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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