Membership in SOCI
You don't have to own a car to be a SOCI member!! Membership in SOCI is $10 per year (July 1 though June 30 of the following year) or $100 for a life membership. Membership dues pay for website and domain costs, liability insurance and mailing expenses; Officers and organizers are unpaid volunteers. To join, get the membership application below. If you've recently bought your first Shay, or are just about to, you should also download and read the "New Shay Owners Guide".​
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If you have technical questions, go to the "Discussion Forum" and feel free to ask questions. Click the button below. You can also search the forum. There is a wealth of knowledge about our cars in the Forum history.
Shay Meetings
Many members like to participate in Shay meetings. There is always a National meeting and usually several regional meetings. Regional meetings are organized by volunteers around the country. Anyone can organize a regional meeting. Many members bring their Shay to the meetings, but that is not required. You can fit in and have a good time with or without your Shay. The host sets up prearranged local attractions such as museums, plant tours, parks, restaurants, etc. We drive our Shays around to the local attractions, eat out and talk a lot, and make in-person contacts with people we've interacted with online or through the forum. We learn from and help each other. If your Shay breaks down, you will have a bunch of members fixing it before you know what happened. Look at the meetings pages, and check out pages for past and future Shay Owers Club meetings.
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At the recent SOCI Annual Meeting and Convention in June 2025, in Clinton, IA, a new slate of officers was elected for all positions (find them here). We wish to thank the outgoing officers, Morgan Harris, Rob Arntzen, and Larry Dringenberg, who have served the SOCI and the Shay / Camelot / Glassic enthusiast community, far above and beyond the call of duty, for 8 years as officers, and for decades... DECADES... as friends and advisors to that community.
Gary Wood
The late, Former Web Master who spent several years and untold hours to gather and present most of the wonderful information you see on this web site. Hats off to you, Mr. Wood.
We regret that we CAN NOT ANSWER any question regarding a technical or historical aspect of the Shay automobile. If you have such a question, we invite you to please post it directly on our fine Discussion Forum: