[DMCForum] Re: Houston: DAMN IS IT HUMID HERE!!!!!!

["therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>]

There wasn't anything in the showroom. If the car is onsite, then it's
hidden in the warehouse somewhere.

I did stop by this morning. The windows were still covered, but the
warehouse doors were open. All I can say is, damn! From the outside,
the building doesn't look all that big. But just standing at the doors
with engines and transmissions towering almost 2 stories over you is
certainly an intimidating thing. I didn't dare go in, because I didn't
want to be a dick, or anything like that. I did see Espy, and Wynn
walking around, but they were busy, so I didn't want to bother them.
Besides, I'll get to meet them later.

It was a couple of minutes before I realized that the crates sitting
in front of me were car doors. Dusty, and the stencils were long faded
on them, from when Consolodated Intl. bought them, and had them
shipped to the Irvine QAC. It really makes you step back, and take a
look when you realize that these aren't just car parts, but parts of
history. Likewise, it's rather sad when you realize these are not NOS
pieces that were replacement parts. Everything you look at in there
was meant to be built into a car. Vehicles that never even made it to
the assembly line.

On a side note, big kudos to whomever it was that thought to etch a
side stripe pattern into the glass panes of the showroom. I thought
that was such a classy touch!

Later on, I'll be getting pictures of the outside of the building at
night. I've seen many Dealership signs before, but not one that was
actually wired, mounted, and working as intended.

See everyone there.

-Robert



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> Maybe they are protecting PROTO1?
> 
> It has been awhile since I was there, but you never forget the
humidity!  I
> am hoping that tropical storm stays away.
> 
> I am sitting in the airport right now waiting for the late plane to
arrive,
> so see you in a few hours!
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> Of therealdmcvegas
> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 11:18 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Houston: DAMN IS IT HUMID HERE!!!!!!
> 
> So I got in last night, and decided to stop by DMCH (3:00AM-ish).
> While it's great to see that they're clearly visable from the freeway,
> they are hard as hell to get to, because of the back-woods
> construction that's going on. And I don't know what's in the showroom,
> because pictures of James Espy's old car (the old print from the
> DMCNews website) are taped all over the windows. I can tell that there
> are no cars in the lobby.
> 
> Maybe I'll stop by this morning. But later tonight, I'll be meeting
> lots of people for the first time. In 5 YEARS, since this is the ONLY
> DeLorean-related event that I've ever attended.
> 
> -Robert

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