Re: New to site

Posted by BH On 2007/7/14 9:58:33

Welcome Ron,

We haven't been hiding from anyone, but it took awhile to get here.

Several of us first met up at the original ClassicCar.com's Packard Live Chat - as an alternative to the highly-restrictive forum offered at the Packard Club's website.

Yet, PAC's webmaster came into the old CC site on more than one occassion to berate us for discussing things like modifications, vendors, and criticizing the PAC website. The guy even publicly claimed he was going to have our chatroom shutdown - that is, until the ClassicCar webmaster sent him packing.

Alas, the ClassicCar site later got caught up in the bursting dot-com bubble and shutdown of its own accord. Several of us found each other, plus a few new friends, in a temprary MSN chatroom, and one of our group got a Packard Forum established at the AACA website. While ClassicCar.com resurfaced in a new and improved format, most of us Packard folk stuck with the AACA site.

Yet, as thing progressed, we needed more than a mere discussion forum, and (then) newcomer BigKev launched this PackardInfo.com site (a little over one year ago) as a repository and exchange for all sorts of information to help Packard owners and enthusiasts.

As things became more restrictive and overly moderated at the AACA Forums, BigKev reactivated a Forum feature. Things have only snowballed from there.

Although I'm only into the V8s, I think you'll find plenty of support as this community and knowledgebase continues to grow. Meanwhile, I hope you'll take Oz up on his invite to grace the Owner Registry with info and a pic of your car -no matter what condition its in.