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Club members with their cars in the grounds of the Midlands Motor Museum The Aims of the Club The Club aims to support it’s members in their ownership of, and enthusiasm for, Heinkel Trojan ‘Bubblecars’ and Heinkel scooters. This is done by providing information on their history, maintenance and renovation in the monthly Cruiser News Letter, the quarterly Cruiser News Review, the Members’ Handbook and on this Web Site The Club also aims to ensure that owners can keep their vehicles roadworthy by providing a spares service. The spares service’s primary aim is to provide all spares necessary to enable vehicles to be repaired to a standard that meets the UK’s annual road-worthiness test (MOT). Some trim and body parts are also available and more are being researched, sourced and manufactured all the time. The spares are either; old stock which has been purchased from ex-dealers; items the Club has had re-manufactured; modern parts which can be substituted for those no longer available; parts available from the continent; parts which are available but can be only be bought in large quantities or second-hand spares donated to the Club. The Club is represented at many of the micro car rallies in the UK and is planning it’s own event in Yorkshire over the weekend 14-16 July 2002
Two Club members’ cars next to a German owned Heinkel at Einberg during the 1999 Story Rally History of the Club On the 11th November 1979 four enthusiastic Heinkel Trojan Owners met and agreed to form the Heinkel Trojan Owners & Enthusiasts Club. Cruiser News was soon established as the Club’s regular bi-monthly publication. Membership grew steadily in the early years and averaged 260 to 280 in the late 1990s. In the early years the Club was active in purchasing old stock from ex-dealers to help members keep their cars and scooters reliable. Re-manufacturing of many parts has been carried out over the years that have enabled many ‘basket cases’ to be restored to a very high standard. The Heinkel
Trojan Club Limited came into being on 1st April 1995 as a direct
successor to the HTOEC to
avoid any possible product or public liability claims against members. In October 2000 disaster struck when the new spares store was flooded and again in November 2001 when membership details were lost due to a computer failure. The Club is now back in business with a new team of directors and committee members who were appointed at the Annual General Meeting in December 2001. The Club is thought to be the only one in the world that is primarily aimed at the Heinkel/Trojan Bubble car.
Some member’s have a sense of humour! The Bath Micro Car Rally 2001 Constitution
& Management The Heinkel Trojan Club is incorporated
in England as a company limited by guarantee. In
the event of the Club becoming insolvent each member can be required to contribute up to
£1 (Sterling) to discharge the Club’s debts. The objects of the Club and its
management are defined in its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Copies of which are available from Companies House
on payment of the prescribed fee or from the Company Secretary on pre-payment of £2.50 to
cover cost of copying and UK postage. Overseas postage at cost. The Club
is run by the Board of Directors. The
directors are elected by the membership and may serve for a maximum period of three years
before being re-elected. The Directors are
assisted in the running of the Club by an Executive Committee of Club members co-opted by
the directors. All directors and committee
members give their time for free, none, including the spares custodians, receive any fees
or commissions. The Club aims to reimburse
expenses of committee ,e,bers so that it does not cost them to help run the Club. The Board of Directors is empowered to prescribe Bye-Laws for the management of the Club, these are subservient to the Memorandum and Articles of the Association and company law should there be a conflict. The Board of Directors is empowered to prescribe Bye-Laws for the management of the Club, these are subservient to the Memorandum and Articles of the Association and company law should there be a conflict.
Club Chairman, Peter Jones, preparing to lead a convoy of microcars Bye-Laws of the Heinkel Trojan
Club 1. The Board of Directors shall determine
classes of membership, subscription rates and joining fees.
2. The membership year is from 1st April to the
following 31st March. 3. Application for Membership is to be made
in the prescribed manner and is subject to approval by the Board of Directors. 4. Membership can be resigned at any time
by notice in writing to the Company Secretary at the registered office or by default by
non-renewal at expiry of membership. 5. The Board of Directors may expel any
member whom they consider to have brought the Club into disrepute. 6. A resolution to remove a Director must
be signed by ten (10) Members and delivered to the Company Secretary at the Registered
Office. An Extraordinary General Meeting will
then be convened to vote on the resolution. 7. The Board of Directors shall determine the value of the
Spares Development Loan that is required before the Club’s spares service can be
used. The loan will be repaid on
written request to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office up to six months after
ceasing to be a member. After that time the
money will be treated as a donation to the Club funds. 8. The
Board shall consist of a maximum of five Directors and ideally a minimum of three. (A single director meets the requirements of
English company law.) 9. The Board of Directors shall appoint a person to act as “Club Chairperson". 10. The Board of Directors are to co-opt up to ten (10) Members to form an 'Executive Committee' who are to advise and assist the directors in running the Club. 11. At
least twenty one days before the Annual General Meeting the Board of Directors will report
to the membership on the achievements of the previous year and outline their plans for the
forth coming year. 12. The Club may only supply spares and merchandise to
Members. 13. Members agree to the current ‘Terms of Trade’
when purchasing from the Club. (Available
from the Company Secretary at the Registered Office.) 14. All Members are entitled to appoint a proxy to speak and
vote on their behalf at all general meetings of the Club. 15. A quorum at any general meeting is two Members. 16. A proposal to dispose of funds or physical assets of the
Club (e.g. Spares, Regalia or equipment) for significantly less than their market value,
which does not have the approval of the Board of Directors, requires a majority EXCEEDING
25% of the membership at the time of the vote. 17. The Club is governed by English Law. All members consent to the jurisdiction of the
English Courts in all matters. 18. The Club, it’s
Directors and Executive Committee members do not accept any responsibility for any loss or
injury howsoever caused. Heinkel Trojan Club Limited Dec
2001 Joining the Club Membership details are available from: Grant Kearney, 24 Knockard Ave, Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5JE, Scotland. Telephone 0044 (0) 1796 470440 (Please do not ring after 2100hrs local time) or e-mail mail grant.e.kearney@talk21.com Alternatively download the Application form and return it with you remittance to Grant. DOWNLOAD A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM IN WORD FORMAT DOWNLOAD A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM IN PDF FORMAT
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