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  • Special Server Maintenance

    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
    2. November 5th Continue with Backups and download same until complete.
    3. November 6th 7:00 turn over server to hosting company to move system to new server
    4. November 7th - 8th restore backups and upgrade forum software.

    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

    Thank you for your support.

Impressive restoration..

Ferry_vO

Ferry_vO

Retired SOH Administrator
Early 20th century there was a coachbuilder in the Netherlands named Spyker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyker ;had nothing to do with the sports car builder of today, just the same name.) who also built about 2,000 cars and some aircraft too. Today only 17 of these cars are known to have survived, and not all of those are complete. 16 Of those are in the Netherlands, one is in New Zealand and there are some rumours that two more cars are somewhere in New Zealand and Australia.

The 'newest' survivor, a 1906 15/22hp Tourer, was found three years ago in the jungle of French Guiana, and here is how it looked two years ago:







 
Impressive indeed Ferry.
And more to the point, it looks totally authentic, a tribute to the people who did the work.
Strange places some of these old cars turn up in, and this one survived in excellent condition, as in all the basics in the 'as found' shots show.
Spyker had a reputation for fine craftsmanship in their hey day and it shines through even before the restoration.
:encouragement:
 
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