I saw this announcement at SAAC 43. A new online Cobra Registry is available. Sounds like a great way to keep up with current information.
Check it out here: https://www.cobraregistry.org/ (https://www.cobraregistry.org/)
Link does not work for me.
It did work earlier for me, but it is not responding now.
Must be from an overload of interest. It is a posted link as well on The Cobra Experience site, but is down for now.
It is working for me at the moment. :)
Here it is again. Maybe I pasted it incorrectly earlier.
https://www.cobraregistry.org/ (https://www.cobraregistry.org/)
I was on the site today. I see it's $100 a year to join. Has anyone bit the bullet and signed up? I'm curious on what the $100 gets you besides possibly more current information about the Cobra's history. Not living in CA going to the facility doesn't really play into the membership. I'd like to hear what others think that have joined-
Quote from: terlingua11 on August 16, 2018, 04:43:11 PM
I was on the site today. I see it's $100 a year to join. Has anyone bit the bullet and signed up? I'm curious on what the $100 gets you besides possibly more current information about the Cobra's history. Not living in CA going to the facility doesn't really play into the membership. I'd like to hear what others think that have joined-
+1 as well.
The link worked for me. I was just on it.
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I finally got around to subscribing to the Cobra registry online last night.....
Wow! Very cool! I will be spending a lot of time here.
This is great! So many more photos and quick information.
Thank you to everyone that put this together. This is a great asset to our hobby.
I dont think this is associated with SAAC is it?
Where are they sourcing their information?
Quote from: Tired Sheep on October 26, 2021, 04:21:45 PM
I dont think this is associated with SAAC is it?
Where are they sourcing their information?
Info is from SAAC. Updated by the Cobra Registrar.
So to be clear...what does the $100 regarding COBRA information get you that isn't in the most recent publishing of the registry? Looks like the site says to get access to the information it's $100 PER YEAR. In other words at the current release rate of a new registry every 10 years I'm paying a total of $1,000.00 over that ten years to have access to research/update the cobra data? It doesn't seem to make sense to me.
It's possible the online Registry makes the most sense to anyone actively looking to purchase a Cobra. Some of the data in a printed Registry is obsolete by the time it appears, hence an online version can provide more current information. In addition, while the printed version offers a photo or two of a given car, the online one provides various quality images of the exterior, engine bay, and interior of every car we can find. It is also updated constantly. Is it worth $100 a year? For a lot of Cobra enthusiasts, it definitely is.
Ned,
+1. I've got to agree with you about the online registry. Especially regarding current and timely information.
If there will be the day where we can check all pre 70 Shelby Cars online with one account at the saac database that would be awesome and I think people will pay good money for that.
I've always thought that the registries would lend themselves well to being online. Keep the printed versions for those who prefer them, but an annual subscription to a database that contains the same details of all Shelby cars from 65 thru 70 makes a lot of sense. Before Google we had to go to the library. ;D
Thanks for Clarification Ned - if it's good enough for you...it's good enough for me! I assume the online database would also reveal any factory paperwork and any docs you maintain and possess as the official SAAC COBRA registrar?
Who is managing or maintaining the online registry?
I purchased subscription, and while the information is great it can be a bit cumbersome to navigate when trying to do mass research. Works great if you want to look at one specific car, but so far I have not found an easy way to go car to car (think turning the page of the registry). From what I can see every time I have to go back to the list and then select another car. Was wanting to look at details of cars around mine, but then each time having to go back to list, search, and re-enter is quite slow.
Would be also nice if there was a way to just access all the pictures. When selecting photo gallery, there's minimal pictures. There's a massive database behind with pictures of every car. So if I'm looking for a detailed picture of some component, would be good to utilize the pictures of all cars to maybe find few examples that exist.
Quote from: fastpace on October 27, 2021, 11:27:58 AM
I purchased subscription, and while the information is great it can be a bit cumbersome to navigate when trying to do mass research. Works great if you want to look at one specific car, but so far I have not found an easy way to go car to car (think turning the page of the registry). From what I can see every time I have to go back to the list and then select another car. Was wanting to look at details of cars around mine, but then each time having to go back to list, search, and re-enter is quite slow.
What works for me..... In the main area before filtering down to chassis or car number there is a list of all of the cars. I use Ctrl+F it opens a search field for that page you are on. I type in the last four digits of the VIN and press enter. The computer goes to those characters you tell it to search for. Then I hold Ctrl while I click on that car and it opens in another window. I do this for all of the cars I want to look up....then I have several windows open that I can toggle back and forth with. I can flip from window to window to compare between different cars.
I hope Ned is getting some of the $100. Most of the info in the book comes from his years (I'd guess well over 50) of research, note and photo taking.
