PistonHeads - how did it start Ted?

[TUS 373]

One for Ted this.

I've been a member for over two years now and like other posts on this board - I really enjoy PistonHeads. I came across the site after reading through the classifieds in TVRCC Sprint magazine. Thing is, how did it start, where is Ted Towers, why did you do it, is this your day job, I bet you have a beard ???????

Just occurred to me that I know none of the above - but here I am day after day! Let us know.

[daydreamer]

by PetrolTed

No pictures please

[PetrolTed]

No I don't have a beard!

It grew out of hobby and yes, it's more than a full time job

One day I'll put a potted history up of how it got to this. But not until the job's done properly... long way to go yet

[GasBlaster]

Where'd the picture go???

Ted, what a handsome chap you are!

[beano500]

"...and on the sixth day God created PetrolTed. Then next day, as they found there was not much on the telly they sat down at the computer!

[CarZee]

it evolved out of the primordial sump..

[granville]

Ted - are you Scottish?

[Don]

CarZee said: it evolved out of the primordial sump..

Classic CarZee. LMAO.

[daydreamer]

Sorry for the picture Ted . Surely we are alowed to put up links to BTAP pages though .

[Terminator]

Some of us are old enough to remember the site before it was called PistonHeads.

Click www.petrolheads.com and see what you get.

[ATG]

I seem to remember a list of things that came off worst in crashes with TVRs ... lots of XR3s ... not politically correct at all ... very, very naughty ... glad to see we've all grown up since then, oh yes.

[jamesc]

I came across Pistonheads when I owned a TVR; it is the best car fanzine on the net.

James

[Felix7]

Came across the name on CDL's cars about 2 years ago, wondered what it was all about and had a look, see Ted sponsorship does work!

[AJLintern]

I was thinking - how about producing some PH promoting flyers that could be distributed to PHers to keep in their glovebox, so when they see a PH type car in a carpark/driveway/traffic jam etc. they could jump out and stick one under the wiper... Good idea or a bit sad...?

>> Edited by AJLintern on Thursday 23 January 23:46

[davidd]

In the beginning there a very poor TVR email list...
Actually in the very beginning there was a TVR mailing list run by a bloke called John from Reading Uni..Hands up who was on that then?

I can remember me and Peter H and a blue S2!

D.

[PetrolTed]

AJLintern said: how about producing some PH promoting flyers that could be distributed to PHers to keep in their glovebox, so when they see a PH type car in a carpark/driveway/traffic jam etc. they could jump out and stick one under the wiper...

I have a bunch of water resistant little cards for that very purpose. Drop me a line and I'll send you a few. Your help is much appreciated!

[roop]

Yep, I was there [e-mail] ?

Roop

davidd said: In the beginning there a very poor TVR email list...
Actually in the very beginning there was a TVR mailing list run by a bloke called John from Reading Uni..Hands up who was on that then?

I can remember me and Peter H and a blue S2!

D.

[robkola]

Do you normally bring a supply of these to the VW meets? I know you bring the window stickers . .

PetrolTed said:

AJLintern said: how about producing some PH promoting flyers that could be distributed to PHers to keep in their glovebox, so when they see a PH type car in a carpark/driveway/traffic jam etc. they could jump out and stick one under the wiper...

I have a bunch of water resistant little cards for that very purpose. Drop me a line and I'll send you a few. Your help is much appreciated!

[davidd]

roop said: Yep, I was there [e-mail] ?

Even before the domino list....

D.

[PetrolTed]

robkola said: Do you normally bring a supply of these to the VW meets? I know you bring the window stickers . .

Yep, I keep some in the car.