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General Lee 01 Senior Enthusiast

General Lee 01

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I don't remember the exact date but it was around this time that Zane and Josh Merva said "Hey, the GM guys need a site of their own!" and here we are, GM-Trucks.com!

 

 

Happy 1st Birthday GM-TC, and happy first anniversary to Zane and Josh (hehe, not that kind of anniversary :P).

 

 

 :(  :D  :D  :P  :P  :P

Greg Senior Enthusiast

Greg

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For Paco and the site, the "official" birthday song from a professional society I once belonged to:

 

It's your birthday, uh!

It's your birthday, uh!

People die, buzzards fly,

It's your birthday, UH!

 

(I didn't say it was a good song.)

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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this sight was heavy into the planning stages at this time last year, but the official debut wasn't until Jan 2001 if I remember right...

 

Either way GM-Trucks.com has been a tremendous success, and like always, I wan't to thank every member out there who has posted 1 time or 1000 times, if it weren't for you guys this great forum would never have happened.

 

Thanks to all of you, and thanks to Zane and Josh for providing us with this place of comradery...  :(

Jpshostr Senior Enthusiast

Jpshostr

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Sure as heck doesn't seem like its been a year.  I remember like it was yesterday emailing Zane and asking if he needed someone for the HD forum.  Since then I've been able to bore you with farm info, drive you up the wall with my BS, and have a grand old time!

silverado man Senior Enthusiast

silverado man

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Yep like everyone has already said, thanks to the members for making this site useful and thanks to mervz and siilt for there time that they have put into making this the best site on the net.

Stepside Z Senior Enthusiast

Stepside Z

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Thanks to all for making this a great site. I really look forward to reading all you guys post everyday. I have learned alot met some great people and I am looking forward to another bigger and better year.

Hats off to Zane and Josh for the hard work and dedication.

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