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« on: June 29, 2012, 08:08:03 PM »
Hello everyone,
Bill asked me to introduce myself to those that might not know me. I'm David Eilers and I run eWillys. I also own a CJ-3A. Well, technically only the windshield, dataplate, and VIN are left of the original frameless body I purchased. Now it is a CJ-3A called Lost Biscuit with a fiberglass Bobcat body (made to look like a parkette body), a CJ-5 frame, modded suspension and more that I designed for roads, trails and racing in the Pacific Northwest (see link to it or picture below). Importantly, no nice or stock jeeps were harmed in the creation of Lost Biscuit. If you want to know more about why I built my jeep in 2007 & 2008 you can read about it in the book I wrote that Bill mentioned (and helped proofread).
I've been building and generally mucking with the web since 1993 when the web was nothing more than a series of Gopher sites. After building companies and managing websites (again long story), I decided to launch my own website about vintage jeeps in 2008. As part of that process I chose not to create any forums that I felt would compete with the already existing forums, which have strong communities. Instead, rather than compete, I wanted to channel new people to those communities. So, I've always thought of eWillys as a Gateway into the Vintage Jeep world for people who don't know much about them and don't know where to look for information.
Recently, Bill approached me about helping transition the technology from one hosting "box" to another and to help act as a technical support person. I've agreed to do that.
Importantly, I don't want to make decisions on managing the site, but am happy to provide advice if there are questions. Jonathon and members here have created a nice community and the last thing I want to do is disrupt that. If you have any questions about my involvement, feel free to ask.
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