While it is a well know fact* that Al Gore invented the internet, it is less
well known that Jefferson invented e-mail.
On a more serious note a short while back when I wasn't sure where my career
was going I considered trying to start up a national assoction of car clubs
and perhaps the big players who make money off our hobby--not just healeys
or british, but classic cars in general, to actively try to protect our
hobby from any government action negatively affecting the hobby at the
federal and local level.
We have a case that I think plays pretty well if you get the message out,
facts and figures on the size of the industry as a whole, whats more
American than a guy working on his car on Saturday morning?, charity work
the various clubs do, group is mainly made of "model citizens" from a
politicians perspective, middle age middle class people with some disposable
income who vote. There are probably as many or more "car people" as there
are "gun people" and look at the clout the NRA has.
If in fact Len is right and a serious threat to our hobby arises such a
unified organization will be sorely needed to protect our cars and
interests, I am not sure if he is right, but the possibility exists.
As I said I was thinking about it, and have somewhat of the background for
it, but my prospects have stabilized so don't think it will be me, but maybe
the kernel of the idea will get planted and someone will run with it. Sort
of a timing issue there as well, as the likelihood of such an active broad
organization increases as we get closer to the possibility of legislation
affecting our cars, but ideally the organization would get up and running
early to attempt to nip goverment action negatively affecting our cars and
getting politician's ears early on.
Greg Lemon
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