Earlybay.com History

[mattd1984]

Interested to know when it all started / how / who?

 

[baron]

twas the morning of ye fifthe octobeyre, in the year of our lord two ooh ooh sixe....

yee original overseyer, and visionarye wise man, went by the nayme of mike, or admin, or earlybay, for he was known by a good manaye naymes

he foresaw much interest in ye earlye modelle volskfagen transportyyre, and behold, ye place of merriment and courteous discussione on ye internettes turnpike was born

some considerabble tyme lyter, ye visionarye wiseman found his tyme taken up with a good manaye othere pastymes, and endowed ye forumme into the hands of a band of highwayyemen and nyear-do-wells

a fact of passing interest strikes, for i was ye onlyye membyre to pledge allegiance on ye thirteenth day of octobeye, a fridayye make ye note, of that very year

 

[Matt_B]

My claim to VW fame - I now own Mikes Bus that was his inspiration for EarlyBay.com

 

[Clem]

endowed ye forumme into the hands of a band of highwayyemen and nyear-do-wells

:lol:

 

[61 stu]

:lol: quality

 

[matt-me]

:50: veritable qualitaye

 

[Doris]

very good baron!! :lol:

 

[Guest]

endowed ye forumme into the hands of a band of highwayyemen and nyear-do-wells

:lol:

x2 :lol:

Never been called a nyear-do-well before 8) excellent :lol:

 

[ghop99]

My claim to VW fame - I now own Mikes Bus that was his inspiration for EarlyBay.com

Let see this piece of ye olde history then!

 

[Matt_B]

Let see this piece of ye olde history then!

The old boy aint in the best of shape - he's stripped out for some serious repairs - but I'd be happy to show some pictures when i get them uploaded somewhere.

I'll start a new thread of my resto of this historical vehicle (said tongue in cheek )

 

[ground hugger]

Pure class that Baron :lol:
Where they horse drawn back in the day then :lol:

 

[strongy]

should be top of sticky pile that :lol:

 

[K@rlos]

I first found out about earlybay.com because Grazy left a flyer thing under the wiper of my van. As i walked across budgens carpark i saw it from a distance and thought i had a parking ticket :lol:

 

[Guest]

I first found out about earlybay.com because Grazy left a flyer thing under the wiper of my van. As i walked across budgens carpark i saw it from a distance and thought i had a parking ticket :lol:

id love to get some designed up to look just like a parking ticket with our details on, that would be funny :lol:

 

[K@rlos]

I first found out about earlybay.com because Grazy left a flyer thing under the wiper of my van. As i walked across budgens carpark i saw it from a distance and thought i had a parking ticket :lol:

id love to get some designed up to look just like a parking ticket with our details on, that would be funny :lol:

I'm glad my 5 seconds of pure anger has given you inspiration :lol:

 

[ground hugger]

I first found out about earlybay.com because Grazy left a flyer thing under the wiper of my van. As i walked across budgens carpark i saw it from a distance and thought i had a parking ticket :lol:

id love to get some designed up to look just like a parking ticket with our details on, that would be funny :lol:

:lol: :lol:

 

[Mike F]

a fact of passing interest strikes, for i was ye onlyye membyre to pledge allegiance on ye thirteenth day of octobeye, a fridayye make ye note, of that very year

Baron is too modest to mention some other facts.

Firstly he organised a DeLuxe lineup of earlybay buses at Vanfest that same year, and was looking to extend the informal group when he found earlybay.com.

Baron e-mailed me and I signed up. Looking at the mebers list I see I am listed as joining on that first day but also remember that there had been a problem and membership details got lost so those listed as joining on 5th Oct had actually signed up a week or two before. I am sure Baron should have been part of that first day grouping.

Mike earlybay was a smashing guy, a true visionary and one whom we are most grateful to I am sure. Without hiom we'd just be bay owners, I for one would n ot have anywhere near so many contacts in the VW scene and would have miseed out on a load of fun along the way.

For heaven's sake I was still using the JK forum back then!

 

[mattd1984]

Great stuff guys, thats cleared that up. A great place to be.

 

[Guest]

Mike earlybay was a smashing guy, a true visionary and one whom we are most grateful to I am sure. Without hiom we'd just be bay owners,

yes we are just custodians until mike returns.

 

[baron]

a fact of passing interest strikes, for i was ye onlyye membyre to pledge allegiance on ye thirteenth day of octobeye, a fridayye make ye note, of that very year

Baron is too modest to mention some other facts.

Firstly he organised a DeLuxe lineup of earlybay buses at Vanfest that same year, and was looking to extend the informal group when he found earlybay.com.

Baron e-mailed me and I signed up. Looking at the mebers list I see I am listed as joining on that first day but also remember that there had been a problem and membership details got lost so those listed as joining on 5th Oct had actually signed up a week or two before. I am sure Baron should have been part of that first day grouping.