Vehicle Display Cards For Wagga

Bucknaked · 29-10-2005, 07:09 AM

Currently in the process of having a display card available for download for forum members for the Ford Day in Wagga. These cards you can download and add your personal details to it to display it in the window or engine bay on your car. I will have it available for members very shortly as Big Pete is working on the final touches now, and once I have the ok, an example and the link will be placed here for you to download. It will be a generic template with the Wagga AFD & Ford Forums AU logo on it.

For anyone who is not sure exactley what the purpose of a display card is for, it's basically an A4 sheet of paper that has a run down of all the modifications and information on your car. You put it into the window or the engine bay and anyone who is checking out your car has the information in front of them to see exactley what it is about your car that you have done.

I would suggest that for maximum effect that you print this in colour and your get it laminated. Just to protect it in case it's windy and it rips or it gets wet. I think most newsagencies have a laminating machine which you can pay a small fee to laminate yours. It will be A4 size.

These are the categories of what will be on the sheet.

Owner, Make, Model, Engine, Transmission, Year, Colour, Factory options, Non Factory Items, Rear Wheel Killowatts. Of Course you can make up your own, but these are the obvious ones to use.

On mine, I have also included all the logo's (Similar to the Sponsors Banner up top) at the bottom of all the business's and companies that had something to do with my car. For example I have included Tickford (Built By Tickford), Ford (It's a Ford), DBA (My Rotors), Advanti (My Wheels) etc etc.

It's not compulsary to download them, I just thought it would be a nice idea to have these for Wagga

Stay tuned.......

Jsmilie:

Laminge · 29-10-2005, 07:22 AM

Awesome Stuff, cannot wait to see then end product!

SpoolMan · 29-10-2005, 07:23 AM

Top Idea...I will be waiting to download one...

GTP 320 · 29-10-2005, 10:39 AM

Well done Bucknaked,it will be good for the public to get a more understanding of your vechicle mod's etc and other history of your car e.g.Trophies it may have won or appeared on TV ,Magazine's etc.
Cheers John

b2tf · 29-10-2005, 10:42 AM

Saw the preview of these this morning and I must say Pete has outdone himself. What is there he cant do?!

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Thanks again for all your hard work on the show Pete, everybody who gets one of these along with the posters etc will be really, really happy with how they've come up.

big_pete · 29-10-2005, 05:27 PM

thanks man,
i think these display cards will look the goods too!

Melz · 29-10-2005, 05:53 PM

I think Laminge might need it one in A3 size for his car, mine will be the size of a post-it note lol

. I must admit they're a great idea though, i had one for the xb when i first took her out. It definetely gives people a chance to get a broader understanding of your car.

Bucknaked · 29-10-2005, 07:15 PM

Final version has been complete. A huge thanks to Big Pete for helping me out by doing all the creative hard work. I think the end result speaks for it's self. Thanks Big Pete.

The template is a word document, so for those who are not familiar with Photoshop, you can create it in Word. You will need to apply your own formatting to it. Use your own font's and pics. The template is merely a starting point.

Download it from here

And here is mine

Melz · 29-10-2005, 08:00 PM

They look fantastic, great job guys.

Bucknaked · 30-10-2005, 12:19 PM

I've updated the template with all the categories and where you need to place your pics. Now the fonts and font colours are all set.

You guys can adapt it to your own needs. For example, theres probabbly not enough room for Laminge to list all his mods on the TS50, so he might keep it brief, but then add in some technical data or list some comments on the car, or give Herrods a plug.

b2tf · 30-10-2005, 05:57 PM

I like these a lot. The biggest problem I have is writing enough about a stock Focus to fill the damn page.

Laminge · 30-10-2005, 06:26 PM

unfortuantely I cannot keep it too one page

b2tf · 30-10-2005, 07:44 PM

Can be more than one page Minge, you just need to find somewhere to put it on or around the car. Im just gonna whack mine in the windscreen.

**Falcon Coupe** · 30-10-2005, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laminge

unfortuantely I cannot keep it too one page

Sure you can, just write :
More power than you
More money spent than you.

Bucknaked · 30-10-2005, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laminge

unfortuantely I cannot keep it too one page

I've got a box of continuous paper if that will help?

**GasoLane** · 30-10-2005, 10:22 PM

hmm, well for my bog standard Fairlane ('cept for the LPG) I'll make mine postcard size !

hey Aust, can I park a looong way from Minge, I would'nt want to show him up

Bucknaked · 31-10-2005, 01:20 PM

If anyone wants a hand doing theres, send me, all the details you want listed, the pictures, all or any of the logo's you want.

Try to keep to one page if possible

Will do this until Wednesday. After that, I won't have time.

dwaynewoodhouse@ozemail.com.au

**GasoLane** · 31-10-2005, 03:34 PM

Quick question Mr Naked sir. Why does Word make the document 4 pages long?

Answer s l o w l y please, I'm from the bush

Bucknaked · 31-10-2005, 03:46 PM

No idea. I've done 4 now and I checked them and they are only 1 page. Could be some hidden images maybe.

If you like, email it to me and I shall investigate

**GasoLane** · 31-10-2005, 04:17 PM

OK, PM me your email address.

Roger.

b2tf · 31-10-2005, 04:25 PM

only shows up as one page for me.

BA Bakes · 31-10-2005, 04:29 PM

Roger, check your page layout. Click the view menu and choose normal or print layout.
cheers,
Luke

Bucknaked · 31-10-2005, 04:40 PM

Oh yeah. Page layout. Never thought of that one.

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Just because I work IT doesn't mean I know stuff. Morning tea's, coffee breaks, long lunches, emailing and leaving early are my speciality

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**GasoLane** · 31-10-2005, 04:42 PM

Before you start I know I'm fick, it's my day to be dense!
1st effort was with MS works..4 pages.
2nd try was with Wordpad, down to 3 pages.
3rd try...... look for MS word online?
... NEXT!!

BA Bakes · 31-10-2005, 04:47 PM

If you want Roger, i can do one up for ya (PM me details) or email bucky (details above) he seems to be running them off

Bucknaked · 31-10-2005, 04:49 PM

I see. If you don't have word, then I'm not sure what you do. I don't have any of those other programs.

Office 2003 is a 228mb download and is only a trial. Here is the link

http://microsoft.order-10.com/Office...aspx?id=enusdl

Bucknaked · 31-10-2005, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BA Bakes

If you want Roger, i can do one up for ya (PM me details) or email bucky (details above) he seems to be running them off

Email it to me, i'll knock it up, and then I can email it back to you and make changes before you send the final version to BA Bakes to be printed

**GasoLane** · 31-10-2005, 04:56 PM

Nah it's Ok guys, for a bog standard -'cept for the LPGI'- I'd really only need a (small) postcard.

I might just get some Whiteout and write on the windscreen.

Anyway this will give me something to whinge about at La Porchetta's fir night... Gotta keep up the Pommy image

Bucknaked · 31-10-2005, 04:58 PM

Get into the new millenium . Postcards are so last year. Post it notes are the in thing now days.

No worries. If you change your mind, happy to help

**GasoLane** · 31-10-2005, 05:02 PM

Post it notes !! Great idea... Grandaughter has these in 5 colours!

Maybe she'd even let me use her crayons!