I am in the throws of establishing a datsun club here in NZ. We have two websites, (here in NZ) and enough people to make it work. Here to become an incorperated society only costs $100 registration fee. We're holding a meeting next saturday to finalise our constitution. One day we want to be MANZ affilliated, but you gotta walk before you can run. The main thing is there are enough people to make it work. Our membership fee's are going to be very low. But the main idea is to lift the resposibility (if things go wrong) off the shoulders of any individual(s), and so we can apply to the charitable trusts for funding. Thats where we're hoping to get our hats, tee shirts, and stickers from. To "raise the profile of the club in the eye's on the community". And "help distance oursleves from the anti social boyracer elements of the community".
We have 40-50 people all within 30 minutes drive of one another. So having meetings isn't a problem. We have also have numerous other interested parties from outside Christchurch. But they may not get any real benifit from becoming financial members.