YTCC…. A Potted History
With the continuing success of our club and with many new members joining in the last year or two we thought it may be of interest to outline the history of The Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club
Born out of Yorkshires premier Transport Club The Yorkshire Historic Car Club.
On October 6th 1966 at the Spotted Cow Public house in Huddersfield
a meeting had been convened and at this meeting the clubs new chosen name was to become The Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club
Membership was of two classes, full vintage car owning and associate and none vintage cars and the subs were to be ten shillings a year. The type and make of car was less important than the members interest and enthusiasm at this time.
About a month later, the club logo was approved and car badges were authorized.
1967 Saw the first Concourse d’ Elegance arranged to be held at Greenhead park Huddersfield.
October 1967 The first newsletter was produced, concerns were expressed about new drinking & driving laws to be introduced. So it was decided to provide monthly entertainment on club nights to distract members from drinking too much!!
1968 At meetings held now at The White Bear Norwood Green it was decided to meet fortnightly, also concerns were raised about lack of new members and the newsletter was to go out quarterly.
It was proposed that lady members would be allowed and family membership introduced at £1.10.0 This bastion of male chauvinism solidly defeated the motion 13 votes to 12. Still in 1968 it was reported that the Newsletter was costing too much at £4.10. 0. per month!!
1970/71. AGM Subs increased to 25/-, and family membership 35/- was eventually introduced! Later, the introduction of a points system was introduced to try to encourage members to attend events etc. With added points for supplying magazine articles and for attending functions etc. at the end of the season a trophy was presented to the member with most points.
Other dates worth noting - 1978 Hull Branch formed so YTCC incorporated ‘West Riding Branch’ Club meetings held at ‘The Rising Sun’ Castleford later moving to ’ The Grove’ Wakefield in1980.
Eventually outgrowing the Grove, it moved to Sandal Rugby club in 1992. After a nine years there, the Rugby club was refurbished and in their wisdom increased room charges from £140 per annum to £95.00 per meeting.
Moving swiftly to Horbury Working Men's club where we were warmly welcomed. We have since moved to Netherton Sports and Social Club where we are to this day.