proposal for a Lancia Beta Consortium
Posted: 30 Nov 2006, 10:37
The parts produced by Beta Boyz has been a good step forward since the group was started back in 2002 . With the profits being used to fund tooling of other projects and to help support the group promote the Beta at events like the NEC Classic Car Show.
I feel that the group has reached that point in time where it is getting more and more difficult to find capital for future projects. We are looking at figures from £500 to well over a £1000 per project and money like that is very difficult to come by. Sales during 2006 has not been anything like that of previous years and therefore no new products have been made. The idea of getting people interested in prepaying for new projects, e.g. the sunroof surround, almost died before it started.
My proposal is the forming of a Consortium, with its main purpose is to gain capital to start new projects and complete ideas that are already in the pipeline. Hopefully as well as parts coming from the Consortium, maybe a social side will emerge from the support of its members.
Funding will come initially from a joining fee and a membership fee for the first year and then an annual subscription there after. Parting money from Beta owners is notoriously difficult and that is why the Beta is where it is today, so come on invest in your car through the Consortium. We are looking at a joining fee of £50 and subs of £30 pa . I can here those minds screeching with pain. Try to remember that for every 10 or 20 people who join in the first year, one major project could be started and maybe completed.
So I hear you say ‘well what will I get for my subscription?’ The primary aim is to get parts made that are needed to keep our favourite cars on the road, so I propose a scheme where by heavy discounts are made on any part we produce. An example could be that a set of polyurethane bushes being purchased close to cost price. Please remember that discount will vary from part to part. You have to understand that a persons parts need may not be met in the first year or even the second year, it all depends on the number of membership and the funds this brings.
There would be a limit to the amount of discount though as this could be open to abuse. For example if subs were £50 pa, the total amount of discount that year would be, say, £100. If not all that discount was used it could be rolled over to the next year.
Those Beta owners that are not members of the Consortium would pay full retail price.
2007 is the Lancia Beta’s 35th anniversary , so this would be an excellent opportunity for the forming of this Consortium and going onto celebrate further birthdays in years to come.
Please remember that this is only a proposal and that your feedback is crucial if we are to succeed in getting things right. The question you have to be asking yourself is “Do I want my Beta to survive?”
Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you have any comments please contact us at betaboyz@msn.com .
Mark Wastnidge
www.betaboyz@msn.com
I feel that the group has reached that point in time where it is getting more and more difficult to find capital for future projects. We are looking at figures from £500 to well over a £1000 per project and money like that is very difficult to come by. Sales during 2006 has not been anything like that of previous years and therefore no new products have been made. The idea of getting people interested in prepaying for new projects, e.g. the sunroof surround, almost died before it started.
My proposal is the forming of a Consortium, with its main purpose is to gain capital to start new projects and complete ideas that are already in the pipeline. Hopefully as well as parts coming from the Consortium, maybe a social side will emerge from the support of its members.
Funding will come initially from a joining fee and a membership fee for the first year and then an annual subscription there after. Parting money from Beta owners is notoriously difficult and that is why the Beta is where it is today, so come on invest in your car through the Consortium. We are looking at a joining fee of £50 and subs of £30 pa . I can here those minds screeching with pain. Try to remember that for every 10 or 20 people who join in the first year, one major project could be started and maybe completed.
So I hear you say ‘well what will I get for my subscription?’ The primary aim is to get parts made that are needed to keep our favourite cars on the road, so I propose a scheme where by heavy discounts are made on any part we produce. An example could be that a set of polyurethane bushes being purchased close to cost price. Please remember that discount will vary from part to part. You have to understand that a persons parts need may not be met in the first year or even the second year, it all depends on the number of membership and the funds this brings.
There would be a limit to the amount of discount though as this could be open to abuse. For example if subs were £50 pa, the total amount of discount that year would be, say, £100. If not all that discount was used it could be rolled over to the next year.
Those Beta owners that are not members of the Consortium would pay full retail price.
2007 is the Lancia Beta’s 35th anniversary , so this would be an excellent opportunity for the forming of this Consortium and going onto celebrate further birthdays in years to come.
Please remember that this is only a proposal and that your feedback is crucial if we are to succeed in getting things right. The question you have to be asking yourself is “Do I want my Beta to survive?”
Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you have any comments please contact us at betaboyz@msn.com .
Mark Wastnidge
www.betaboyz@msn.com