2012 Shelby Registry Update

[ShelbyRegistry]

It's been a very exciting year for me and the Shelby Registry. I've been pretty swamped with work as I spent most of the last year upgrading my Cisco certification to CCNP - Voice. Because of this, I've not been able to process any registrations. With that said, as of about three weeks ago, I've started a major upgrade to both the website and the backend database. Some of you may have already noticed the subtle changes.

Although the Registry website looks almost the same, all of the current changes are strictly under the hood. I've completely revamped the underlying structure and the data is now pulled from a database instead of being static web pages that I have to manually edit. This will make updating the registrations a very easy task. Phase 1 complete!

In addition, I've changed the backend database from Access to MySQL which gives me a lot more flexibility. Phase 2 complete!

I'm also going through all existing registrations to verify the VINs. Since many were missing information or maybe incorrect, this is a work in progress. With that said, I'm down to about 52 invalid VINs out of 1662 registered vehicles and 6133 total production. Just a few minutes ago, 32 notifications were sent to existing owners. I've received bounce messages for the following:

Robby Craig
Owen Kelley
John Wozniak
Kevin Underwood
John Laird
John Schwenzfeier
Joe Forcier
Mike Cecil
If you know any of these guys, please have them contact me via the Shelby Registry web site. Phase 3 in progress.

I'm working on a program that will automatically queue new registrations into the DB. I've run a few tests and this should go live in the next week or two. I currently have a total of 244 registrations/updates in the queue. Phase 4 in progress.

Although the database is relatively small, it has well over 10,000 records and is very complex. Because of this, I'm writing a backend control panel to manage the process once a new registration comes in. Phase 5 in progress.

Once Phase 5 is complete, I'll be able to very quickly verify a registration and it will automatically flow to the web site.

Phase 6 is the complete redesign of the current site. I'm not sure what features will be added, by I'd love to hear from folks about what they would like to see.

I appreciate everyone's continued support as we get closer to a completely automated system.

Cheers.

[glhs0075]

Wow, sounds good. Thank you for maintaining the registry for all of us.

[mopar brett]

i have sent my info in a couple of weeks ago didn't see or hear anything so i sent it again today???

[ajakeski]

Thanks for doing all this work and maintaining the registry.

How about a registry for 1984-1986 GLH Omnis. Not numbered cars, but I bet people would be interested in how many color and induction variations are still around from each year.
Well, I'm interested.

Thanks again.

[BadAssPerformance]

Thanks for doing all this work and maintaining the registry.

+1, great work Bill! Let me know how we can work together as SDAC is very much in support of projects liek this

How about a registry for 1984-1986 GLH Omnis. Not numbered cars, but I bet people would be interested in how many color and induction variations are still around from each year.
Well, I'm interested.

Thanks again.

I think a broader focus registry would be great and am willing to help out this effort!

[ShelbyRegistry]

i have sent my info in a couple of weeks ago didn't see or hear anything so i sent it again today???

Brett, I have 251 registrations (new and updates) in the queue. I may have yours twice but that's fine. I'm currently doing a lot of testing so I don't mess up the database. I've spent about 75 hours in the last month working on the various phases. You will be notified when your update is processed. Thanks for the info! Cheers.

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Thanks for doing all this work and maintaining the registry. How about a registry for 1984-1986 GLH Omnis. Not numbered cars, but I bet people would be interested in how many color and induction variations are still around from each year. Well, I'm interested. Thanks again.

I've had a lot of people over the years ask for just this type of stuff. However, as I'm sure many can attest, I'm barely keeping my head above water with the task at hand. With that said, I'll be more than happy to share my stuff when I'm done if anyone else is interested. Cheers.

[88CSX-T]

my suggestions: mandatory description of car and at least one photo! I don't know about anyone else, but I'd love to see more info about these shelby's instead of just a name and a #!

Also, If interested, I have names and whereabouts of about 20 more CSX-T's that may or may not be in the registry (as well as CSX-T #001), and also mine (the "supposed" one that was built for the daughter of Thrifty)....

[glhs0075]

I would like to see full names not be published. I agree with the registry and what it does for the hobby, but I don't want non-enthusiasts able to do a Google search of my name and learn personal information about me.

[88CSX-T]

Here's csx-t #739 for sale, it's not mine and is not in the registry, but should be!

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/3380745363.html

[ShelbyRegistry]

I would like to see full names not be published. I agree with the registry and what it does for the hobby, but I don't want non-enthusiasts able to do a Google search of my name and learn personal information about me.

I certainly understand that some folks have an issue with putting out information in a public forum. Let me address all of the concerns that have been expressed over the years and my response (I probably should add this to the Registry?):

Q1. Why do you need to know X about me or my vehicle? With X being name, address, VIN, etc.

A1. There are a few reasons. I need your name as some static reference for the database as well as knowing who you are if I need to contact you. I REQUIRE very few things: name, address, city , state, zip code and vehicle model. I put a lot of thought into this over the years and I feel it's the least amount of data possible to be able to associate an owner with a vehicle. Everything is stored in a VERY offline database and is NEVER used by anyone other than myself and I use it solely as contact information. I would prefer that everyone filled out every field especially the number and VIN of the vehicle. This allows more accurate accounting of the vehicles. I think everyone would be surprised at the number of issues I've seen. Vehicles with the wrong dash plaque, people who claim to own a vehicle but have no information, etc. I'm not trying to make people give me anything they aren't comfortable with but the nature of a registry means that some personal information is necessary. I'm just as paranoid with YOUR information as I am with my own.

Q2. Why don't you allow vehicle X?

A2. It's really a matter of scope. I have limited time and resources so I have to limit what vehicles I can reasonably support. Over the years, I've had times where I became so overwhelmed that I wasn't able to adequately process the numbered vehicles. It doesn't mean I don't love them as much as you do. I have volunteer my system (once complete) to anyone willing to take on the task of registering other vehicles. It's taken hundreds and hundreds (if not thousands) of hours to get where I currently am. I have owner data on 27% of the vehicles produced. When I first started this back in 1995 it was just a part of my personal web page.

Q3. I've registered my vehicle and I still don't see it on-line.

A3. This is a one person production and sometimes I cannot update it as often as I like. When I started this back in 1995, I never thought it would turn into what it has. The Shelby Registry web site just had it's 14 year anniversary just last month. With that said, this is definitely a labor of love and I've had a lot of support over the years. Barry Goodall & SDAC made a big donation for the development of the previous system (which partially automated the listings), Neil Emiro and Tim Hawbaker provided me with the Shelby build lists. Chris Papademetrious was the very first person to make a monetary donation. This doesn't even come close to all of the supportive email I've received over the years.

I will think about giving owners the option of something other than their name. I'm not sure where I can go with this but I'll give it some thought.

Cheers.

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I would like to see full names not be published. I agree with the registry and what it does for the hobby, but I don't want non-enthusiasts able to do a Google search of my name and learn personal information about me.

I sent him an email. Thanks!

Cheers.

[BonesDT]

Hey man, glad to see you're still running the registry. I was afraid it was abandoned, especially considering it appears you're a one man show.

I submitted the form on the registry a long time ago. Over 6 months, less than 1 year. I am the new owner of the Shelby Dakota #249. Not sure if you're backlogged that far our or you just didn't get my info.

[ShelbyRegistry]

It's been a couple of months and I wanted to let everyone know the Registry update is still progressing. I recently found some documentation that I had forgotten about. I'm in the process of adding 5 new unique parts listings. Besides that, a friend of the Shelby Registry donated complete build sheets for all of the vehicles. This is a lot of data to wade through but it will make the data I have almost 100% complete. Cheers.

[glhs0075]

Wow, that is a lot of information to get through! Is there a possibility of owners getting a copy of the build sheet once you're caught up?

[ShelbyRegistry]

It would be nice to have pics but I have enough problems getting people to include their VINs and full names. Cheers.

[ajakeski]

Thanks again for putting in all this work.
It's much appreciated.

[ShelbyRegistry]

Quick update, I'm about to finish phase 4 of the Shelby Registry update. Look for those registration emails soon! Phase 5 is about to start which will completely update the registrations to the most current available. Cheers.

[2.216VTurbo]

Quick update, I'm about to finish phase 4 of the Shelby Registry update. Look for those registration emails soon! Phase 5 is about to start which will completely update the registrations to the most current available. Cheers.

Nice! I may jump on, I have a couple Shelby's

[glhs0075]

I'm still trying to get Lancer #176 updated. Johnny Polybushings bought it from Ron West. I bought it from Johnny. The complete owner history of the car was included with documentation that came with it.