The Buick Club of America (BCA), founded in 1966, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of automobiles built by the Buick Motor Division of General Motors Corporation.Buick Club of America home page The Buick Club promotes activities, resources, and friendships. The Buick Club has 8,000+ worldwide members and 70+ local Chapters in nine regions. These chapters promote local networking among Buick enthusiasts. The Club also has seven divisions based on vehicle types instead on geographic locations. One must be a member of the national organization to be a member of a division or chapter.
The Buick Club of America is not affiliated with Buick Motor Division, nor with General Motors.
Membership The Buick Club of America is a renowned and respected club and offers domestic and international memberships for anyone interested in the Buick automobile. Ownership of a Buick is not a requirement of membership.
Activities
The Buick Bugle The monthly magazine of the Buick Club of America is the Buick Bugle. The magazine features a variety of types of articles, including year and model specific authenticity features, historical documentation, personal interest stories, and technical tips. The magazine also features Buick-related advertisements for parts and services as well as member classified ads for cars, parts, and other related items.
Website and internet forum The BCA maintains as website containing general and historic information and events calendars. Through this website, members may also access internet forums to discuss specific issues.
National Meet Each year the Buick Club of America host their National Meet. There is only one BCA National Meet and it moves around the United States. Historically the Meet has been hosted by a Chapter or Region of the BCA. Beginning in 2013 the meet will be hosted by the BCA National Meet Committee.
The National Meet features various competitions for different classes of automobiles: Restored or excellent condition unrestored vehicles 12 or more years old Unrestored vehicles 25 or more years old of any condition Drivers award—awarded to a vehicle 25 or more years old that is driven (i.e. not transported) from the owner's home to the meet location (indicating ongoing road-worthiness). Modified Vehicles in categories of Mild / Resto Rod / Radical / Driven Display only vehicles of all years to current
Some of the Regions of the BCA host Annual Regional Meets or Tours.
Divisions of the BCA hold annual tours and activities as well, some in conjunction with the BCA National Meet.
Locations of National Meets Year Location Host1971 Flint, MI Buick Motor Division and Volunteer Buick Club Members1972 Flint, MI Buicktown1973 Flint, MI Buicktown1974 No Meet 1975 Flint, MI Buicktown and North East Ohio1976 Flint, MI Buicktown and West Michigan1977 Strongsville, OH North East Ohio1978 Flint, MI Buicktown and North East Ohio1979 Bloomington, MN Gopher State1980 Chicago, IL Chicagoland1981 Sandusky, OH(Cedar Point) North East Ohio1982 Bethlehem, PA Free Spirit1983 Westerville, OH Central Ohio1984 Atlanta, GA Dixie1985 Los Angeles, CA LA chapter1986 Indianapolis, IN Central Indiana1987 Orlando, FL Sunshine State1988 Flint, MI Buicktown Chapter1989 Batavia, NY Finger Lakes1990 Cincinnati, OH(Kings Island) Southwestern Ohio1991 Sacramento, CA California Capitol1992 Overland Park, KS Mid-America Chapter1993 Phoenix, AZ Valley of the Sun Chapter1994 Atlanta, GA Dixie Chapter1995 Lisle, IL Heartland Region1996 Plano, TX North Texas1997 St. Louis, MO Gateway Chapter1998 Danvers, MA Minuteman Chapter1999 Columbus, OH Central Ohio2000 Richmond, VA Northern Virginia2001 Buffalo, NY Niagara Frontier2002 Kokomo, IN Indiana Chapter2003 Flint, MI Buicktown2004 Plano, TX North Texas2005 Batavia, NY Finger Lakes2006 Rochester, MN Gopher and Fireball Chapters2007 Seattle, WA Northern Cascade2008 Flint, MI Buicktown2009 Colorado Springs, CO Four Corners Region2010 Ames, IA BCA with assistance from Hawkeye and Gopher State Chapters2011 Danvers, MA Minuteman Chapter2012 Concord, NC Carolina Chapter2013 South Bend, IN BCA National Meet Committee2014 Portland, OR BCA National Meet Committee2015 Springfield, MO BCA National Meet Committee
Technical Advisors Program The BCA Technical Advisory Program consist of volunteer advisors who are knowledgeable about specific Buick vehicle eras, years, models or engines and assist other members with technical questions.
Famous members Joe Mantegna, actor
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20111118222352/http://en.wikicollecting.org/buick-club-of-america http://www.hemmings.com/clubs/detail.html?hmn_club_id=1684