Historic Vehicle Association
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| Abbreviation | HVA |
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| Established | 2009 |
| Type | club / society |
| Purpose | promote the cultural and historical significance of the automobile, and protect the future of automotive history. |
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| Affiliations | Hagerty Insurance Agency |
| Website | www.historicvehicle.org |
The Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) was founded in 2009 in America to promote the cultural and historical significance of the automobile, and protect the future of automotive history. The society has been an influential part of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Historic American Engineering Record (a part of the Heritage Documentation Programs), and has helped identify historical significance and excellence in car making.[1] With over 375,000 members, the HVA claims to be the world's largest historic vehicle owners' organization.
HVA was founded with philanthropic support of Hagerty, and became the designated North American representative of FIVA (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens), the international federation of historic vehicle organizations – both for the U.S. and Canada.[2][3]
The Historic Vehicle Association aims to achieve its mission in four ways:[3]
1. Documenting and recognizing historically important vehicles in a National Historic Vehicle Register.
2. Establishing and sharing best practice guidelines to ensure that authentic examples of automotive history will be available for future generations.
3. Promoting the historical and cultural significance of the automobile through media and events.
4. Protecting the future of automotive history through affiliations with museums and academic institutions, educational programs, and support of legislative action.
Main projects
- National Historic Vehicle Register — in collaboration with the United States Department of the Interior, to create a permanent archive of significant historic automobiles within the Library of Congress.[4]
- HVA produced documentary films about cars that have helped shape America [5]
- "This Car Matters" documenting project