Cougar Club of New England NEWS

April 9, 2007 -- CCNE Winter meeting

The 2007 winter meeting will be held on Sunday, April 29th at noon. Location Applebee's, Tewksbury, MA. Exit 38, Rt 495

• From the north, 2 exits south of Rt 93, take a left off exit 38, under highway bridge, 1st right.
• From the South, 2 exits north of Rt 3, go straight through lights off the exit.

April 19, 2007 -- Support the Mass Association of Auto Clubs

The next meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Auto Clubs
will be held April 25, 2007 at the Endicott Estate,
Dedham, MA. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM.

The Massachusetts Association of Auto Clubs was founded in 1969 by a group of concerned hobbyists, much like yourself, who were dedicated to promoting and protecting the interest of the automobile collecting hobby. They took it upon themselves to contact all the car clubs in the state and had them send two representatives to the very first meeting at the Bolton Town Hall. The response was tremendous.

Over the years, MAAC has worked behind the scenes to protect the interests of the hobbyists against legislation that could have had a negative impact on driving our collector vehicles. MAAC has also worked proactively to make changes the way we register our antiques or collector cars. Some of the areas MAAC has made specific impact on behalf of the entire hobby are:

* Year of Manufacture Plate wording drafted, approved & implemented by RMV.

· Initiated Insurance Law changes to allow Specialty Insurance Carriers.

· Seatbelt law that exempts vehicles manufactured before 1966 to be retro-fitted.

· Vehicle inspection program to exempt antique vehicles from any type of emission testing & waver from annual inspection if vehicle off road for extended period.

· Assistance in changing town zoning ordinances impacting the storage of antiques on private property.

MAAC cannot stand still. The legislative activity at both the national and state level continues to threaten our hobby. If we, the hobbyists, want to continue to enjoy our vehicles it will only be through a strong unified effort. Clunker laws, Zero Emission vehicles and Clean Air Acts will all take their toll if we don’t make our lawmakers aware of our side of the issues. To make all this happen, MAAC needs your support to carry out the programs that we has set for ourselves.