Another issue is the high overhead of keeping a detailed list of all cars and mods. Volunteer burnout being what it is, I can't foresee a long-term future in this enterprise. We've seen "Rootes Register" programs come and go. I have heard that some people object to placing their cars on a register because it allows thieves to locate them more easily. I haven't experienced this problem, but have spoken to others who have. Security should be a consideration. How does the TAC team handle this?
Rex Funk
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> From: Rich Atherton <gumby(at)connectexpress.com>
> To: Sunbeam Tiger List <tigers(at)autox.team.net>; Sunbeam Alpine List
<alpines(at)autox.team.net>
> Subject: Identification Delema
> Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 11:54 AM
>
> Only the Tigers need to be inspected. There's no point in spending
the Man
> hours to look at cars that are not being cloned. No one is going to take
a
> TR-4, and rebody it as an Alpine. Just report what the car is, and what
you, or
> some previous owner has done to it, and its current configuration. for
your
> small fee, you'll receive a plaque and rivets which lists the information
you
> have provided. I think this should be done by anyone who is modifying an
Alpine
> for whatever reason. If there is interest from other modle owners, like
the
> IMP, Minx, etc, then maybe other plaques could be done for the same
reason.
> Thse are NOT to track the Authenticity of these other cars because NO
ONE is
> going to forg one. These are only for peice of mind to track the
modifications
> that many people like to do. Howmany Series I, II, III, or IV are
running
> around with different engine/tranny combination that what the car came
with
> originally? Lots of you !! Why not document those changes! With these
cars,
> changing the engines, probably won't degrade the cars value except by
those who
> want a perfect car, and they already know what they are looking for. If
you car
> is for sale and someone wants a perfect one, they can look at the plate,
and see
> what's been done, and they determine if it's reversible or not. They'll
see the
> plate's contact information, and if they are interested, can have all of
the
> details on that car faxed directly to them. They then decide if they
want the
> car or not. There are no questions for Authenticity......All of the cars
are
> Authentic...Only Tigers have been cloned, and TAC covers that for the
most part.
>
> Rich
>