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NZ Hobby Car Technical Manual - change of ownership - first update

Ownership of the New Zealand Hot Rod Association (NZHRA) Hobby Car technical Manual shifted to the Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association ( LVVTA) on 15 October 2010.

This positive move came about because of a need to have the Hobby Car Technical Manual incorporated by reference into New Zealand 's transport legislation in order to remove any uncertainty as to the legal status of the document. Because it is such an integral part of the LVV certification system, its legal position should be in no doubt.

The Hobby Car Technical Manual's position within the Low Volume Vehicle system is strengthened due to the formal relationship that exists between the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and LVVTA. There is however, no direct relationship between NZTA and NZHRA.

The sale agreement has been subject to certain conditions, established for the long-term protection of NZHRA members, including maintaining preferential purchase rates for NZHRA members, and the ability for the association to have a high degree of input into any proposed changes that LVVTA may wish to make to the manual.

For the next four years NZHRA will continue to market and sell the Hobby Car Technical Manual on LVVTA's behalf, and will also circulate updates as they are developed by LVVTA, via a distribution agreement that has been set up as part of the sale agreement.

The NZ Hobby Car Technical Manual now forms, from a practical stand-point, an integral and vital part of the LVV certification system in New Zealand . The ability for NZHRA members, and other modified and scratch-built vehicle enthusiasts, to continue to build and modify cars is where NZHRA's concerns lie. By looking at the big picture, it is clear that NZHRA's best chance of safeguarding the hot rodding hobby is by having the NZ Hobby Car Technical Manual living with the rest of the LVV certification system and managed by the LVVTA, whose systems, and relationships with the government agencies, give hot rodders and other vehicle modifiers and builders in New Zealand the best possible chances of continuing to enjoy the hobby as we know it.

The first update is ready to be shipped out to registered owners of the manual. It's a full reprint due to the change of ownership, but there are also two new sections and some wording changes.

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