[PRCo] Re: West Penn Cars at PTM

[John Swindler]

>ROGER Jenkins commented:
>
>
>Seashore has hidden most of theirs (chicken coops) out back but some are 
>still visible from the public ride.  They made a huge mistake in their LAST 
>ROUNDUP program of picking up all the restorable ??? cars across the 
>country years ago. NOW WHAT ?
>
>

Good question, Roger.

Suspect it can be viewed from several angles.

One extreme would be to develop a 'core collection' and scrap everything 
else.

The other extreme would be to try to restore everything to operating 
condition.   This would require much in the way of human and financial 
resources.

One place in between would be to build a display barn or barns and use it 
for 'chicken coops' restored only to a 'stuffed and mounted' condition.  
This might be a quick and dirty partial solution.

Another might be to ask is their is a need for a national collection and to 
what extent it should be at Seashore.  Can some items go elsewhere and would 
they be taken care of??? (NOTE:  just expressing an option.  It's Seashore's 
collection, and it's Seashore's decision as to what they want to do with 
their collection and how they want to apply their financial and human 
resources)

My off hand comment might be to suggest building a LARGE garage, stuffing 
dozen or so car bodies inside, putting a time lock on the door with a sign - 
'not to be opened until 2030'.  That is, their plate is full for now, and 
some items could be stabilized and left as problems for the next generation.

Because, once something is scrapped, it is gone forever.  At least an 
original template.

So Roger, that's a good question for you Seashore members.

John



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