donsrods
Well-known member
So many of you have come over to visit us in the last few days that it is hard to welcome each and every one of you properly, but we all want you to know that we do welcome you and appreciate you being here.
To give you a little history of this forum, many of the original members on here were members on another forum, but we saw some things happening that we didn't care for. Things like flaming, foul language, and generally disrespecting other members point of view. Bob (Tripper) with his own money started this little clubhouse for us to hang out in and right away it felt like home. It is not the biggest forum on the net, and sometimes there are not a ton of subjects going on, but in the whole time I have been a member I have yet to see a time when I couldn't log on and have a pleasant conversation with friends and learn a trick or two.
We also realize the words rat rod strike some cords with some rodders, but please don't let that scare you or turn you off. While the main thrust is cars that are built by guys and gals in their own garages and that may lack some shiny paint and chrome, we also are very big on safety. Every one on here tries to build their cars as well as they can so that they are safe for them and every other driver on the road. Sometimes we have to question a builder on some aspect of his/her car, but we try to do it as respectfully and constructively as possible.
There is also no distinction to us about whether you have a rat rod, street rod, hot rod, custom, or whatever............we welcome all car enthusiasts with open arms. For example, I am not truly a rat rodder per se, but the members who do like that genre' tolerate me and encourage my projects.
I think if you all take the time to hang out with the others on here for a while you will learn to appreciate all of them and form friendships. I was just honored to finally meet a couple of members of this and other forums when I went to Turkey Run, and now have faces to put with the posts they do. I also met some very nice members of the HAMB while there and they treated me as if we had known each other for years.
It seems all of you who have taken your time to join and do an intro are super nice people and we are sure your being here will only make this forum better and better. Thank you for coming.
Don
To give you a little history of this forum, many of the original members on here were members on another forum, but we saw some things happening that we didn't care for. Things like flaming, foul language, and generally disrespecting other members point of view. Bob (Tripper) with his own money started this little clubhouse for us to hang out in and right away it felt like home. It is not the biggest forum on the net, and sometimes there are not a ton of subjects going on, but in the whole time I have been a member I have yet to see a time when I couldn't log on and have a pleasant conversation with friends and learn a trick or two.
We also realize the words rat rod strike some cords with some rodders, but please don't let that scare you or turn you off. While the main thrust is cars that are built by guys and gals in their own garages and that may lack some shiny paint and chrome, we also are very big on safety. Every one on here tries to build their cars as well as they can so that they are safe for them and every other driver on the road. Sometimes we have to question a builder on some aspect of his/her car, but we try to do it as respectfully and constructively as possible.
There is also no distinction to us about whether you have a rat rod, street rod, hot rod, custom, or whatever............we welcome all car enthusiasts with open arms. For example, I am not truly a rat rodder per se, but the members who do like that genre' tolerate me and encourage my projects.
I think if you all take the time to hang out with the others on here for a while you will learn to appreciate all of them and form friendships. I was just honored to finally meet a couple of members of this and other forums when I went to Turkey Run, and now have faces to put with the posts they do. I also met some very nice members of the HAMB while there and they treated me as if we had known each other for years.
It seems all of you who have taken your time to join and do an intro are super nice people and we are sure your being here will only make this forum better and better. Thank you for coming.
Don
