RE: [DMCForum] Re: Big Lots giveaway?

["timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Holy gullwing doors Batman...he even bought out Bricklin when they met
their
demise.

Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: timnagin [mailto:timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 11:32 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Re: Big Lots giveaway?


This is a really interesting story...

"Occasionally, though, he can¹t resist a bargain, even if it means
venturing
outside his stores. In 1982 he and two other liquidators bought 2,800 De
Lorean cars, parceled them out to dealers around the country and sold them
all in 18 months. He bought them so cheap, in fact, that the
court-appointed
receiver for De Lorean Motor Co. is suing to recover some of the profits."

http://www.shenk.net/sol.htm


Greg




-----Original Message-----
From: erikgeerdink <erikgeerdink@xxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:erikgeerdink@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:42 PM
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Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Big Lots giveaway?


Rick, you never stop amazing me with your knowledge.  Thanks for the
answer!

Erik


--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "twinenginedmc12
<twinenginedmc12@xxxx>" <twinenginedmc12@xxxx> wrote:
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "erikgeerdink
<erikgeerdink@xxxx>"
> <erikgeerdink@xxxx> wrote:
> > Ok, if anyone you know about the stored "Big Lots" you know that
> its
> > a pretty cheap place.  5 year old jars of pickles for $.50 and
> > imitation G.I Joes in the toy isles.  I know there were 2 Gold
> > Deloreans made by AMEX.  And then another one made with spare
parts
> > which turned out to be the last Delorean made (we all saw it in
> > Cleveland).
> > Whats up with this delorean?
> >
> > http://bigtexas.com/dmc/gold/
>
> Big lots is a Sol Shenk enterprise.  Sol Shenk was the guy who
bought
> the entire inventory of the DeLorean Motor Company when it
folded.
> I'm sure he had more cars than he knew what to do with at that
time,
> so plating one up must have seemed a fun thing.  I admire that
guy.
> He started out with very little, and made a fortune by buying low,
> selling medium, paying cash and being fiscally shrewd.
> I suppose he probably has the distinction of having had the
largest
> private collection of DeLoreans at any one time.
>
> I'm no expert.  I just read about him in Stainless Steel Illusion,
> and on the internet.
>
> Rick Gendreau


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