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Old Jan 14, 2017 | 02:52 PM
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For all you 73 Vette fans out there, I am sorry to say it but the 73 Spot is going away. I have not updated it in ages, basicly lost interest . Also, I recently sold my 73.

With the renewal on the URL and web space coming due I decided it was time to shut down. Gathering the info and getting it set up was a lot of fun and I hope that I was able to be helpful and provide some needed data to the users. The site should be available for a couple more weeks.

Long live the '73.

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Sorry to read of this. April 1999 entry....you must have known Troy Roberts.

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Sorry to hear about it closing and the sale of your car. Enjoy whatever you do next!

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Originally Posted by Tom73
For all you 73 Vette fans out there, I am sorry to say it but the 73 Spot is going away. I have not updated it in ages, basicly lost interest . Also, I recently sold my 73.

With the renewal on the URL and web space coming due I decided it was time to shut down. Gathering the info and getting it set up was a lot of fun and I hope that I was able to be helpful and provide some needed data to the users. The site should be available for a couple more weeks.

Long live the '73.
Thanks for providing all that great information for so long! It was a good resource while learning more about my '73 after I purchased it.
Old Jan 14, 2017 | 07:17 PM
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Sorry to read of this. April 1999 entry....you must have known Troy Roberts.
Only a handful of months before you

Originally Posted by doorgunner
Sorry to hear about it closing and the sale of your car. Enjoy whatever you do next!
I am not leaving the forum. I still have my '04 Commemorative Edition convertible, so I will still be around. We retired and moved to the mountains of south central New Mexico and the house here does not have room for extra cars

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When I joined I believe there were ~2700 members. Now? 200,000+?
Old Jan 14, 2017 | 08:14 PM
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Thanks for all your time in running the site. When I had my second 73 I used it many times. Hoping for good health and time to enjoy yourself and wife in retirement.
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Old Jan 14, 2017 | 08:17 PM
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Hi Tom

I just discovered your site and I already saw some interesting things. I have a '75 so it's quite a close year.
I would hate to see all this info and work get lost... Do you mind if I create a mirror for it? Won't have a sexy domain but at least it will remain available for posterity.

Let me know... cheers!
Old Jan 14, 2017 | 08:49 PM
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Thanks for managing the site all these years! It was very helpful when I first bought my '73.






Old Jan 14, 2017 | 10:30 PM
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Thanks for all the information I learned from your site when working on my 1973 454 4 speed.

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Old Jan 15, 2017 | 12:16 AM
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Tom73,
I would also like to thank you for the site. I referenced it many times for 73 info when I first got my car a few years ago.
Best wishes,
Jimmy
Old Jan 15, 2017 | 01:48 AM
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Hey Tom;
Funny, I just directed a friend to the '73 spot just yesterday, and told him how much I learned from it. Thanks for the effort you put into it. It will be missed. Good luck in New Mexico.
Old Jan 15, 2017 | 02:47 AM
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I just purchased my "73 about six months ago and just heard of this site. Is there any way to save the site and all the information as is on this forum. The information I've viewed over the last ten minutes is invaluable and will help '73 owners for many years to come. It would be a shame for it to go away.
Old Jan 15, 2017 | 07:52 AM
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Tom - I used your site as reference more times than I can remember.
Thanks for the work and time you put into it. Enjoy your '04 and retirement!
Fran
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Thankyou for all the work you put in to the 73 spot.enjoy retirement.
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Originally Posted by Peterbuilt
Thank you for taking the time to do all the research and posting it.

Regards, Pete.
My sentiments as well. Thank you sir!

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Old Jan 17, 2017 | 12:24 PM
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Thank you Tom for your time and effort in putting all that information together. It has been a great resource. Hopefully all of us fellow 73'ers will keep the information handy and be able to help others in the future.
Old Jan 17, 2017 | 12:33 PM
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Have you thought of selling the domain to someone else?


It seems like a lot of people really enjoy the information on your site, so maybe you could pass it on to someone else?
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Originally Posted by Tom73
For all you 73 Vette fans out there, I am sorry to say it but the 73 Spot is going away. I have not updated it in ages, basicly lost interest . Also, I recently sold my 73.

With the renewal on the URL and web space coming due I decided it was time to shut down. Gathering the info and getting it set up was a lot of fun and I hope that I was able to be helpful and provide some needed data to the users. The site should be available for a couple more weeks.

Long live the '73.
Tom,
Thanks so much for the great site, I used it a lot as I researched stuff for my '73 restoration. Happy retirement!
Rob



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