🚘 RetroRides - Vintage Car Shop Management System C# project

🚗 Overview

RetroRides is a desktop application developed using C# Windows Forms as an academic project, designed to streamline operations for a vintage car showroom. The application provides a comprehensive platform for managing customer interactions, vehicle inventory, and booking systems while maintaining distinct user experiences for customers and administrative staff.

Purpose

This academic project demonstrates practical implementation of:

• Multi-tier application architecture (BLL, DAL)
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Database integration and CRUD operations
• User interface design principles
• Software engineering best practices

Main Objectives

• Create an efficient platform for managing customer interactions and administrative workflows
• Provide an intuitive interface for non-technical users
• Implement secure authentication and authorization
• Demonstrate separation of concerns through layered architecture

✨ Features

Customer Features

• User Authentication: Secure login and registration system
• Vehicle Gallery: Browse high-quality images of vintage car collection
• Booking System: Reserve vehicles for future dates, add credit card info.
• Booking Management: View past bookings and cancel reservations
• Profile Management: Customize personal information (name, address, contact details)

Administrator Features

• User Management:
  • View all registered users
  • Promote users to admin role
  • Demote admins to regular users
  • Delete user accounts
• Staff Management: Manage employee accounts and admin privileges
• Vehicle Management: Add, edit, and remove vehicle listings from inventory
• Booking Oversight: View and manage all customer bookings
• Super Admin Protection: Highest-level admin cannot be demoted or deleted

🏗️ System Architecture

RetroRides follows a three-tier architecture:

Presentation Layer (Forms) → Business Logic Layer (BLL) → Data Access Layer (Data)

📁 Project Structure

RetroRides/
├── BLL/                    # Business Logic Layer
├── Data/                   # Data
│   ├── DatabaseConnection.cs
├── Forms/                  # UI Forms
├── Utilities/              # Helper classes
├── Resources/              # Images and resources
├── Properties/             # Assembly info
├── bin/                    # Build output (ignored)
├── obj/                    # Build intermediates (ignored)
├── app.config              # Application configuration
├── packages.config         # NuGet packages
├── Program.cs              # Application entry point
└── icon.ico                # Application icon

👥 User Roles

1. Customer (General User)

• Browse vehicle gallery
• Make and cancel bookings
• Update profile information
• View booking history

2. Administrator/Staff

• All customer privileges
• User account management
• Vehicle inventory management
• Booking oversight and management
• Staff role assignment

3. Super Admin

• All administrator privileges
• Cannot be demoted or deleted
• Highest level of system control

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Language: C#
• Framework: .NET Framework 4.7.2
• UI Framework: Windows Forms
• IDE: Visual Studio 2022
• Architecture Pattern: Three-tier architecture

✨ Demo & Screenshots

Login	Registration

Home	Gallery

Settings	Bookings

Admin Car Info	Admin User Info

AND MORE!

🚀 Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2019 or later
• .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/LT-Ripjaws/vintage-car-shop-csharp-project.git
   cd vintage-car-shop-csharp-project

2. Open the solution

   • Open RetroRides.sln in Visual Studio

3. Restore NuGet Packages

   • Right-click on Solution → Restore NuGet Packages
   • Or: Tools → NuGet Package Manager → Restore

4. Database Setup

   • Create a new database named RetroRidesDB or use the provided RetroRides.mdf

5. Configure Connection String

   • Open app.config
   • Update the connection string:

   <connectionStrings>
      .........
          connectionString="Server=YOUR_SERVER;Database=Path\to\RetroRides.mdf;Integrated Security=true;" 
          ...............
   </connectionStrings>

   • update the DB connection file in the Data folder and set your .mdf path as well.

6. Build the Solution

   • Build → Build Solution (Ctrl+Shift+B)

7. Run the Application

   • Press F5 or click Start

8. Add picture paths at ImageManager helper class.

Default Admin Credentials

Username: SuperAdmin
Password: SuperPass

(Change these after first login)

Default User Credentials

Username: test
Password: test

(Change these after first login)

💡 Usage

For Customers

1. Registration

   • Click "Register" on the login form
   • Fill in required details
   • Submit to create account

2. Browsing Gallery

   • Login → Click "View Gallery"
   • Browse through vintage car collection

3. Making a Booking

   • Navigate to "Bookings"
   • Select desired vehicle
   • Choose date and confirm

4. Managing Profile

   • Go to "Settings"
   • Update personal information

For Administrators

1. User Management

   • Access Admin Dashboard
   • Click "User Manager"
   • Promote/demote/delete users as needed

2. Vehicle Management

   • Click "Vehicle Manager"
   • Add new vehicles or edit existing ones
   • Upload vehicle images

3. Booking Management

   • View all bookings in "Bookings" section
   • Approve or cancel bookings

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

📊 Project Status

🚧 Completed development – Version 1.0.0

👤 Author

Chinmoy Guha

• GitHub: @LT-Ripjaws
• Email: [email protected]

Note: This is an academic project developed for educational purposes. It demonstrates software engineering concepts and is not intended for production.