[DeTomaso] # of surviving cars

Tue Apr 20 16:39:14 EDT 2010

Agreed!

michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
> I think most people agree with you.
>  
> If the POCA had a clue, they would realize that this could be a small 
> profit center for Official Documentation and Registration,
> But considering my experience with them just keeping membership 
> records and billing straight, well that's a lot to hope for.
> I know that the players have changed and I know there are not enough 
> of us to hire full time employees like the Mustang or Shelby
> folks.
> But if I could get an official looking document that verified the 
> car's build date, original colors, specs, etc. and this became a part 
> of a National Registry
> and an ADDED Value to MY Carr because I had it ( like Bloomington, the 
> GTO registry, Cobras or something ) then it would be worth the 50.00 
> to 100.00 it should cost to
> establish such a list.
>  
> It will only work if there is an incentive to make it happen, the 
> incentive has to be CASH,
> or private Brazilian Girls attention ( so I'm told ) and since 
> pandering is illegal, looks like Cash wins out.
>  
> The documentation will only be worth anything if we all say it's worth 
> something, but as we all know, the Pantera community
> is made up of rebels, miscreants and hell raisers ( thus the appeal of 
> the car and probably why we all get along on this forum )
> and not "Joiners".
> This is one of the few groups that don't applaud the increased values 
> of cars, but derides those cars as "not being worth that much"
> as has been said," I have seen the enemy and it is US"
>  
> We have to be better cheerleaders for each other, build up the brand 
> value and start to account for ourselves
> better if we are going to build up the value of these cars.
>  
>  A registry is one way to fast track the effort and POCA should in my 
> opinion take the lead in such an endeavor.
>  
> all of course in just my opinion,
>  
> Michael Shortt
>
>
>  
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:08 PM, GW <gow2 at rc-tech.net 
> <mailto:gow2 at rc-tech.net>> wrote:
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>     I would also like to see it backed by a group such as POCA. In
>     doing so it would have to have strict rules or guidelines as to
>     what content is verified and to perhaps to what level of
>     verification. Anything less would amount to Wikipedea and only
>     muddy the waters of what is true which is why most will not
>     participate in anything less..
>
>
>     G
>
>
>     michael at michaelshortt.com <mailto:michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:
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>         All,
>          Here's the problem and one that we all have issues with to
>         some degree or another.
>          Who gets to see the registry and what information gets shared?
>          Name of Owner
>         Email of Owner
>         Date of Acquisition
>         VIN of Car
>         Photos of Car
>         City of Car
>          That's what I'm willing to share,
>         where it lives, stays parked or stored, etc.
>          isn't going to be shared with strangers.
>         Mailing me a bunch of crap isn't going to happen.
>         Asking how much I paid isn't going to happen.
>          So how can we establish a sight that is user controlled, yet
>         maintainable
>         and linked to all the others?
>          I own the domain "detomasopanteraregistry.com
>         <http://detomasopanteraregistry.com/>
>         <http://detomasopanteraregistry.com
>         <http://detomasopanteraregistry.com/>>" and have for years,
>
>         when a reasonable and viable answer to the above is presented,
>         I'd be happy
>         to allow the domain name use for such a purpose.
>         It should not be a for profit deal.
>          I know of no other current idea aside from the effort of
>          Chuck's ( which requires a password )
>         which is good for privacy but also a PIA, clearly you can't
>         have it both ways.
>          One idea may be a group effort on a social networking site
>         with everyone creating a page for their car and linking all
>         these pages
>         together as friends...but it requires each owner and when you
>         add people
>         you always add problems.
>          Can the registry software of Shelby or others be licensed?
>          Michael Shortt
>          
>          On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 2:07 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com
>         <mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com> <mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com
>         <mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com>>> wrote:
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>            In a message dated 4/20/10 12:45:46 AM, gow2 at rc-tech.net
>         <mailto:gow2 at rc-tech.net>
>            <mailto:gow2 at rc-tech.net <mailto:gow2 at rc-tech.net>> writes:
>
>            > When POCA or some other club gets involved and makes a
>         real official
>            > effort like the way the Corvettes and other groups have, it
>            would make a
>            > difference.
>            >
>            Agreed; want to volunteer to form a group to do one? That's
>         the main
>            problem, Bill- everyone wants access to such a registry but
>         no one
>            wants to spend
>            the years it takes to compile one. Which is a moving target
>         anyway
>            since
>            details change daily due to sales, accidents, owner
>         upgrades etc.
>            And POCA
>            typically only offers encouragement- they're watching their
>            pennies pretty
>            carefully these days. Finally, most good records reside in
>         vendors
>            files, which
>            they guard pretty carefully. Good luck- J DeRyke
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