Welcome to the Ford Sidevalve Owners' Club (FSOC)
“Sidevalve: Noun: A type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder block at the side of the pistons”
General Enquiries: clubsecretary@fsoc.co.uk
Welcome to our Membership Centre
Here's where you can join FSOC as a new member or renew an existing membership both online
We also support the more traditional manual applications and direct debit schemes:
(Postal Application Forms may be found further down this page.)
Access to our online membership system is via the buttons further down this screen
Note: We use the PayPal Secure Payments System to process your order, but don't worry if you don't have a PayPal Account.
During the payment process you will be asked to 'Check out with PayPal'. Click this and at the bottom of the next screen click ‘Pay with Credit or Debit Card’. Fill in your card details on the next screen, click ‘No thanks’ (to opening a PayPal account) at the bottom and then ‘Continue’ to make payment. This is completely secure and your card details will be safe.
Alternatively you can print the latest version of the Membership Application Form and send this with the appropriate payment (cheque or postal order) to the Membership Secretary at the address shown on the form (Click on the PDF button below to download the latest form covering the current year).
If you wish to pay subsequent year's membership by Direct Debit, please print and complete a Direct Debit form and send in with your application form and the first year’s payment.
Please select and click a button to go to our online purchase system
Membership by Post (not online)
If you would prefer a paper/manual transaction then please click on the link to the PDF Application Form. Complete the Form, enclose your payment and post to our Membership Secretary at the address shown on the form. NB Banks now insist on FORD SIDEVALVE OWNERS CLUB LTD on a cheque (not FSOC Ltd
Renewing by Direct Debit
If you wish to pay subsequent years membership by Direct Debit, please print and complete a Direct Debit form and send in with your
application form and the first year’s payment. NB Banks now insist on FORD SIDEVALVE OWNERS CLUB LTD in full, (not FSOC Ltd).
Membership Pricing
Membership is Jan-Dec annually. All renewals are due by the 31st December.
The actual Membership charge depends on two things: where you live and when you join.
The Club’s insurance policy now includes sales of new or second hand parts to residents of the USA and Canada or UK members intending to export cars to which FSOC parts have been fitted, to the USA or Canada.
Unfortunately it's the non-uk members who must pay the most due to postal charges, but I think you'll agree the cost of a subscription to the FSOC still presents excellent value.
You'll notice too that unlike a lot of clubs who charge for a full year's membership regardless of when in the year you join, we allow both 6 and 15 months' membership for new members as well as the more usual full year. Members who pay the full year’s membership at any time of the year will receive all six issues of Sidevalve magazine (February, April, June, August, October & December). Those who opt for the six month’s membership will receive August, October and December. After September those taking the fifteen month option will receive October and December editions for the year in which they join.
UK SUBSCRIPTIONS 2023
· UK Annual Subscription (12 months, Jan-Dec): £35.00
· New Members UK Subscription (6 months, available Jul-Dec): £22.00 CLOSED no longer available for 2023
· New Members UK Subscription (15 months, available Oct-Dec to end of following year): £44.00
Non UK (REST OF WORLD) (ANY NEW MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT UK BASED) 2023
· Rest of the World Annual Subscription (12 months, Jan-Dec): £43.00
· New Members Rest of the World Subscription (6 months, available Jul-Dec): £30.00 CLOSED no longer available in 2023
· New Members Rest of the World Subscription (15 months, available Oct-Dec to end of following year): £52.00
·Family Membership Supplement for all areas (per additional person): £1.50. A Family Member is a person living at the same address, or a direct immediate family member (as child/father/spouse),
The subscriptions rates above are all in £ UK Sterling.
The "Family Membership Supplement" entitles other members of family (see description above) to Club benefits but not to additional copies of the magazines or other literature.
After the initial application we would encourage existing members to complete a Direct Debit Mandate. This will allow us to reduce our admin costs and also ensure that you don't forget to renew your membership.
Your Privacy: FSOC will not release your information to any 3rd Party, except for giving delivery details to postal services/couriers to send, magazines and spares. Occasionally it is useful to share your email address with other members (for example on a distribution list advising of a club event). Also, occasionally members may ask for vehicle information as they are attempting to build a history of a particular vehicle. Please confirm in the last question of this form your agreement to sharing your email address or your telephone number. Note That we will NOT give out your postal address to any member without your express permission (other than to Club Committee Members and Club Local Regional Organizers as required by them to fulfill their role). We do not give information to Third Parties.