John, as soon as I hit the SEND button it occurred to me that I was going to
hear from you. Yes, my comments applied only to the USA registries begun by
the AHCA in the mid-'80s. I have personal knowledge of how they were 15
years ago, but do not have any knowledge of the UK registers, beyond a
little bit about the 3000 register. I apologize to you and Mell for
ignoring you guys in my comments.
It is devoutly to be wished that someday we can integrate our databases and
come up with a single model register that has all of the information
available on a given car and its ownership history. As it is, the "privacy"
issue is such a big hindrance to complete sharing of information among the
registries, and my personal feeling is that the Healey community suffers
because of it. But what can you do about the law?
Cheers!
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: John Harper [mailto:ah@jharper.demon.co.uk]
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:42 PM
To: BJ8 Healeys
Cc: 'healey help'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] When is a Tiger not a Tiger (was:
H-BT7-L/6722CLARIFICATION)
Steve
I am sorry but I have to take issue here. What you say does not apply to
the UK AHC. We kept far more than just the VIN/chassis numbers 15 years
ago. We kept this detailed information going back something like 30
years.
For example the first UK 100 Register was produced in 1970 but I agree
this had limited car information. The first detailed Register started in
1977 by John Wheatley and this had body/batch number, colours original
and now, condition and in addition more detailed information. This was
nearly 33 years ago!
In 1988 we transferred from paper records to a database with just over
300 entries but kept all the detailed information and add a little more.
Now we have approaching ten times that number and all details we receive
are recorded.
Having said the above I fully endorse what you say
The wider the registries can be publicised, the more people will know
about
them. The more helpful they are to individual owners, the more likely
the word
will spread that registries are more than an idle pastime, but can be a
real
benefit to the Healey community.
Best regards
John Harper
100 Register Secretary
AHC UK
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