Re: [doc] Sad I couldn't make it to the NEC...

["Ian Foster" <ian@xxxx>]

> ... gullwing doors and stainless steel skin? I know the makers of BTTF wouldn't
> have.

 

Am I being too old and cynical here but do y'all really believe Universal Studios came and chose the DeLorean in 1981 - a completely unproven entity from N.Ireland!?!

 

Do you not think that its more likely "J.Z.DeL-Boy" saw the benefit in paying Universal Studios for the advertising rights ... same as BMW are doing now with the "James Bond 007" movies?

 

Cheers,        IAN
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From: "mgutkowski@xxxx" <webmaster@xxxx>

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Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:31 PM

Subject: Re: [doc] Sad I couldn't make it to the NEC...

> Well, would you have ever got interested in the car had it not been 
for the
> gullwing doors and stainless steel skin? I know the makers of 
BTTF wouldn't
> have. Without these things, the car's pretty unremarkable 
from a purely
> mechanical standpoint. Without them it'd be an 
underpowered Esprit with
> poorer hadling but more luggage space*.
> 
> I feel I've been dug at here for modifying the car. The ONLY 
modifications
> I've made are to put better/modern speakers in the rear 
which required
> drilling two holed in the metal bracket (but unlike just 
about everyone
> else, I've made the effort to mount them in the intended 
space with the
> original fixing hardware!). Everything else, like the 
remote
> starter/alarm/central locking came from necessity and can be 
pulled out
> with ease. I bought Houston's DIN stereo bracket so I could 
avoid cutting
> the dash (and my Craig was stuffed). The Neons are not 
permanent either and
> are only an inexpensive bit of fun (and don't knock 
it till you've tried
> it! I took the michael out of James for his.... 
until I saw them. NB Neons
> sourced in the US are considerably better 
than the crappy ones you see
> slung under Vauxhall Novas over here).I've 
also replaced my shock
> abosrbers with PJ Grady's and it's made my car 
into a delightful motorway
> cruiser with a really rewardingly smooth 
drive. Nothing wrong with my OEM
> shocks and I still have them.
> 
> AND BEFORE YOU GO MOANING ABOUT MODIFYING YOUR DELOREAN STEVE, CONSIDER 
THE
> "DRAINPIPE" EXHAUST TIPS ON YOURS :-P
> 
> Anyway, 
that's my rant out the way. Flame proof jacket installed....
> 
> 
Martin
> * Not that this on its own makes a bad car - the esprit is 
pretty
> exceptional