I’m very excited to share some big news! Very soon, the three Vette Registry sites will be merged into one. The new site, simply called “Vette Registry,” will include all Corvette generations!

Read on to learn more about the reason behind the new site, annual Gatherings, updates to memberships and what you can expect on the new site.

Changes Over the Years

After over two decades of running the CX Vette Registries (24 for C3VR, 22 for C6VR and 16 for C4VR) many things have changed! When C3VR was launched, the latest Corvette generation was only the C5, Facebook wasn’t even invented yet, and online community forums were super popular.

Over those 24 years, three more Corvette generations were added, Facebook was launched, and their “Groups” feature quickly became very popular. Our C3VR membership has also changed. The original founding members have changed, too. Some members sold their C3 to get a different generation; others added another Corvette generation to their garage.

When I go to Carlisle, or other locations, to promote the Registries, all day long people ask why I don’t also offer a registry for C1s, C2s, C5s, C7s, and C8s. Also, as I’m sure you have noticed, the activity in the C3VR forums (and the other Registry sites) has dropped off dramatically over the years, likely as a result of changing Corvette ownership and the evolution of social media.

With all of these changes over the past quarter century, I decided it is time for the Registries to change too.

The New “Vette Registry”

The new site, Vette Registry, will include all current and future Corvette generations. This will allow Corvette owners and enthusiasts that own one generation or multiple to have a single resource for all their needs. All of the features of the original sites will remain in place, but also expand. For instance, the Corvette Stats page on each site only included that site’s generation. Now all generations will be included.

The new website address, once launched, will be www.VetteRegistry.net -- Notice that it is .net and not .com. (Unfortunately. The .com version is owned by someone else, but it is not in use.)

Annual Gatherings

The combination will also allow our annual Gatherings to include a much larger number of people! As you’ve seen at recent Gatherings, many of our members bring their newer generation Vette with them. So we may as well have folks that only own other generations join us too!

Site Changes

The new site has been given a complete modern makeover meaning all the pages look even better, are mobile-friendly and support “dark mode.” You can even pick a color scheme to personalize your experience. There will be some new features too, like "mentions".

Membership Changes

Regarding your membership. There will continue to be four levels of membership: Free, Standard, Gold, and Lifetime. All existing membership will carry over to the new site at the same level, and if at a paid level, same expiration date. On the new site, if you have a paid membership and it expires you will automatically be converted to the free membership level. You can always upgrade to any higher level at any time.

All currently expired members will be reinstated as “Free.” All “Free” members can and will stay Free forever, unless they choose to upgrade.

Standard and Gold members will continue to be an upgrade with a fee that covers you for one year.

Lifetime will continue to be a single payment that covers your for life.

Each level, of course, has its own features and benefits. Once the new site is ready you’ll be able to see a comparison chart that explains what each one offers.

Also, for the first time since I started offering paid levels over 20 years ago, the cost associated with each will be going up. Standard will be $20 for one year. Gold will be $40 for one year. Lifetime will be a single payment of $499. To help ease this transition and to celebrate the launch of the new site, all paid memberships will be discounted 20% for a few weeks after launch! If you are currently a free member or are within 30 days of your paid level expiration, you can take advantage of this offer!

What Happens Next

I'm still putting some finishing touches on the new site. But I am almost done! As part of this transition, there will need to be some downtime for the old sites so the necessary technical changes can be completed. When the new site launches, I will send you another email to let you know! I hope to keep this downtime to a day or two at most. During the translation if you visit the old sites you will be greeted with a message about the transition and will not be able to access the site. Once it is complete, visiting the old sites will automatically redirect you to the new one. I expect to be ready to launch the new site by next weekend.

We wouldn’t be here without you!

The Registries wouldn’t be here for so long if not for the participation and support of members like you! I hope you will find the new site modern, fun and as useful as I think it will be. I invite and strongly encourage you to become active in our forums once again.

I’m sure some folks will have questions and once the site is up we can discuss it there. You can also reply to this email if you have any questions or comments for me that can’t wait until then.

As always, thank you for your support! I can’t wait for you to see the new site and experience the next chapter in Vette Registry history!

-Adam Wartell

See ya all on the other side...!!!

WAHOO...!!! Made it into the "New World"...!!!