Ozrodders.com evolved from the Hot Rod Internet (HRI) forum, whose administrator was threatened with litigation over a discussion that was interpreted as defamatory under Australia's then archaic defamation laws. At the time, the HRI was Australia's largest hotrodding forum. In a joint effort between Australian and American hotrodders, we salvaged the wealth of collected hotrodding knowledge, and continued the Australian forum thanks to our American hosts.
Since then, Australian Defamation Law has undergone some significant changes, but real reform is yet to be enacted by the Australian Federal Government. For more information, see
Defamation Law Reform on the Australian Government web site.