I have not been able to access http://www.wildaboutcarsonline.com website for several weeks. Has anyone else had issues with the site? Thanks?

 

I was able to visit the site just now.

 

Interesting. Thanks, Randy.

 

Opens for me too. Try it on different browsers?

 

Peculiar. This one has me stumped. Disabled uBlock, no stored cookies, no stored data. It's for some reason a Permission Issue...very odd.


Edge Browser

Firefox Browser

 

How about this one? https://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-...9990692838786/

Here's what the direct link to the cgi file without any amplifying information looks like for me:

 

Just went there myself.

 

Randy - Any chance they list a contact telephone number you could find for me and post to the thread. I've tried literally everything. Out millions of websites I view this error is odd. I believe it's hosted on an Apache Server, and I'm guessing for some reason it has me locked out. They only way it could lock me out by not having permission would be (1) If I sent them a username/password (which I have not) I'm only trying to open their cgi web page, or (2) they have for some reason a block on my IP address (but that doesn't make sense since it states "Permission" and permission means it's attempting to validate credentials. Very odd. Thanks!

 

Cutty - Thank You. And, I cannot even open the cgi file

 

Try administrator@ahpsoc.org

I'm not sure if that's just the membership administrator or the website admin.

There's also these although possibly out of date:2017-2018 Society Board

• President - Kurt Shubert: kurt.shubert@ahpsoc.org
• Vice President - Robert Gerometta: bob.gerometta@ahpsoc.org
• Treasurer - Jan Kaltrider: jan.kaltrider@ahpsoc.org
• Secretary - Craig Sparkes: craig.sparkes@ahpsoc.org

 

Might try this link too...one of the articles. Calls a different file but located in the same folder. Really odd issue for sure.

http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-b...aldisplayed=50

 

Cutty - Great. Thank You. I'll email each one and see if they have a site Admin who can assist in resolution. Thanks again!

 

Thanks for the feedback. As a follow-up for future reference, should it assist anyone I have my original receipt from years ago and I noted the following:
Automotive History Preservation Society customer service
Website: http://www.ahpsoc.org
Email: questions@ahpsoc.org
Phone: 312-925-6028


I included the Email: questions@ahpsoc.org and I already received a bounce-back from the email server which (supposedly hosts that email address) stating:
Your message to questions@ahpsoc.org couldn't be delivered.
questions wasn't found at ahpsoc.org.
It's not a big issue regarding the email as I'm hoping the other contacts (Kurt, Robert, Jan, Craig) will get my email. There's tons of basic static information on the website and I don't suspect folks are hard at it resolving many issues and making regular updates to the website (although they have over the years).

 

Issue Resolved: My IP address was blocked as the result of too many failed login attempts when I tried to login to the site several weeks ago. Vice President - Robert Gerometta: bob.gerometta@ahpsoc.org resolved the issue for me this morning via email correspondence.

 

Are they still charging for access to documents they don't own? (i.e. GM tech docs)

 

If I'd spent all the time they did digitizing everything I'd charge people too.

 

try this link to your login page
https://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-...9990692838786/

 

Ownership of the content material has nothing to do with it. They allow you to navigate only so much for FREE. Membership is required for access to the rest of the site.
For $35.00 or whatever the annual membership fee is you can download and print any document or manual that is published. It is RESOURSE LIBRARY. The previous option to purchase a "library card" has been discontinued and if you own one it will not be able to be renewed when it expires. Full membership will now be required for the "total access" privilege.
For $35 you can download every chassis service manual, assembly manual, or schematics that are there. Print just 1 page that you want or the entire manual. Whereelse can you even get just one copy of a service manual for $35 - let alone an entire library full of them!
Also the website is being revamped and updated to make navigation and searching much easier!
The membership fee payback is realized with the download of just one manual!

W-Machines - Kurt Shubert can explain it further

 

^^x2^^

 

Guess I'm more old school than you all are. Stuff used to be put on the internet for free for the love of the hobby. Even that site used to be that way.

Some still share for love of the cars. Here's an example.

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-...tion-kits.html

 

Whoa, your thread title worried me. It's in my top 3 car sites to visit.

1) Classicolds
2) Automobile Catalog
3) Wild About Cars

Glad it worked out .

 

WildAboutCars is a great website.

Don W