Tom, Was there a reason why your car sat at a the Universal backlot...was it part of the BTTF cars or in the Movie itself or used as a prop car, or was it used in other movies made by Universal Studios....History....why and how it came about sitting there for 12 years at the Universal backlot... CBL >From GTO's to Bricklins to DMC to Lotus Esprit now to Mercedes SL Restorer(again) (damn well built cars) P.S.less than a half hour to go in the old year... the last posting maybe? --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tom Tait" <TTait@...> wrote: > > My car had been sitting for 12 years on the Universal backlot, the > engine bay had become a habitat for mice and perhaps rats. They ate a > good portion of the original engine wiring harness. My VOD was full - > FULL mind you of 3 gallons of droppings which included lots of bits of > un-digested copper and wiring insulation. Fortunately I had no shop vac > at the time and had borrowed (a 3 gallon) one from a friend. > > > [moderator snip] ------------------------------------ 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/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/