Any interest in a Dino USA Club?

yes!

 

Include the Canadians

 

I think there should be one Dino club globally. A global Dino club with regions such as Europe, Japan, Asia, America, etc. Running a club is a lot of work and requires individuals that are passionate to do that. Most club members just go along for the ride. There was no one that put their hand up to continue the Dino Registry. A robust club needs to also archive their history and document the cars. “If” there was a global Dino club, would Ferrari endorse it? What Matthias has done was mostly the energy and passion from Matthias. I ask him what the potential is and should it build on what he’s doing.

We have a diverse and smart group of individuals that populate and give valuable information to this forum. How do we harness this?

 

We had a Dino club in France in the 80's. The president of the club was a good friend and I know it was a huge job to organize the meetings and take care of the correspondence. There was no Internet and everything was done by mail. We had a newsletter called Dino~Scope three or four times a year and I wrote some articles. The club has changed with the arrival of a new president. It was a different person and there were fewer and fewer participants. Eventually the club disappeared. You have to be organized and have a lot of time to take care of a club like this... Not easy, bu a good idea.

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yes

 

globally, that is a full time job….
I think the USA should have a better organized Dino community. The great Grand Canyon meeting last year in November deserved more participants and the organizer was all over FChat!
What a great event… thanks Scott!
My private Dino register is way beyond what we had on the internet, the problem with the internet is: no discretion and that is what most of owners want...

 

I agree that the USA Dino Community needs to be better organized. The problem with the USA is that it is 50 countries as large as 50 countries! Everyone is so far apart location wise. There is no one like you here. In Europe, countries are centrally located and easily accessed for the most part. Beautiful roads, mountains and differing European cultures add to the experiences and connect the countries. In the US, it’s much more localized such as the western coastal route, the Rockies, etc. America has has a lot of flyover land with loooong straight roads in between. Not fun in a Dino.

The research you have done on the Dino stands alone. No sense in overlapping that effort. Maybe one main club (Europe?) with regions that could be run ie USA West Coast, USA Mid-West and USA East Coast?

 

Scott, thank you for your comments! I can only imagine Matthias is still overwhelmed with the event in Maranello and wants to focus on his personal Dino projects. Ferrari, from what I’ve heard can be difficult to deal with. I would love a global Dino club that is specific to the Dino marque (including Fiat Dinos, Dino engined race cars, 308GT4 and Stratos). Getting the club rights to use the logos is important. It takes a lot of time, persistence, and personal resources to be successful. It also takes professional talents such as legal, organizational, creative, treasury, boutique, etc etc. I, for instance limit myself to just the odd blogs on F-Chat and some personal emails. Those that take on the responsibilities, I have a lot of respect for. In some ways, it’s a thankless role where others feel entitled and insensitive to the efforts of those who accept the responsibilities.

Freeman

 

Also....if a Dino vendor were to put the power behind something like this, it would benefit them as well as the club members. Club member numbers would have to all be even numbers!

 

I would be interested in a US Dino club.

 

I would be interested as well but only
Able to attend one or two events per year.
I have a four year old boy who keeps me busy

 

I would be interested in a Dino club as well. I would also interested in managing the Canadian chapter.

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I'm happy to assist, Freeman.
Just want to remark that I have seen clubs loose their spirit when comercial interest was mixed into the structure.

 

Yes, I am very interested. Located in Southern California. 1972 246GT.

 

I would like say hello to other Dino owners
And a annual drive. I am in southern Ca also

 

yes - also in southern cal

 

Hi,

We talked on BaT

At this starting point I am in the process of gathering members' information. Please include your email address when you send your contact info. I'll keep everybody posted in a mass mailing.
Thanks

Steve Gilbert
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