The Who? What? and How? of FABAC

Back at the turn of the century, there lived a man with a notion that British car owners should drive their cars, help others get theirs running, and enjoy traveling together, and meeting and eating together. Gary was that man who jump-started the club by connecting with as many LBC owners as he could find. Lots of interest at that first meeting at Odell Park.

What grew out of that first meeting back in 2001 was a club that had no dues, had no officers, had no elections, had no constitution, and had no idea how successful it would be. Fifty members turned out to our 20th anniversary get-together! 

• We had no expenses that weren't covered anonymously by club members.
• We had no elections as people volunteered to officiate at meetings, organize tours/runs, suggest events, track memberships, take minutes of meetings and post articles and announcements.
• We have one constitution that is too unwieldy to publish. Not unlike the Indigenous people, we collectively hold in our memories the many discussions we have had on every imaginable topic over the years. That becomes our constitution. (By the way, we had the last discussion re name change in April to August 2008. A quote from the August minutes: "David N has suggested that the club be henceforth known as FABFAC (Fredericton Area British and Foreign Automobile Club) in recognition of the multi-national nature of its members’ cars.) (As the volunteer "Information Officer" since 2001, I have emails, posts, photographs and records that go waaaay back.)

So, here we are—people interested in British cars, in a club with a British name and a British logo.

Your faithful servant,

David

May, 2001: