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Posted by: mepstein Nov 23 2014, 05:48 AM

love andy's car but....

Posted by: bulitt Nov 23 2014, 05:53 AM

Time for a red one....

Posted by: rgalla9146 Nov 23 2014, 07:35 AM

Time for an east coast car, and none of those fussy six cylinder cars.

Posted by: Johny Blackstain Nov 23 2014, 08:14 AM

How about some LE's for once, before anniversary year 40 is up? Seen 1 nominated in the entire COTM history. I hereby refuse any nominations myself- not interested in personal glory, but I'd like to see the LE get some recognition for once.

Posted by: RobW Nov 23 2014, 08:21 AM

I nominate an LE tribute!

Posted by: mepstein Nov 23 2014, 08:26 AM

You might think i like red 914's but i really don't. I am buying them all so I can put them away in storage and no body ever has to look at them again.

Scotty is in on my plan.

Posted by: SLITS Nov 23 2014, 09:16 AM

I would prefer "urban camouflage" .... ya know .... small dents, primer, patches of glossy paint, dried out rubber, etc

Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 23 2014, 09:51 AM

Posted by: KELTY360 Nov 23 2014, 11:54 AM

The wine and cheese crowd call that...patina

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 23 2014, 01:13 PM

So, who wants to run the COTM?

Posted by: RobW Nov 23 2014, 01:37 PM

What does running it entail?

Posted by: Johny Blackstain Nov 23 2014, 01:51 PM

Good question.
What happened to 914itis- did he not volunteer?
Should it be renamed COTQ (quarter), or COTS (season, as in fall/winter/spring/summer)?

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 23 2014, 02:01 PM

Well, there is a difference between saying "Sure, i'll do it" in a thread and then actually doing something.

So far, no one has stepped up and actually tried to put a new COTM together.

I did, however, get a PM today with an interesting idea that might buy us some time until the next real COTM.
It would involve putting together a collage of 914s from the calendar thread and using that up on the homepage until the end of this year.

Posted by: SirAndy Nov 23 2014, 02:05 PM

- Start a thread collection nominations
- Understand and follow the few rules regarding nominations
- When you have enough nominations, start a poll asking for votes
- Understand and follow the few rules regarding voting
- Declare a winner
- Collect high resolution images of the winning car that match the requirements for the homepage
- Collect vehicle information and a short paragraph needed for the homepage
- Email the above to me
- Keep bugging me until i finally find the time to put up the new homepage

Posted by: RobW Nov 23 2014, 08:06 PM

I'll do it.

Posted by: RobW Nov 23 2014, 08:09 PM

I can handle the poll, the process, and the prodding.

I will need to know about the photo resolutions, and whatever rules to follow to keep people happy.

I'll commit to at least one year too.

Cool?

Posted by: stevegm Nov 23 2014, 08:26 PM

Rob,

If you want any help with it, I'd be happy to help however I can.

Thanks,
Steve

Posted by: altitude411 Nov 23 2014, 08:29 PM

Whoo hooooo! Game on.

Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 23 2014, 08:36 PM

Here's a link for an example for those interested in running this for awhile. It's not hard.

Nominations
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=108447&hl=

Voting
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=108513&hl=

Posted by: type47 Nov 24 2014, 10:47 AM

How about making a link to the VIN db relating images and VIN's. There are more than 7000 VIN's listed and there is a way to enter a jpg when you enter a listing. Even if only 10% of the listings entered jpg's, that should be enough for a collage or calendar. Variety too ...

Posted by: stevegm Nov 24 2014, 11:20 AM

Great idea to populate the VIN database with pictures of the cars. And lots of uses for the photos, I would think. But, it requires very high resolution images to make a high-quality print calendar.