this site

"Everything that can be invented has been invented" - Charles H. Duell 1899

There is still so much to be discovered out there, from individual cars, to whole scenes. Whats more there is new stuff happening all the time..

A single car that you see within the thousands of pictures from Worthersee can start a movement...

Sure we've covered a lot of ground, and we've discovered a lot of things, but it's not even one fifth of whats out there thats worth looking at. Hell there are some master car builders in the UK that hardly ever get mentioned on here whose work could fill a few days worth of quality threads

My 2p, I think the forums great. Freindly, someone with a Lada is given as much time as someone with a scratch built drag car. Everyone seems valued Were all petrol heads at the end of the day and as discussed a while back "Retro" is a state of mind, not a reg mark on a number plate, IMHO!

Could do with an OT bit I think though. All an OT thread needs is a pic of a chevette or similar and it gets left on the board, no old car pic and its pulled. May as well leave them all up and stick them in an OT part.

This is true, I can't deny it,.. but I'd like to explain it a bit better.

Firstly, this forum was built on positivity, that is to say if you didn't like something you kept quiet, a post with no replies soon disappears. If you don't like something, don't read about it, certainly don't take the time to tell someone you don't like it... better to spend the time looking at something you do like, or posting about something you do like. It is a quality filter in that way, rubbish disappears off the bottom of the board and the cream floats. Thats not been happening since people have been happy to respond to curse word posts, telling people how bad they are or how bad the car is.

Secondly I've taken the "if you don't like the way I do things then leave" stance from day one. I've also consciously taken the choice that I can't please everyone, so I'll please myself and hope that like minded souls like the same things I do, and want to interact with each other. Its got us by so far... I printed up about 800 flyers just over 3 years ago, I've still got a bunch of them here... thats all the active advertising we've done (outside of the first 2 days where I announced it on 3 or 4 forums) .. everything else is word of mouth.

I do think quality has slipped a little bit recently,.. but perhaps thats my fault because I've been a bit preoccupied with the show and trying to sort out a magazine... new forum is in the works (and its ace,.. realllllly ace)...so hopefully we can make a fresh start soon

I see what you are saying,but i like looking at things i don't like too,or at least looking at something to decide if i do or don't like it.Then surely by posting a negative opinion sparks off conversation....something that only seems to go on between the long standing members.I'm sure people like to know other folks opinions,i sure do.

I enjoy Retro-Rides. Yeah there's the odd topic or comment that niggles me, but on the whole it works for me.

BTW, what's the best car shampoo? I want to wash my blue Estelle!

Ahhh, I have had a nice working holiday. knackered brain melted but refreshed IYKWIM!

TBH The forum is still great, err very great, and I spend too long on here posting and reading.

I reccommend a break to anyone that is unhappy, or has little to say, or like me, here too much for their health. sharing thoughts with like minds is addictive, and a great thing. So don't go too far.

These clensing threads happen every now and then, shakes things up but as I say, timeout and come back with goodies or a fresh mind.

As for coming to the end of its life? NO WAI, changing? not much. still great, newer cars will come in, we are a bit like Practical Classics Mag, we like old stuff but cheap fun appreciating old stuff can be a pile of guilt free fun low budget, see darrens Quorsa, and soon my van!
But we don't want to turn into a cross section of the grumpier PC readers do we. get out what we put in. (dreams up an interesting thread! )



Alistair, sadly even an early Sierra isn't an old school Ford, well not on Old Skool Ford site anyway!

Peace dudes, look forward to fresh threads...



(Edited for shonky typing ;D )

speaking of pc, nice mugshot

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This is still my favourite forum, as the diversity and quality of some of the cars is brilliant. The best part is seeing people build cars in gardens, out in the rain etc, on a budget as opposed to taking it to somewhere accompanied with a blank cheque.....

I've got a lot of inspiration from the cars and people on here, turning rusty cars that i'd run a mile from into roadworthy, proudworthy vehicles - its certainly given me the impetus i needed to have a go myself (as i used to) rather than getting someone else to do the work, as i'm too busy working, don't have the time or space (or sometimes enthusiasm) etc etc.

I have to say, i didn't used to look at the general forum much, and never posted. Did for the first time a couple of days ago and some of the responses were, well, confusing. Comments about where i live have sod all to do with anything, but i chose to ignore it. I hope the pics i added to the Woerthersee thread were useful, and perhaps some of the content was a little 'off topic' but hope that people would like to see a little more than cars.

Maybe a tech section would be good - just don't go down the route of some other forums, where there are sections for suspension, brakes, engines, car mats, ariels.......you get the point! Simple is best.

I love it on here. I'm not as much of a petrolhead/mechanically minded as most, but I am more than happy to give it all a go.

Had a few fun cars recently, Fiesta 4x4 offroader, Chrysler Cordoba, Skoda RX7, etc, so this place kinda suits me.

The usual haunt for me is an Audio forum, that has a motoring section, and for the love of god if you wanted to go spastic-hunting just spend an hour or 2 reading it.

Anyway ummm. This place is great. OT sections seem to attract the mong in people.