I wonder if DMA members of the time gave Charles a bunch of crap about going technologically backwards, about increasing pollution, about creating a "Rube Goldberg" installation, etc? Bill Robertson #5939 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Abato <delorean@...> wrote: > > Actually, the award was specially designed to remember Charles himself > since he passed at an untimely age. > So, i will take your bait and answer the question that you already know the > answer to Bill. Charles put a carb on his car. > Does this help to validate your car in some way? Charles converted his > car long before you did yours, and while i never personally met him, i > always heard very nice things about him, and have never heard of him > preaching non stop about what he did to prove a point. > Again, the award was created to remember Charles by his friends in the DMA, > and not specifically because he put a carb on a car. > > No offense Bill, but you are your own worst enemy here... Yes, you put a > carb in your car. You were not the first, you won't be the last. Its your > car, do what you want to it, but please "stop talking smack" to keep > yourself at the center of attention. It's getting old. > > Kevin Abato > On Feb 26, 2012 8:54 AM, "content22207" <brobertson@...> wrote: > > > For nearly a decade the DeLorean Mid Atlantic club recognized "engineering > > excellence" with a semi-annual award named after Charles Muffley. This was > > not an award for being a good club member, or for being a good club officer > > -- the Charles Muffley Award for Engineering Excellence was specifically > > designed to recognize people who deviated from the factory design and > > modified their DeLoreans. > > > > How exactly did Charles Muffley modify his own car that was so notable in > > the first place? Did he only make one modification, or were there multiple > > mods on his car? > > > > <crickets>Anyone?</crickets> > > > > Bill Robertson > > #5939 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > > moderators@... > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ 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: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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/