Chris_R wrote:colin7673 wrote:Forgive me, but shouldn't this really come under the Interceptor Registrar which the JOC does have
If two many people have their own lists and web page for each 'Model' or 'Sup-model' then what's the point of the JOC having an Interceptor registrar.
You're probably right Colin, but no one has done it. Steve Hodder only recently assumed the role of registrar but I for one don't know what information he holds and it certainly isn't published in any way.
What is the role of the registrar?
The role of the registrar is to record the owner and history of the cars of the model he is responsible for. See the inside page of the magazine for contact details. Note that the Interceptor Variants as looked after by Tim Clark include the SP, Coupe and Convertible.
The club also has technical advisors to answer any technical queries. Some Registrars will also act as a technical advisors, contact details are in a later page in the magazine.
The club's membership secretary also holds a register of cars built from the details on membership forms and speaking to members. Most of the Registrars hold their own records, some on paper, some in electronic means.
The system used by the membership secretary is a stand alone system and has a number of problems including no record of when a car was bought or if the owner is still the current owner, making it very difficult to tell the sequence of owners.
The club is now developing a new secure web based membership and registrars system which will make matters much easier for the registrars and vastly improve record keeping going forward. This will also avoid loss of data as occurred when the Healey Register details were destroyed in a house fire. I have been developing this system in my spare time so progress has not been as quick as I would like, but I am getting there.
Only approved members (i.e. the club's registrars and selected others) will have access to the system, however the system includes information that can be included on a website that will be driven from the database behind it, the information pulled together by Steve Hickey (RAP72) will be included on this new website which will replace the current mark 1 site. Paul Lewis (ex Interceptor Registrar, now Chairman) confirmed that Steve Hickey will have access to the Interceptor Mark 1s on the system, it will be up to the current Interceptor Registrars (Steve Hodder / Tim Clark) and the chairman whether other people have access.
Owners names and certain other information will not be included on the website unless they give their permission. In the short term owners can notify the registrars of updates by email / phone, in the long term forum / club members will be able to submit a form electronically. I see this new website as a useful tool for encouraging people to give us the details of the cars, however as I have said I need to concentrate on getting the new system in before adding the website.
In the long term members will be able to sign in to the system and update their address details, purchase regalia or enter the forum.