So, if he only sold a few copies, do you think they will go up in value,
like Rallye catalogs did?
I got one for Christmas a couple of years back and I still refer to it
from time to time. Some one(BADROC ? ) started an online registry, but it
never got too far either. Too bad.
Paul
OROC
-----Original Message-----
From: RoadsteRob@aol.com <RoadsteRob@aol.com>
To: conrad1@gte.net <conrad1@gte.net>; noji@snowman.med.umn.edu
<noji@snowman.med.umn.edu>
Cc: mitch@ias.net <mitch@ias.net>; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: how many are left?
>In a message dated 7/26/00 7:35:08 AM GMT Daylight Time, conrad1@gte.net
>writes:
>
><< Dana, Mitch:
>
> This last March,"Paul <9laser3@bright.net>", and David A. Fox were
>discussing the
> matter of a "National Registry".
>
> At that time, I brought up to the list the matter of Mike Bell ("The
Registry
> Guy"), and his Datsun Roadster Registry, and questioned "whatever happened
> to...?" I made a limited effort myself to follow up on the question, but
> encountered nothing but "dead ends".
>
> Mike was so active on the list in 1996-1997, published his registry, and
then
> seemingly disappeared. He did do a very nice job on it, and I refer to it
>from
> time to time.
>
> The total he was able to compile was 1219 of SP/SPL-310, SP/SPL-311,
>SR/SRL-311
> in a total of 5 countries (3 being ascribed to "other" than the major
five--
>one
> each in Portugal, S. Africa, & Thailand). He lists a total of 9 for
>England--3
> to Rob Beddington. 338 for Australia, but only 23 names for Canada. 99
For
>CA,
> BTW.
>
> He really did do a fine job on the registry, just sorry that it did not
>continue
> as he obviously intended. Wonder what happened...
>
> Dave
> '68 1600
> Kailua-Kona
> >>
>
>Mike really did a great job and if the project had continued we may be a
lot
>further down the road to knowing numbers - I helped Mike piece together the
>European cars and a few African cars and Phill Brook did a fantastic job in
>getting Australian and Japanese numbers together. I had thought about
taking
>the job on from where Mike left off. However the job of tracking
>ownership/wrecks/newly restored cars is a mammoth task. I guess Mike got
>downhearted when, after all the effort he put in, he only sold a few copies
>of the Registry. Shame.
>
>Rob
>
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