I agree 100%. I met Galen at Englishtown a few years ago and was part of a group that he joined for dinner. seems like a very nice person. --- sherwoodk@xxxx wrote: > Ron/lists: > > Why shouldn't Galen Govier (GG) sell his knowledge > instead of sharing. He has > uncovered a great deal of info that couldn't be > found anywhere. It is his > livelihood! > > As for personal experience with Galen -- I will > relate this personal story. I > had a 71 Dodge Hemi Charger that I had saved from an > insurance salvage yard > in 1979. Totally stripped and one of 32 426 > automatics. I had to sell the > hulk in 1993. It was then totally restored. Then it > ended up in a bankruptcy > court in 2000. I bought my car back although > stripped again. I received a > call from Galen who informed me he had found my > original numbers matching > Torqueflite in Michigan. The trans hadn't been > touched since pulled out of > the car in 1974 when it was traded for a 4speed > trans. Galen gave me the > phone number of the man who had it (he had kept it > in his data bank with my > cars serial number) and matched the number to a > letter he had received 8 > years ago from the man who had the trans. Now with > an NOS warranty block I > have a matching number car with warranty block > instead of an original car > with matching nothing. His price for all this -- > nothing at all. It's just a > service he provides. > > The man is entitled to make a living on the > information he has developed, > stored and printed. Galen has such knowledge that he > is hired as an expert > witness in fraud cases around the country (There are > people who make > something that wasn't). That's his expertise. Is it > any different than my > experience in construction that allows me to be an > expert witness in court > and be paid, as well. Yet, I, too, have been an > expert on earlier Chrysler > products -- especially early 30s Chrysler Imperials. > I get paid for that, > too. I chose to do things a little differently -- I > gave 13 years being > president and editor of the WPC News. Galen does his > with his publications. I > make a livelihood from construction. Galen makes it > from his particular > knowledge... > > To all, A Happy Thanksgiving > > Sherwood Kahlenberg > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1