[2] The Vintage Motor Cycle Club was founded on 28 April 1946, by 38 enthusiasts at the Lounge Cafe, Hog's Back, near Guildford in Surrey, for owners of motorcycles manufactured before December 1930.

Many of the founders rode to the first meeting on vintage motorcycles and had travelled from around the country in poor weather conditions.

[2] The first meeting had been organised by former journalist and wartime despatch rider,[1] the late 'Titch' Allen,[3][4] with the aim of promoting the use and preservation of vintage motorcycles manufactured prior to 31 December 1930.

The club's activities have expanded over the years to include rallies, hill climbs, trials, a workshop and museum, a library, a sales and wants system for spares and motorcycles, insurance for difficult cases and an annual dinner.

[7] The VMCC library holds original British motorcycle factory records for Triumph, BSA, Norton, Ariel, Scott, Levis and Royal Enfield being the largest collection of motorcycle-related paperwork in the world.