NPC Something is up at POCA

21 Jul 2016

POCA has been around for a long time and has been a great organization that
has added value to the Ownership experience.

For years, they have published a monthly newsletter with helpful technical
information. They have published a quarterly magazine, admittedly often
less than quarterly, but always good reading. I keep a stack of back issues
next to my bed, and like to read a few articles from the past before
turning out the light. They organize a national convention which is the
largest collection of DeTomasos in the world. A number of local chapters of
the national club organize regular events close to home, many on a monthly
basis. So it's done a lot of really good things.

Living outside the US, like you, some of these benefits are lost, but the
publications still made it worth it for me. It's really a shame what is
happening now, as only the owners will ultimately suffer by losing an
organization that served to enhance the ownership experience. I can only
hope that like the Phoenix it will rise from what appears to be a somewhat
ashen appearance and be a positive forcé again.

Meanwhile, this free e-mail fórum continues to survive and thrive despite
turmoil and efforts to kill it, and is a vital part of DeTomaso ownership
for me.

On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Michael Barnes <
michaelbarnessrt10@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> As a relatively new Pantera owner I am still eagerly soaking up all and
> any information I can get from whatever source I can.
> POCA sounds like a fun place to hang out, I think I'll give it a miss for
> a while😜
> Michael B ( Southern Counties England)
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 22 Jul 2016, at 06:20, Charles McCall <charlesmccall@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Ditto. This is truly amazing....
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Julian Kift
> > Sent: viernes, 22 de julio de 2016 5:31
> > To: Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.; detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
> >
> > I am lost for appropriate words, what a sad day when a car club website
> is
> > completely shutdown due to a dispute within the elected BOD.
> >
> >
> > Julian
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
> > Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <byrdjf@embarqmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 7:48 PM
> > To: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
> >
> > Message on home page
> >
> > "We regret to inform you that the website is temporarily offline while a
> > dispute within the POCA Board of Directors is resolved.
> > All content and data on the website (including your personal
> information) is
> > secure and protected."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.
> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 19:59 PM
> > To: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
> >
> > It is not just You.
> > I was about to ask the same question, thinking I might have been blocked
> > since my membership expires next week
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com] On
> Behalf
> > Of Mark Pinson
> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 19:01 PM
> > To: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
> >
> > Now I get a message "Website is not active" and "Website is offline" -
> is it
> > just me?
> >
> > Glad I'm not an advertiser, but sorry I'm a member.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not exceed
> 1.5
> > Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
> > http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
> >
> > To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use
> > the links above.
> >
> > Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any
> > message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list.
> > They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or
> approve
> > the archiving of list messages.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
> > Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
> > DeTomaso mailing list
> > DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
> > http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
> >
> > To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use
> > the links above.
> >
> > Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any
> > message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list.
> > They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or
> approve
> > the archiving of list messages.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
> > Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
> > DeTomaso mailing list
> > DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
> > http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
> >
> > To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.)
> use the links above.
> >
> > Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any
> message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list.
> They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve
> the archiving of list messages.
>

   POCA has been around for a long time and has been a great organization
   that has added value to the Ownership experience.
   For years, they have published a monthly newsletter with helpful
   technical information. They have published a quarterly magazine,
   admittedly often less than quarterly, but always good reading. I keep a
   stack of back issues next to my bed, and like to read a few articles
   from the past before turning out the light. They organize a national
   convention which is the largest collection of DeTomasos in the world. A
   number of local chapters of the national club organize regular events
   close to home, many on a monthly basis. So it's done a lot of really
   good things.
   Living outside the US, like you, some of these benefits are lost, but
   the publications still made it worth it for me. It's really a shame
   what is happening now, as only the owners will ultimately suffer by
   losing an organization that served to enhance the ownership experience.
   I can only hope that like the Phoenix it will rise from what appears to
   be a somewhat ashen appearance and be a positive forcA(c) again.
   Meanwhile, this free e-mail fA^3rum continues to survive and thrive
   despite turmoil and efforts to kill it, and is a vital part of DeTomaso
   ownership for me.

   On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Michael Barnes
   <[1]michaelbarnessrt10@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

     As a relatively new Pantera owner I am still eagerly soaking up all
     and any information I can get from whatever source I can.
     POCA sounds like a fun place to hang out, I think I'll give it a
     miss for a whiled-
     Michael B ( Southern Counties England)
     Sent from my iPad

   > On 22 Jul 2016, at 06:20, Charles McCall <[2]charlesmccall@gmail.com>
   wrote:
   >
   > Ditto. This is truly amazing....
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso [mailto:[3]detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com]
   On Behalf
   > Of Julian Kift
   > Sent: viernes, 22 de julio de 2016 5:31
   > To: Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.; [4]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
   >
   > I am lost for appropriate words, what a sad day when a car club
   website is
   > completely shutdown due to a dispute within the elected BOD.
   >
   >
   > Julian
   >
   > ________________________________
   > From: DeTomaso <[5]detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com> on
   behalf of
   > Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <[6]byrdjf@embarqmail.com>
   > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 7:48 PM
   > To: [7]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
   >
   > Message on home page
   >
   > "We regret to inform you that the website is temporarily offline
   while a
   > dispute within the POCA Board of Directors is resolved.
   > All content and data on the website (including your personal
   information) is
   > secure and protected."
   >
   >
   >
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso [mailto:[8]detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com]
   On Behalf
   > Of Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.
   > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 19:59 PM
   > To: [9]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
   >
   > It is not just You.
   > I was about to ask the same question, thinking I might have been
   blocked
   > since my membership expires next week
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso [mailto:[10]detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com]
   On Behalf
   > Of Mark Pinson
   > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 19:01 PM
   > To: [11]detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   > Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC Something is up at POCA
   >
   > Now I get a message "Website is not active" and "Website is offline"
   - is it
   > just me?
   >
   > Glad I'm not an advertiser, but sorry I'm a member.
   >
   > _______________________________________________
   >
   >
   > Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA Posted emails must not
   exceed 1.5
   > Megabytes DeTomaso mailing list [12]DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   > [13]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
   >
   > To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.)
   use
   > the links above.
   >
   > Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward
   any
   > message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the
   list.
   > They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or
   approve
   > the archiving of list messages.
   >
   > _______________________________________________
   >
   >
   > Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
   > Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
   > DeTomaso mailing list
   > [14]DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   > [15]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
   >
   > To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.)
   use
   > the links above.
   >
   > Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward
   any
   > message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the
   list.
   > They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or
   approve
   > the archiving of list messages.
   >
   > _______________________________________________
   >
   >
   > Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
   > Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
   > DeTomaso mailing list
   > [16]DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   > [17]http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
   >
   > To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.)
   use the links above.
   >
   > Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward
   any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the
   list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive
   or approve the archiving of list messages.

References

   1. mailto:michaelbarnessrt10@hotmail.co.uk
   2. mailto:charlesmccall@gmail.com
   3. mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com
   4. mailto:detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   5. mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com
   6. mailto:byrdjf@embarqmail.com
   7. mailto:detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
   8. mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com
   9. mailto:detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
  10. mailto:detomaso-bounces@server.detomasolist.com
  11. mailto:detomaso@server.detomasolist.com
  12. mailto:DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
  13. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  14. mailto:DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
  15. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
  16. mailto:DeTomaso@server.detomasolist.com
  17. http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso

Mark Pinson

Asa Jay Laughton

Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.

Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.

Julian Kift

Charles McCall

Michael Barnes

Charles McCall

Stephen

Dave

Robert Pink

Christopher Kimball

Rob Dumoulin

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