Motor Sports Activity

The TACI also historically looked after motor sport in the country and the club's Sport Commission of TACI began its activities in 1960 headed by an American of French origin, with its early activities centering on the provision of special courses to train drivers for different automobile events and short-distance rallies. From 1974 onwards Iranian members of the TACI directed the Sport Commission and a broad calendar of events was held every year. From 1979 to 1982, due to the Islamic Revolution and war with Iraq, the activities of the Sport Commission were limited to two or three rallies per year.

The Identification and Preservation of Historical Vehicles (IPHV)

The club maintains a strong focus on historical vehicles, however, and as a part of the country’s national heritage, the TACI began working with government authorities on the preservation of such vehicles. These activities resulted in the adoption of a specific code on 29 June, 2010. The code provided for the establishment of a national ad hoc working group dedicated to the Identification and Preservation of Historical Vehicles. This featured representatives from Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (as Chair), Iran’s Department of Environment, its Ministry of Industry, Mine & Trade, the Islamic Republic of Iran Police, the Ministry of Sport & Youth, and the TACI.

The secretariat of the working group is based at the TACI’s headquarter in Tehran. To date two important activities of the working group have been the commissioning of a national Historical Vehicle License Plate and also the establishment of a national Historical Vehicle Registration Certificate.