Reid...
Many, many congratulations on a great idea for making membership in
Austin-Healey Club USA more worthwhile. Calendars are nice, but folks
are flooded with them. This resource book, however, sounds like
something truly valuable to members. In an age where people are
increasingly careful with their money, the book promises to keep
existing members and make membership more attractive to those who have
not joined.
Bob Evans
Anaheim, California
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Trummel wrote:
>
> Hi Bob,
>
> Thanks for asking if the Austin-Healey Club USA has plans to
> publish a membership list....indeed, we do. In fact, it
> will be much more than just a list of members. So much
> more, in fact, that we have named it the "Austin-Healey
> Resource Book," and it will be sent to all members, as a
> regular membership benefit, in about late May.
>
> In addition to the membership list and club information
> (club mission statement, club cooperation, club history and
> bylaws, etc.) the Resource Book will also include two
> additional important sections:
>
> The "Austin-Healey Resources" section includes a description
> of club services to help members make full use of their
> membership benefits, contact info for the Concours Registry
> members, contact info for other registries (Sprite, 100M,
> Tri-Carb, Original Owners, and Modified Healeys), a list of
> professional mechanics who offer free tech advice to
> members, contact info for the British Motor Industry
> Heritage Trust (BMIHT) and a list of the Healeys-related
> books and manuals available at discount prices through the
> club.
>
> The "Austin-Healey Reference Data" section includes a
> description of models and series, a list of some
> commonly-used "unoffical names" for Healey models, an
> explanation of car numbers with several examples of how to
> decipher them (for example, what does the "U" in HBJ8U42986G
> mean?), a discussion of the 100M, and production charts for
> both big Healeys and Sprites, showing chassis number ranges,
> dates built, and number produced. That last section has
> been prepared in cooperation with Anders Clausager, BMIHT
> Archivist, and it represents the most current and accurate
> available compilation of that data.
>
> This 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" book will be a true reference book that
> will come in handy for many things throughout the year,
> including the contact info for your fellow club members --
> the greatest resource of all!
>
> We are excited about this new club benefit, and we believe
> that members will be very pleased with the effort and
> thought that has gone into it. We see it expanding every
> year to include even more reference/resource data to help
> members maintain and enjoy Austin-Healeys -- the very
> purpose of the club.
>
> Cheers,
> Reid
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