has a Legislative Committee which monitors legislation. The committee also presents the legislature with a unified voice which represents the motor vehicle hobby in Colorado. The annual "Mountain States" swap meet began in 1968. The Antique Automobile Club of America sponsored the meet, known as "The Biggie". They requested help from the OCCC in putting it on, and eventually the OCCC took over its administration. Primarily, the proceeds of the meet help support our legislative efforts, and the remainder is returned to the member clubs to benefit the hobby. The swap meet is held at the Adams County Fairgrounds on the third Saturday of August. In 2007 the OCCC organized and promoted the first Colfax Avenue Cruise in mid September. This is a free annual event for classic cars, street rods, sports cars, antiques and customs. Festival sites are organized at a number of locations along the 25+ miles of Colfax Avenue in Denver, Aurora and Lakewood where entertainment and food are available and the show is provided by cars cruising through. Organization and management of each site is provided by OCCC member clubs. In 2008 another major Cruise-in was organized in cooperation with the automobile dealers of Havana Avenue to kick off the cruise season in early June. OCCC member clubs provide the management of festival sites as in the Colfax Cruise. For full information click on the Cruises tab above. |
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