[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.

Establishing and sharing best practice guidelines to ensure that authentic examples of automotive history will be available for future generations.

In 2014, a private attempt with the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission to list a 1922 Model T Ford.

From HVA Registry, including the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) number[6]