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Posted by Clint Dixon [74.206.62.94] on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 20:00:15 :
In Reply to: Nothing wrong with entering paperwork posted by Eric B. [99.100.189.137] on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 18:34:58 :
I have also always sought permission from the actual owner of a truck before I enter it into the Registry when I happen across one that is unregistered.
Here is something to think about. There is only just a small fraction of the licensed and operating trucks out there that are actually registered. Even with those limited numbers, we have learned some valuable information as to what options and equipment was available, and when it was available. We are continuing to narrow down the serial number range to pinpoint when important changes in truck design took place. What we are doing now will help those who might be interested in the Dodge Power-Wagon 10, 20, or 50 years from now.
Most Power-Wagon owners I happen to meet are more than happy to let me enter the information from their trucks into the Registry on their behalf. The vast majority of Power-Wagon owners are still not active on the internet. We are a small on-line crowd here, providing a service for the greater good of the hobby. We research, learn, document, and share. We did not have access this kind of quickly available history when I bought my first Power-Wagon in 1980. The hobby is much easier to feed an maintain now.
I think that finding factory, dealer, or other vintage paperwork proving that a truck exists/existed is a good thing and it deserves to be documented. Wouldn't it be something to learn that several thousand serial numbers were skipped over and never assigned to trucks, and that the actual production figures were closer to 40,000 rather than 80,000? That probably will never happened, but we will never know if we concentrate only upon those few existing trucks registered by the small numbers of people who know and care about the Registry.
Junior