[sYc]

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Love the Shelby Registry. Only wish Gm had such.

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Having owned a Shelby in the past, I am very familiar with how they do things. And, the sYc has considered doing something along the same lines. But, here is the problem.

Right now a COPO/Yenko certificate only addresses the area of does the VIN plate on the car match a known Yenko/COPO VIN number. In many cases, Ed nor Vince have personally examined cars they issued certificates to. If the certificate stated this, maybe as a disclaimer, it would alleviate some of the problems we are facing today. No more could such as certificate be used as a means to verify the whole car.

To do a registry, such as the SAAC, would require a lot of leg work, $$$, and most importantly, would stir up a lot of ill feelings in the hobby. A lot of the cars in our hobby today were restored years ago, when they were worth a lot less money, and the rebody issue was not such touchy issue. I know of several very suspect cars right now, if exposed, would cause all h-ll to break loose. And who could blame someone for being upset, who had paid big $$ for a car, only to hear that it was bogus. And then, what about the seller, who suddenly was under attack, maybe even in court. A sticky wicket to say the least.

I for one would love to see a true SAAC type registry, but not for sure how to go about implementing such an endeavor with out adding fuel to an already somewhat volatile hobby. I will be the first to admit I do not have the answer and am open to any and all suggestions in how we can go about finding a better way to police our hobby. Lets hear it.