Also, GT350's were just hot rod mustangs until SAAC came along. Old Cobra
race cars were cast offs at one point. I am not saying that this will
happen to Roadsters, but it would certainly help the stature.
Sidney Raper
1964 1500
1967 SRL311 00060
1967 SRL311 00076
Jacksonville Florida
http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
>Reply-To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
>To: "datsun" <datsun-roadsters-digest@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: What's the purpose of the registry?
>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 07:30:26 -0700
>
>Many other makes of vintage or collector cars have registries of the cars.
>I can
>see any number of benefits, particularly for a model like ours that had
>relatively limited production numbers.
>
>As was already pointed out, it documents the number of cars still in
>existence.
>This makes it easier to make a case for continuing to supply parts or to
>encourage reproduction of unavailable parts.
>
>It allows owners (and potential owners) to research the history of
>vehicles.
>
>It allows the possibility (slim, I admit) of locating and recovering stolen
>vehicles.
>
>It builds a sense of community among the owners.
>
>It demonstrates a sense of commitment to the rest of the vintage/collector
>car
>community. This is especially important in a situation such as ours, where
>the
>Euro-centric vintage car community still doesn't always view our cars as
>significant.
>
>I can understand some people's concern about privacy, but nobody's asking
>for
>home address or anything that could put you at risk. It's just an attempt
>to
>build the community and document what exists.
>
>Gordon Glasgow
>Renton, WA
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Matthew
>Zerega
>Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 11:43 PM
>To: datsun
>Subject: What's the purpose of the registry?
>
>
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