Car clubs and red plates

[1point21]

Hiya,

I have an XB Coupe project car. Bought it ages ago, got a bad paint job, got the engine and transmission done up, and then got a house. Now it's been a few years of no activity and I'm looking at getting back to the XB. I've kept it registered for years (at $600 a pop) even though it may get driven a massive 6 times a year. I've heard about a couple of options for cheaper registration, such as getting it registered as a special purpose vehicle (haven't found any more info on this), or via the club permit scheme with red plates.

Now being part of a club sounds appealing because then you can meet up with other like-minded people, but I was after suggestions. There was the Victorian Historic Racer club, but their requirements for red plates appear to include the car not differing too much from stock. I've got a toughened 5 speed and a stroked V8, and plan on the interior being very different from stock.

Sooo, any ideas? Or do I join whatever car club and keep forking out $600 on rego?

-Steven

(There really needs to be some sort of bulk-registration discount... I can't drive more than 1 vehicle at a time, even if I do own a bike, car, project car, etc.)