I have space on a message board on my web page...
If people are interested in posting, I can have it set up in a night..
My '67 crown imperial was headed that way, with 49K original miles..
must save more land yachts.
I also cross posted this to a "c body" forum... as the 300's and the rest of
my beloved Cs have the same problem
let me know
www.disgruntledpunk.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Whitney" <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 7:48 PM
Subject: IML: How to make your enemy your friend
>
> Here is my proposal for making peace between the derby participants and
the
> Imperial Preservation League:
>
> WHEREAS potential candidates for restoration and their valuable parts are
> lost to derby events;
>
> WHEREAS each derby organizer sets rules for the participants;
>
> WHEREAS a large number of derby organizers have already made rules
limiting
> Imperials' eligibility; and
>
> WHEREAS derby participants have been as diligent as if not more so than
IPL
> members unearthing candidates for preservation.
>
> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the IPL will actively lobby derby
organizers
> to further limit Imperial eligibility with the goal of disqualifying every
> Imperial from such events.
>
> FURTHER RESOLVED that the IPL will take advantage of the participants'
> established network and further its preservation aims by creating a
> mutually beneficial structure to pay participants for their efforts that
> result in making candidates for preservation available to new owners.
>
> FURTHER RESOLVED that the IPL will set a minimum guaranteed price for
> designated class or model year Imperials which will be paid to a
> participant to purchase such Imperial provided that the transaction meets
> certain regulatory requirements as may be determined by the league from
> time to time.
>
> FURTHER RESOLVED that the IPL will set a bounty on information about the
> location, price, condition and seller of designated class or model year
> Imperials which will be paid to a participant for providing such
> information to the IPL.
>
> In laymans' terms:
>
> Lobby the organizers and their umbrella organizations to disqualify all
> Imperials and pay the would-be derby drivers for their help locating and
> delivering Imperials to preservationists. That's not enough, though.
> Those drivers have a lot of contacts that we don't know about, and they
> have a financial incentive to extend their contact network. We need to
> give them an incentive to make some money using those contacts even if
they
> are not allowed to drive the cars in an event. If they can't make a
profit
> buying the car and reselling it to us at the guaranteed minimum, they can
> make a bounty by letting us know the car is available.
>
> Let's say Joe Imperialist is looking for a '66 Coupe in #3 condition. I
> mean seriously looking. He can make a deposit with the league treasurer,
> who then broadcasts to the bounty hunters that they will receive the
> guaranteed price for delivering that model in that condition or better.
> Implied in that broadcast is that a "snitch" bounty is also available for
> information about a '66 Coupe for sale in #3 condition only. No snitch
> bounty is available for a #2 or #4 car based on Joe's deposit. If the
> bounty hunter can't or doesn't want to make a profit flipping the car to
> Joe, he can snitch on the seller so Joe knows where the car is, who's
> selling it and what the price and condition are. That bounty is available
> to the snitch whether Joe buys the car or not, and it is deducted from
> Joe's deposit. Joe may then complete the transaction with the seller, if
> he chooses, or he may pass. If Joe doesn't want that car, another league
> member might. At least we as a group know what's out there. Joe
> reimburses the treasury for the snitch bounty and the guaranteed price
> remains available for that model in that condition.
>
> Let's say Joe Imperialist only wants information about any '66 Coupe
> available in a particular condition but he prefers to deal directly with
> the seller. He can make a deposit in the amount of the snitch bounty, and
> no guaranteed minimum price is available based on Joe's deposit.
>
> Obviously, there would have to be some limits and criteria. No "snitch"
> bounty for a car advertised in Hemmings, for example -- we can find those
> ourselves. We would also have to think about whether we want to limit
such
> bounty payments to active derby participants or expand the program to make
> more people eligible.
>
> The bottom line is we can have these guys falling all over themselves and
> competing against each other while they try to help us preserve Imperials.
> That, my friends, is what we call a win/win situation. In addition, I
like
> the elements of justice and atonement. The key is making it hard for them
> to make money destroying the car and easy for them to make money helping
> us.
>
> Not to mention these guys crisscross the country with auto trailers.
Guess
> what? They usually only have a car on that trailer going in one
direction.
> Maybe they'd like to make a few extra bucks hauling cars for members.
They
> certainly have experience hauling Imperials and/or other heavy, full-size
> cars.
>
> Happy Labor Day picnicking or whatever,
>
> David
>
> '91 K-Imperial driver -- was headed for the boneyard if I hadn't bought it
> '66 Crown Coupe project -- seller said if I didn't buy it he was going to
> turn it into a sculpture (no lie, and he's done it before!)
> '66 Newport 383 dual exhaust 4bbl .030 over Eddys/Hurst/Cragars daughter's
> first Mopar -- car has a charmed life
>
>
>
>
>
>
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