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 27, 2021, 03:38:28 PM
I hope Ned is getting some of the $100. Most of the info in the book comes from his years (I'd guess well over 50) of research, note and photo taking.
Not sure on how the $$ is being handled nor do I care as long as some is reinvested into keeping it all sustained, but Ned is definitely involved. My father-in-laws car (CSX2410) was getting updated on the registry as I had provided the information to Ned. At the time, he would have been the only one with the details as we were waiting to post anything public until we had the car into a restoration shop with fairly detailed ownership and history chain defined.
Quote from: fastpace on October 27, 2021, 05:18:13 PM
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 27, 2021, 03:38:28 PM
I hope Ned is getting some of the $100. Most of the info in the book comes from his years (I'd guess well over 50) of research, note and photo taking.
Not sure on how the $$ is being handled nor do I care as long as some is reinvested into keeping it all sustained, but Ned is definitely involved. My father-in-laws car (CSX2410) was getting updated on the registry as I had provided the information to Ned. At the time, he would have been the only one with the details as we were waiting to post anything public until we had the car into a restoration shop with fairly detailed ownership and history chain defined.
Anyone buying a Cobra will still need to talk to Ned. There is a lot of facts he knows that owners like to sue over to keep them secret. Yes it's fact but publishing those facts can cost you a lot of attorney fees proving that it's not you ruining a cars value but the pure and simple fact it was built out of thin air or from a piece of one that still exists.
Quote from: wcampbell on October 27, 2021, 08:39:53 AM
I assume the online database would also reveal any factory paperwork and any docs you maintain and possess as the official SAAC COBRA registrar?
Where we have factory paperwork, it is referenced in the car's description within the Registry. We do not reprint it there. If a car's owner requests copies, we provide them.
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 27, 2021, 03:38:28 PM
I hope Ned is getting some of the $100. Most of the info in the book comes from his years (I'd guess well over 50) of research, note and photo taking.
Surely I can't be old enough to have been collecting data for over 50 years, right? And I get a token payment for each book sold, while the online version is gratis. It likely goes without saying that paying Registrars for their work might lead to problems. Unless they work for the validity of the data instead of a financial reward, their efforts could be corrupted. I don't want to discuss the number of times I have been offered money to insert incorrect data. Sorry, guys - it ain't happening.
Quote from: Cobra Ned on October 27, 2021, 10:35:28 PM
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 27, 2021, 03:38:28 PM
I hope Ned is getting some of the $100. Most of the info in the book comes from his years (I'd guess well over 50) of research, note and photo taking.
Surely I can't be old enough to have been collecting data for over 50 years, right?
I guess I should have said nearly 50 ;D We did just have SAAC 46.
Quote from: Cobra Ned on October 27, 2021, 10:35:28 PM
Surely I can't be old enough to have been collecting data for over 50 years, right? And I get a token payment for each book sold, while the online version is gratis. It likely goes without saying that paying Registrars for their work might lead to problems. Unless they work for the validity of the data instead of a financial reward, their efforts could be corrupted. I don't want to discuss the number of times I have been offered money to insert incorrect data. Sorry, guys - it ain't happening.
Thank you for for dedication to the integrity of the data. Can't say I'm surprised to find out that some wanted to legitimize false data. Your efforts are part of the reason that the various club registries are so highly respected. Kudos to you for doing what you do!
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 27, 2021, 10:48:01 PM
Quote from: Cobra Ned on October 27, 2021, 10:35:28 PM
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 27, 2021, 03:38:28 PM
I hope Ned is getting some of the $100. Most of the info in the book comes from his years (I'd guess well over 50) of research, note and photo taking.
Surely I can't be old enough to have been collecting data for over 50 years, right?
I guess I should have said nearly 50 ;D We did just have SAAC 46.
There were early attempts. The Cobra Club around '72 and Jim Cowles around the same time. I'm unaware of any other attempts which may exist.
Ned is one of the least corruptible individuals I've ever met or known of.
I appreciate the comments. Thank you, Roy and Doug. But I would hate to think that everyone should accept these thoughts absent any proof. So please feel free to send cash and checks to me, C/O SAAC, and let's just see for ourselves how much of what you send actually makes it into the Registry. Don't be shy. :-*
Quote from: Cobra Ned on October 29, 2021, 08:39:41 AM
I appreciate the comments. Thank you, Roy and Doug. But I would hate to think that everyone should accept these thoughts absent any proof. So please feel free to send cash and checks to me, C/O SAAC, and let's just see for ourselves how much of what you send actually makes it into the Registry. Don't be shy. :-*
I have a cancelled check here for you but somehow you never got it? Strange? Where did the $100 go to?
It would gone into the "General Fund" at SAAC anyway. You would never get it.
I didn't suggest that you were not corruptible, just the least corruptible person that I have ever met. There is a significant difference. ;)