I hope this doesn’t devolve into defending Steve or defending Howard. I think Steve Algorri (camp upshur) and Howard Pardee (1965-66 registrar) are both doing this community a service. Howard does a great job with the Registry, and Steve is doing a great job providing first-hand information about a specific car. I see no problem with either of those.
Keep in mind that no one is perfect. I bought my car in 1979 and still own it. I quickly informed SAAC about my purchase and was listed as the owner in the 1987 Registry. Imagine my surprise when the 1997 Registry came out showing someone else owning my car. I contacted Howard and got things straightened out. But until the next printing, the Registry had false info about my car. Why? Because one person gave Howard the name of a new owner. And no effort was made to confirm or refute that information. Had I not spoken up, that false info would still be there - in the printed Registry and in Howard's data about my car.
Was I disappointed? Yes. Was I angry? No. Howard is one of the nicest, most honest and helpful people I’ve ever met. But he’s not perfect and neither is the info in the Registry. And it’s not fair to hold him or the Registry to that standard.
I thank Howard for the hard work he does on our behalf, and for the honest and ethical way he performs those duties.
And I thank Steve for sharing the first-hand information he has learned about this particular car – 5S089.
As more people get to inspect this car in person more facts will come to light. If those facts prove the current Registry information is accurate, then that’s fine. But if those facts prove the current Registry information to be wrong, then I feel certain a correction will be made.
My two cents,
Steve Sloan