Re: [DMCForum] Re: Watch that wankel go!

[Andrei Cular <acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim is back up in NH trying to get our lotus finished.  He still has the 
same juno account or you can find him through eliseusa.com


Andrei

John Dore wrote:

>That was one fast DeLorean, Jim gave me a drive in it one night in 
>Boston. He ended up spinning out at 100mph on a bend, and we slid 
>across a 4 lane highway that was intersecting our road, we slid 
>through red lights across this junction, thru lots of traffic coming 
>at us from both sides at right angles to us... Still don't know how 
>we survived it! I didn't have my saftey belt on at the time which was 
>worse, and tried to grab it when the car went out of control, but 
>then realised it was obviously too late... I always wear a belt 
>nowadays :)
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>Haven't heard from Jim for a while, is he still on the list?
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>John
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>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jon Heese <dmcforum@xxxx> wrote:
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>>That was Jim Strickland's car.  As far as I know, he had all of the 
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>rotary 
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>>engine from a Eunos Cosmo (along with its digital dash) and a 
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>Porsche 
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>>6speed and had to make a few modifications to the frame to put them 
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>>the car.  Walt knew Jim better and saw his car a few times I 
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>>He could probably fill you in more.
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>>Jim sold the car a few months ago for around $25k, IIRC.
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>>Regards,
>>Jon Heese
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>>>I found this while looking for some other downloads. I don't know 
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>>>put it together but I thought it was cool. You might have to save 
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>>>somewhere and then play it.
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>>>www.oneskydojo.com/delorean/delorean-skivig-wankel.wmv
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>>>Mike
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