I wouldn't use the Universal car as the most accurate guide. I've worked at the park 10 years and most of the parts been replace due to the Florida sun and guest trying to take a piece of the car home. Just look at the Mr Fusion (krupps coffee grinder) it's twice the size of the real one from the film. I've tired to talk to management about getting the car in the motorcade parade. It's a shame that Doc Brown is stuck riding a bike cycle. Its all comes down to that there is no budget for tech services to repair the car. Maybe use the new Polar Lights 1/24 scale kit that is out this month or the Sun Star die cast car for reference. Jim Sleeth -----Original Message----- From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:40 AM To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DMCForum] BTTF photos needed for a time machine conversion Travis, You spoke up two days too late! I was just at Universal Studios checking out the BTTF car they had on display. I didn't bring a camera. Jim Sleeth (one of the Florida DeLorean club people) works in the park, so maybe you could get him to bring a camera and take photos for you. The car appeared to be VIN 6475, but it was hard to read through the windshield while leaning way over the railing. It had the worst case of eyebrows on the front fascia I had ever seen. The low beam headlights were on continuously and the eyebrows were over the high beams (as usual) so maybe this dispels the myth of the eyebrow effect being caused by heat from the high beams. I think the sun heats the fascia more than the headlights ever could. The exhaust tips were cut off and put back on aimed forward. The engine & transmission were still intact. It was easy to look under the car because it is elegantly? posed on jack stands to look like it was flying. The license plate bezel had notches cut at the top -- I suppose because they couldn't figure out how it was supposed to fit under the license plate lamps. The car looked kind of sad, but it is serving a good purpose by giving the car so much publicity. We should start a petition to have them fix those eyebrows on the fascia! And with all the publicity of this car on display with the BTTF ride, it is no wonder we get so many BTTF jokes. I took a few pictures of the BTTF car that was at the Memphis show. Adjacent cars stopped me from taking any artistic photos. Mine are mostly anatomical of the stuff on the back of the car. Let me know and I'll e-mail them to you. Walt To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/RN.GAA/HliolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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