paarman97maro

So Chad Ive been curious... Explain the origin of the site. Im just curious, where did you get the name, and how did you get the idea for the site? PC.com history lesson time!

Mike Jones

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Here's a quick run down.

I got back from college in Florida in May of 2002. I needed a job and a car(my other car was totaled by a girl without insurance in Jan. of the same year). I started looking for a job, I put applications in EVERYWHERE without any luck. For two months I went out almost everyday trying to find a job from anyone, the job didn't even matter at this point. Finally I see an ad in the newpaper for Panera Bread that's opening in a couple months. I figtured this would be my best chance since they'd have to hire a lot of people all at once. So I end up getting hired on the spot. I now need a car.
My parents said they'd give me a small loan in order to go out and buy a car. I always wanted a sports car, speifically an FBody so that's mainly what I'm looking at but like my job I cant' be picky and just need something now. As I'm going through autotrader I find a '94 V6 five speed Camaro for sale for $2,000 that has 110,000. I decide this has to be it. I call the guy up and make a date for when we'll meet up. My dad and I go down to the suburbs of Chicago to check the car out. It was in good shape so I drive it home that night! Yeah!
I never really modified a car before except for stereo's and such so I start doing a ton of research and next thing I know I see all these people with personal websites. I then decided to open one up myself. So I open up a Geocities website to show off my car. Unlike most personal sites I add walk-throughs and a lot of detailed and really good information on my car. At this point the site keeps getting shut down by Geocities since it's recieving to many hits. So I start a website called ProjectCamaro.com to show off my car as Ii work on it and as it grows(hence the name). I was paying only $5 a month for this website and never even got close reaching my bandwidth and space limits.

I'll put more up as I have time.

97z2801ss

nice nice... continue. you should put HISTORY on the main page bro!

Phate

Thats cool man.

Im really glad I found this site, its one of the only ones I can come to and actually talk and not feel like im going to get bashed for every other word or oppinion I have.

Mike Jones

iTrader: (1)

Shutup you stupid ricer V6.

Phate

don b h8'n foo!1

Asshat lol. But yea, I just like the community I suppose, had nothing to do with your ***

MetalliCamaro

Yes.. it is nice here.. Was there ever a grand opening? when all the current members got online and just BSed?

squirrelishere

Pretty good darn site you started bro! Not only did you end up finishing great projects, you got a great group of friends from all over! =D

ITSA6

this is alot better than any other forum i have been on you are doing and have done a great job

98CamaroZ28

definitly an awesome site, even though i feel like an out cast sometimes because i dont live in Wisconisin and cant do events with you all and all that but its great to be able to come on here and here about Paar's gay adventures(JK with ya) and learn more and more about my car. Ive learned alot about f-bodies and will continue to do so! So its cool that your providing an invaluable service to us F-Body owners. Thanks Chad.

02hawk796

See, that's one nice thing about here - Chad made the whole thing available to you to use the forums all across America in the same way they're used in WI. Would you believe I've never met Chad? I think he went on one of the 2 Cruises I missed (FC '04 and SC '05). You can tell your friends and other F-Body owners about the site, and all use it to your own needs - I don't recall Chad has placed any restrictions on events you can plan in your own areas.
This whole internet thingy - you know it just might catch on, that Algore is a genius for inventing it. heh.
You think you feel like an outcast? Think of having a stock Pontiac Firebird Firehawk (not modified) and visiting here - what part of "projectcamaro" makes me feel included?

02hawk796

Yo ****** STFU. Yo riceroni *** is stupid and more than half your words be misspelled.

OK, now is this site up to your expectations?

ITSA6

no because the sixes can gang up on you here..theres alot of us

FamousZ

I always thought that I was one of the original members on the board.. I know I have been here longer than my thingy up on the right says.. Oh well.. I think its a year off maybe.. I got the v6 in September of 02, and I know that I was already looking for stuff to do to it.. I started on www.streetglow.com where I met Chris (he got banned).

But it may not look like I have been here for long since I dont out the boards like alot of the people cough...Justin....cough..

69z-28

i remember when paar started posting and i was like who is this tool, and like a month later he had more posts than me.haha.

i joined the site before i had a car i think... actually yes, i my dad had his 69 project, where i got my name from and it just stuck. then bought my 92 RS when i was 14ish, er maybe 15. idk.lol. i dont think my join date is correct either. i remember when i came on the site one day and it was down, then we had the temporary forum which was like all white, i think thats when grant wrecked his car and everyone was like :O