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  1. CaliforniaFords.com web support

  2. Help, I can't login!

  3. I'm still having login problems, what should I do?

  4. How do I put my pictures online?

  5. How do I include a picture in my post?

  6. Where can I find CaliforniaFords.com logos?

  7. How do I add a link to CaliforniaFords.com to my website / Craigslist ?

  8. About CaliforniaFords.com

  9. What is CaliforniaFords.com ?

  10. How about some CaliforniaFords.com facts & trivia?

  11. Drag Racing in Northern California

  12. What's the Drag Racing scene like in Northern California?

  13. Who are the Fastest Mustangs in California ?

  14. Commerce

  15. How does the for sale classifieds section here work ?

  16. I own or work for an automotive related company. How can I utilize the vendors section?

  17. NorCal Ford Events

  18. Where can I get information on Northern California Ford car shows?

  19. How can I promote my event?

  20. Multimedia

  21. Where can I see pictures of Fords in Northern California?

  22. Where can I see videos of Fords in Northern California?



1. CaliforniaFords.com web support


2. Help, I can't login!
www.CaliforniaFords.com/help should take care of most login problems.

3. I'm still having login problems, what should I do?
Email feedback@CaliforniaFords.com if you are experiencing problems. Please try to include your member number, login name and email address for faster service.

4. How do I put my pictures online?
If you have made at least 10 posts go to the UPLOAD PAGE of our Ford Photo Album and read all the rules:
  • Files must be in png, jpg or jpeg format.
  • All uploads are logged for security purposes.
  • No nudity, obscenity or objectionable materials may be posted.
  • Uploads may be edited for size or content.
  • All files must either be original, or have the permission of the photographer prior to posting.
  • Photos become public property once posted here.
  • Uploads may not be larger than 3.5 megabytes in size.

    • 5. How do I include a picture in my post?

  • Upload your picture via the UPLOAD PAGE in our Ford Photo Album.

  • Lets pretend this is the picture you just uploaded.

  • Below the picture, you will see some text that reads:

    To post this picture on message boards, copy/paste this:
    [img]https://cafords.com/album/CALIFORNIAFORDS.COM/car_shows/08_14_04/DSC07649.JPG[/img]

    To post this picture on CraigsList, your website, etc, copy/paste this:
    <IMG SRC="https://cafords.com/album/CALIFORNIAFORDS.COM/car_shows/08_14_04/DSC07649.JPG">


  • Click the button, go back to your post and paste the copied blue text/tag into your post to get the picture to show up on forums.

  • Copy/paste the RED text to get the picture to show up on CraigsList or your website.

    • 6. Where can I find CaliforniaFords.com logos?
    A small CaliforniaFords.com logo

    A medium CaliforniaFords.com logo

    A large CaliforniaFords.com logo

    A large CaliforniaFords.com TEXT logo

    A small CaliforniaFords.com TEXT logo 
    For a small  cafords  text logo copy/paste  the following:

<a href="https://californiafords.com"><img src="https://californiafords.com/img/watermark.gif"></a>
    This works on websites like craigslist.

    7. How do I add a link to CaliforniaFords.com to my website? 
    For a small  cafords  text logo copy/paste  the following:

<a href="https://www.californiafords.com"><img src="https://californiafords.com/img/watermark.gif"></a>

    For a   text  only link copy/paste  the following:

<a href="https://californiafords.com">https://CaliforniaFords.com</a>


    8. About CaliforniaFords.com


    9. What is CaliforniaFords.com ?
    CaliforniaFords.com is a community to support the local Northern California Ford performance enthusiast community.
    There are three primary purposes for CaliforniaFords.com 's existance:

  • Allow local enthusiasts to help other enthusiasts with technical automotive questions and problems.

  • Provde a medium for Northern California Ford owners to buy and sell parts and cars.

  • Provide a medium for Northern California Ford owners to organize and setup local races and automotive events.

    As a member of the community, we ask that you positively contribute to your fellow members, weather it be selling or exchange of car parts or automotive knowledge and services.

    • 10. How about some CaliforniaFords.com facts & trivia?
  • CaliforniaFords.com averages ~500 unique members that make at least one post every two weeks

  • CaliforniaFords.com has the largest online classifieds for Ford performance parts in Northern California.

  • Thanks to our great members, CaliforniaFords.com is the largest domestic automotive website in Northern California.

  • The server that hosts CaliforniaFords.com averages anywhere from half a million to 650,000 pages to be viewed a month! That averages to 5 pages generated every second :eek:

  • CaliforniaFords.com went online as a bare bones messageboard the evening of June 15th, 2000.

    • 11. Drag Racing in Northern California


    12. What's the Drag Racing scene like in Northern California?
    There are three drag racing facilities in northern california:

  • Sacramento Raceway

    Sacramento Raceway is a favorite amoung local amature drag racers. Either Saturday "Grudge Night" series
    is a big hit that provides great heads up racing action for street cars.

  • Sonoma Raceway

    Sonoma Raceway (formally Infinineon / Sears Point) located in Sonoma, California has a popular Wednesday Bracket Racing series that constistantly has a large turnout.

  • Redding Dragstrip

    Redding Dragstrip is a good dragstrip for those up further north in the state.


    Drag racing weather and forcasts for these tracks can be found here

    • 13. Who are the Fastest Mustangs in California ?
    There are many fast Mustangs in Northern California. In an attempt to roughly keep track of them all, a drag racing fastest list is up-kept on the forum:

    Fastest Mustangs in Northern California

    This is a loosely kept list. Feel free to register on the forum and reply with your information if you qualify to be appended to the list.

    14. Commerce


    15. How does the for sale classifieds section here work ?


    16. I own or work for an automotive related company. How can I utilize the vendors section?
    CaliforniaFords.com is by far the largest and most
    active group of Northern California Ford performance enthusiasts
    you will find online. To allow vendors to reach this
    great audience we have setup a Vendor's FOR-SALE Section

    Please email us with your member number so we can grant you posting
    privileges in the a Vendor's FOR-SALE Section. Your companies web
    address and information about the service you provide would also be nice.
    Feel free to use the vendors forum to promote your business free of charge.

    Your genuine support and contributions to the CaliforniaFords.com
    community is all we ask for!

    We are a laid back group and look forward to working with all our vendors in the future.

    17. NorCal Ford Events


    18. Where can I get information on Northern California Ford car shows?
    Click here for information about the largest late model Ford car show in Northern California cafords puts on every year.

    Here is information about our 2005 late model Ford car show

    Here are 1000's of pictures from previous CaliforniaFords.com car shows

    Here is information about the next CaliforniaFords.com Ford car show and cruise

    19. How can I promote my event?
    We have had serious problems in the past with unaccounted for and unverified dubious events being posted in our events section in the past. Can you imagine showing up to a car show that does not exist? Can you imagine showing up to an event only to be greeted by 5 backward baseball cap wearing highschool kids blasting gangster rap? After too many of these situations we ask that you seek permission from lauren@californiafords.com before postings your event.

    20. Multimedia


    21. Where can I see pictures of Fords in Northern California?
    The largest picture collection of Ford cars in roaming around Northern California can be found on our online Ford photo album

    22. Where can I see videos of Fords in Northern California?
    The largest film collection of Ford cars in action around Northern California can be found on our online Ford video album.