Group, I know the subject of Delorean values is a very touchy issue at this time, but I would like to make mention that I am very happy that Tony was able to purchase Proto-Type 1 when he did and make it available for viewing. It's no telling what would have happened if it was up on ebay this past week. Proto-Type 1 is in very good hands now, but I had wished that JZD could have taken a new photo with it now, over 25 years after the first public photos. It will be great to hear the first-hand details about the car from Bill Collins this June. Thanks again Tony for bringing it back for the DMC community. This weeks events has reminded all of us that we are not here for a long time and we need to get the most out of every day. Later, Rich W. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tony" <DMCPROTO1@xxxx> wrote: > > > Dear Group: > > I was unable to attend John's funeral and felt like I needed to do something to honor > the man. I decided to try and get John's Prototype running again after 20 years of > slumber. Since it was the last day of his funeral, I did not want to take the project > lightly. I wanted, if at all possible, to sucsessfully get Proto One running again since > this would be John's last day on earth. After 6 hours of preparation to ensure that no > moving parts would be damaged, Proto One fired up, ran on it's own, and actually > kept a steady idle at aproximately 3:30 pm eastern time on Thursday, March 24th > 2005. Myself and the staff of DMC (Florida) are treating this car with the utmost care > and respect leaving it in 95% original condition. We are humbled to be the > caretakers of this very special piece of automotive history and are happy to share it > with the DeLorean community. > > With all loving respect to the DeLorean family, > Tony Ierardi To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/