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Jan 15, 2012 15:07:35 GMT
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Gents,
Who started this website and when?
What's the history?
I've been a member for a couple of years and know so little about it.
Peter
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1985 Mercedes W123 230E - 5 speed manual & 2011 BMW F11 520d Touring - 8 speed automatic.
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Jan 15, 2012 15:54:00 GMT
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The Illuminati.
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Brian Damaged
West Midlands
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 9,555
Club RR Member Number: 33
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Jan 15, 2012 17:00:37 GMT
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AFAIK RR will be celebrating its eighth birthday next month.
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Retro Rides website historyDarrenW
@darrenw
Club Retro Rides Member 74
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Jan 15, 2012 17:17:49 GMT
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David (HoTWire) set it up after many threads on Volkszone involving him, myself, Simon (RMad) and others. Simon and myself were the first registered members, although I can't remember who was responsible for the first thread!
Eight years? Blimey!
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2012 17:25:35 GMT by DarrenW
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Jan 15, 2012 17:43:42 GMT
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David (HoTWire) set it up after many threads on Volkszone involving him, myself, Simon (RMad) and others. Simon and myself were the first registered members, although I can't remember who was responsible for the first thread! Eight years? Blimey! Eight years, bloody hell! Congratulations to you chaps.
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1985 Mercedes W123 230E - 5 speed manual & 2011 BMW F11 520d Touring - 8 speed automatic.
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Ryannn
Posted a lot
Posts: 2,421
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Jan 15, 2012 17:46:25 GMT
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Go to the last page of general chat... there's some info there!
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RetroMat
Posted a lot
Column Shifting!
Posts: 3,444
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Jan 15, 2012 18:35:59 GMT
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Retro-rides started about the same time I passed my test, although I still haven't yet built the awesome K10 micra I always dreamt of ;D It is one the main reasons my daily driver is a 1986 saab 900 and not a 08 plate peugoet 307 on finance ;D
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2012 20:57:19 GMT by RetroMat
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spiny
Club Retro Rides Member
Wiki Admin
I am abivalent towards car electrics ...
Posts: 1,331
Club RR Member Number: 167
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Retro Rides website historyspiny
@spiny
Club Retro Rides Member 167
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Jan 15, 2012 20:32:36 GMT
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David (HoTWire) set it up after many threads on Volkszone involving him, myself, Simon (RMad) and others. Simon and myself were the first registered members, although I can't remember who was responsible for the first thread! Eight years? Blimey! I registered 30 minutes after RMAD, does that make me the fourth member ?
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2012 20:32:57 GMT by spiny
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
Posts: 15,537
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Jan 15, 2012 21:12:55 GMT
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On the eighth day, after a good rest, HotWire created Retro Rides. He sat back and saw it was good.
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,784
Club RR Member Number: 34
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Retro Rides website historyDez
@dez
Club Retro Rides Member 34
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Jan 15, 2012 21:23:34 GMT
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has it really been that long?! ive been around here since almost-the-start (started lurking a few months before i joined...), and I'm amazed at how much its grown and developed. its a real credit to those who set it up, particularly david. a lot of things have changed over the years, and even though some of the more prominent members have left for other less-populated forums, it seems things have really picked up recently with some of them rejoining, and some really good things have come out of this forum- its definatley the best its ever been at the mo
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Retro Rides website historyBenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Jan 15, 2012 22:24:31 GMT
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has it really been that long?! ive been around here since almost-the-start (started lurking a few months before I joined...), and I'm amazed at how much its grown and developed. its a real credit to those who set it up, particularly david. a lot of things have changed over the years, and even though some of the more prominent members have left for other less-populated forums, it seems things have really picked up recently with some of them rejoining, and some really good things have come out of this forum- its definatley the best its ever been at the mo ^ Agreed! I remember finding RR and thinking how great it was that there were a few guys into the same thing I'm into and they'd started a forum. ;D
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Jan 15, 2012 22:35:47 GMT
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Hello everybody peeps, anyone remember me?
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Jan 15, 2012 22:58:02 GMT
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I fell off the face of the earth shortly after you Pog
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Jan 15, 2012 23:05:32 GMT
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been hear myself from pretty much day 1 it is indeed a good place to be
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Stu
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Eight years indeed! I was an early member too, DarrenW tipped me off about this place and since then I've generally checked in for a quick browse around every few days or so. Still love it here!
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Last Edit: Jan 16, 2012 8:10:51 GMT by Stu
'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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Jan 16, 2012 10:13:26 GMT
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Simpler days, jumpers for goalposts, that odd black and red 'vauxhall tractor' thing that popped up on page three of every car-related google image search :/
*n
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Last Edit: Jan 16, 2012 10:14:00 GMT by penski
Top grammar tips! Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Jan 16, 2012 10:28:30 GMT
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i ve been on here since dec 7 2004 this makes me an old stallwart but i don't post much theres too much to read about !!!
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Retro Rides website historyRobinxr4i
@robinxr4i
Club Retro Rides Member 143
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Jan 16, 2012 10:48:12 GMT
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TBH I wish I'd discovered RR earlier, I remember it being featured in Performance VW in there recommended website section.
I can honestly say it's opened my eye to a lot of different stuff/styles/scenes I had no idea about. By my own admission I don't get along to as many meets or shows as I should, but I've met some amazing people through RR and had some awesome time particularly RRG and A52.
Props to the whole team and all forum members for making it such an enjoyable place to be ;D
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Jan 16, 2012 10:49:28 GMT
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I remember when all this was just fields...
#relativenewbie
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Jan 16, 2012 11:14:31 GMT
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I'm not a massive poster but RR is my most visited website for the past 6 years since joining.. Thank you guys.
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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