Ben (and others)
I can only think of good things that will happen from compiling a registry. One problem I see is that there are a half-dozen such efforts underway, and information isn't always shared among parties. I think that the registries are almost exclusively Pantera-based, however, so there just may be a need for a Longchamps, Deauville, F2, F3, etc registry.
I may be telling you things you already know, but the most complete registry to date was published by Bill Milburn. I don't think it included any models other than the Pantera, however.
POCA has talked about spearheading an effort to make a registry but I don't think it has gotten very far. I think someone just needs to decide to invest the time, and then search the Internet high and low to see who has started what to save effort. I don't remember where I've seen the various efforts, but they are out there...
It would be great reading...
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