Who needs owners of originals to weigh in? Maybe you do but I certainly don't. Who imbued them with a magic aura of knowledge based on mere ownership alone. History gives us what we need to know. The Registry contains the combined knowledge of many who not only own originals but many others who own other related cars and all who have been devoted to thes cars and the history and evolving history for decades. History never stands still. It adds to itself with each passing minute.
The best and most authoritative history book and definitional tool/dictionary is right there for you to use yet many here despite either belonging to SAAC and/or having shelled out the coin for a Registry brush it aside out of (a) sour grapes (b) there own personal opinion differs as to one particular category of definition while happily accepting the part that suit them or (c) they just don't and will never get it.
So have at your new "CC" definitions. A group that defaults back to Charlie ( got the spelling this time) Brown to try and drive home a point counter to one supporting the World Registry will gain a huge following.