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<DIV><FONT size=3>Andy Mace wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=3>This does raise an
interesting possibility, were FoT members so inclined: perhaps we could become
some sort of "Special Chapter" or "Affiliate" of VTR? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>I take a very 'broad church view' on issues like this,
essentially summarised as follows:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>1. It doesn't really matter how you use your Triumph (or
Standard) and because of that, there should be room in your local or national
club to accommodate your usage preference.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>2. The vehicle parc is getting smaller each year and current
owners are getting older. This largely explains the diminution of club
memberships</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>3. A surprisingly large number of cars will outlive their
enthusiast custodians and will need to have 'a home'</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>4. Clubs (national or local) need to recognise this - and its
my perception in the UK that clubs don't adequately do this</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>5. There will come a time when the vehicle parc and custodian
base is so small that clubs as they currently stand will probably not be viable
as heretofore. This begs the question</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>6. What plans are national clubs making to address that
inevitable eventuality?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>7. No-one can confidently expect to substantially 'grow club
membership.' The vast majority of cars that will survive are already known.
Barn-Finds will become ever more infrequent</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>With regard to point 6, my perception of the evidence as it
relates to the UK (and probably elsewhere too?) is "nothing at
all." Additionally, for as long as clubs and others continue to provide
'free' technical information on "How to .....?" projects via the internet, clubs
will continue to diminish in size.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Rant off</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Jonmac</FONT></DIV>
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