Association Publicity Officer

[Malcolm Parker]

Thank you for the emails! Especially the videos from Mike Costigan. Please keep them coming!

A couple of responders are unsure about the relationship between their local club and the Association or even whether they are in the Association. The excerpt below is taken from the Association website and should help especially for non club members as they will have never seen the 'Grey Mag'.

The Austin Seven Clubs Association ( A7CA ) exists to promote the pre-war Austin Seven car through its umbrella of Austin Seven Clubs. The Association was formed in 1969, with the view of bringing together the various Austin Seven clubs that then existed. Now just about every Austin Seven club worldwide is a member or associate member.
The Association produces a high quality quarterly magazine, in the style of the Austin Seven handbooks, which are available through the member clubs of the Association. These are now known as the ‘Grey Books’ amongst the Seven enthusiasts.
The Association is run by a committee which is made up of members from the various clubs.

https://a7ca.org

I hope to meet some of you tomorrow at Beaulieu. I will be the one holding a Go Pro Camera wearing a white baseball cap. Please come and say hello.

Steve.

I have always found this confusing. Above you mention the 'Grey Mag' and in italics the A7CA mention the 'Grey Books'. 
Then we have the Pre-war austin seven Clubs association, which has local Groups, and one of those groups listed is the Pre-war Austin seven club. It also seems to have Groups. For many of us there is no group nearby, but joining the  Pre-war austin seven club, costs £42 per year. I guess there are many like me who don't belong to any club.

The Pre-war Austin 7 Club have a thriving Yorkshire Group who have regular meetings in our area.  They also organise runs that are based at Masham and Leyburn, not so far away at all.   Membership of the Club is a bargain when you receive a good quality monthly magazine and the four quarterly Grey Magazines.   The subscription is about the same as a pub lunch for two.