SuperMotors Monthly Newsletter

Issue #1, January 4, 2005

Letter from the President

Welcome to our very first monthly newsletter for SuperMotors! This newsletter will be sent out on the first Tuesday of each month and will highlight the latest updates with SuperMotors. It's a simple, straight-forward "month in review" as well as a "look ahead" to upcoming months on the SuperMotors network.

Thank you for your continued use of SuperMotors enthusiast services. We look forward to improving your online experience in 2005!

Happy cruising,

Eric Long
President
supermotors.net

In this issue...

1. New and Noteworthy
2. Feature of the Month
3. Featured Articles
4. Featured Sponsor
5. December Top 10
6. A Look Ahead
7. Questions, comments, suggestions?

An online version of this newsletter can be viewed here.

New and Noteworthy

Each month we highlight new and noteworthy happenings with SuperMotors and its services.

Articles now available!

Articles are the latest addition to SuperMotors. We are working to bring a diverse article base to the website by partnering with automotive magazines and various other organizations in the industry.

Visit the articles area today!

New Media Gallery

In late November, we launched a new "media gallery" which contains all member-submitted photos in an easy-to-use, easy-to-navigate, and fully searchable gallery format. Search for pictures, videos, and/or sounds by keyword, state, year, make, and/or model. As of this newsletter, there are over 108,000 member-submitted media files in the gallery!

Visit the media gallery today! Don't forget to check out the burnout photos and videos.

SuperMotors 2.0 launched, new design & several new features

Version 2.0 of SuperMotors was launched on September 26, 2004. Several new features were introduced, most importantly, a new design was released. Check out the ChangeLog for a complete list of the latest features and fixes!

Questions or comments about the new site design? We'd like to hear from you!

What is SuperMotors? What happened to SuperFord.org?

SuperFord.org still exists
as a virtual car club.

For those of you who have been with us since before May of 2004, "us" meant SuperFord.org. SuperMotors is a new name and was started on May 16, 2004. SuperFord.org still exists as a virtual car club residing on the SuperMotors network. SuperMotors was created to provide a location for all enthusiasts to visit and share photos, sounds, and videos of their vehicles. Click here to learn more about SuperMotors, the founders, and its mission.

Feature of the Month

Each month we highlight a feature available to registered users on SuperMotors.

Vehicle Maintenance Logs

Quickly organize your vehicle history with free vehicle logs! Perhaps one of the most underutilized tools in the registry, vehicle maintenance logs can serve many purposes:

• Track maintenance records such as oil changes, air filter changes, and tire rotations
• Track modification history for a nostalgic look back to what your vehicle was and what it has transformed into
• Track any damage or repairs -- for you offroaders, this is a great way to log all of those memorable moments of "custom" body work
• Track money spent, dates, and descriptions on everything you do with your vehicle.

This service is available free-of-charge to all registered users on SuperMotors. Get started with your own maintenance logs by clicking here.

Featured Articles

Each month we feature articles provided to SuperMotors from our content partners. Kick back, relax, and check out our collection of articles!

Diesel Power Programming: 100 More Power Stroke Ponies In 5 Minutes

Heavy haulers-people who tow big boats, 5th wheel trailers cabover campers and such-swear by modern diesel-powered trucks. They tow a load up the grades much faster than gas rigs, getting significantly better fuel economy too.

Featured Powerplant: 427 SOHC "Cammer"

Ok, if you were to name the top ten engines Ford has built over the last forty years...Ok, ok, let's say the top five engines Ford has built in the last forty years, this one has to be on the list. You've got the Boss 302, Boss 249, the 427 "high riser"...

Sledgehammer ends with an R: 1963 1/2 Galaxie 500 "R" Code

What's with the "sledgehammer" moniker? To be totally honest, this full-size Ford is the automotive equivalent of a sledgehammer. Take a look at it. This is NASCAR parked in a back alley. Black steel wheels, dog-dish caps, giant racetrack-style meats...

Featured Sponsor

Sponsorship plays an important part on SuperMotors. For more information on our current sponsors please visit our sponsor listing. For information on becoming a sponsor, click here.

LMC TRUCK
lmctruck.com

Great prices with convenience on thousands of original equipment, reproduction and high performance parts plus accessories, upholstery, rubber and chrome trim. Your catalog is fully illustrated to help make ordering easy. Huge amounts of inventory provide the specific parts you need in the shortest time possible, delivered direct to your door! We are automotive specialists with over 20 years experience in helping you, the enthusiast, restore or maintain your pride and joy. LMC TRUCK ads can be seen on any page with 1947-1998 Ford or Chevy content on SuperMotors.

December Top 10

Top 10 Media Files

Videos dominate the month of December! The following were the top 10 most viewed media files in the SuperMotors media gallery last month.

Idlin smooth.WMV Posted in Mike Wilson's 1972 Chevrolet Camaro My car idleing hear the "cam" (motor is cold didn't want to be rough) Amy DB Dragway.WMV Posted in Mike Wilson's 1999 Chevrolet Camaro MOV00028.MPG Posted in Pat P's 1979 Ford Bronco MOV00029.MPG Posted in Pat P's 1979 Ford Bronco onabudget_salemnsca.wmv Posted in Pat P's 1979 Ford Bronco

Movie12_5.wmv Posted in Kevin Martin's 1993 Ford Bronco 100_2845.MOV Posted in Ryan Spencer's 1985 Ford Bronco smokeburnout.MOV Posted in Bill & Diane Johnson's 1966 Ford Fairlane Smokey Burnout going down track.WMV Posted in Mike Wilson's 1972 Chevrolet Camaro This was last year my car only ran 7.8 - 8.0 now it runs 7.5 David's 54 Ford (2).jpg Posted in David Fransen's 1954 Ford Customline 1954 Ford when I found it in the weeds in 1994.

Top 10 Registry Entries

Can somebody say Bronco? Broncos nearly take over last month's top 10 most visited registry entries on SuperMotors!

1.) Pat P's 1979 Ford Bronco aka "Drag Bronco"
850 Horsepower. 5,000 lb truck. You do the math.

2.) Dustin Rinne's 1982 Ford F-100 aka "White Truck"
$300 truck turned into 357-cid street-strip machine.

3.) Oscar Hardarson's 1996 Ford Bronco aka "ICEBRONCO"
400 Horsepower, 5.8L supercharged Bronco on 44s.

4.) Chris Chu's 1985 Ford Bronco aka "Erika"
Over 700 photos and over 100 videos posted.

5.) Ryan Spencer's 1985 Ford Bronco aka "Big Red"
Check out his latest wheeling trip.

6.) Bob Kennedy's 1986 Ford Bronco aka "Big Boy"

7.) Steve83's 1983 Ford Bronco aka "That dirty old truck"

8.) Zach Kohl's 1992 Ford Bronco aka "badassbronco"

9.) Damon Haas' 1994 Ford Bronco

10.) Dustin Johnson's 1993 Ford Bronco aka "rokhrse"

A Look Ahead

There are several new features slated for release on SuperMotors for the first quarter of 2005. Stay subscribed to this monthly newsletter and keep up-to-speed on the latest updates such as:

• New partnerships with more enthusiast-based magazines
• User comments on vehicle registry entries and media files
• Vehicle of the Month contests & prizes

Questions, comments, suggestions?

We'd like to hear from you about this newsletter and/or the SuperMotors site in general. Please contact us via our support page.