Re: [DMCForum] Re: Bill Collins is not amused.

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah but that price should come with a tub of KY Jelly for the good 
F'in you get on the price of it. It is not worth the price.

http://www.drinkholders.com/delorean/deloreanmain.html

Mark V



On Jun 13, 2005, at 9:37 PM, Joe OBrien wrote:

> As a present my father unknown to me, bought me the black Delorean
> cupholder that Don Steger sells.
>
> Have you ever thought of just buying one of those? It actually isn't
> that bad of a design. Works for what you need it for.
>
> -Joe
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> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx>
> wrote:
>> With my luck, and the way I make impressions on people, most
> likely,
>> he is.
>>
>> Reminds me of a story. My buddy, his wife is a teacher. And one of
> her
>> best friends in college teaches on a military base in Italy, as
> she's
>> been married to a local Itallian guy for a few years now, and
> wants to
>> stay in Italy. Last year, they went to go visit them over there in
> Rome.
>>
>> So my buddy was at this dinner party with his wife, their friends,
> and
>> some other people that they invited. And the conversation started
> up
>> about cars. And this one gentleman was trying to ask what the
> fixation
>> with cupholders is all about with Americans. Over the years, he's
> sold
>> a few of his cars to various Americans who were stationed there,
> and
>> almost all were puzzled when they found no cupholders in these
> cars.
>> And he couldn't figure out why we keep such a high priority on cup
>> holders in our cars. He was saying something to the effect
> of, "When
>> you're cruising along at 130 so km/H, why can't just just
> appreciate
>> the fineness of the automobile? The craftsmanship of the coachbuilt
>> interior, the technology and precision of the drive train, and the
>> overall exhilerating experience? Why do you all worry so much about
>> keeping your bottle of Dr. Pepper near by? And so the conversation
>> when on about European cars.
>>
>> So my buddy says, "Yeah, my friend back in the states loves
> European
>> cars, and owns one." The guy asked what kind, so he told him that I
>> own a DeLorean. The guys eyes lit up, he said. He was excited! Ital
>> Design!, Guiargio! Built in NI, engineered by Lotus, etc. He
> rattles
>> off a whole bunch of stuff about the car. And then he asked how I
>> enjoyed the car. My buddy told him how much I really do love the
> car,
>> how comfortable, and ergonomic it is, etc. Although I only had one
>> true complete. Eager to know (because he's never known someone who
>> owns a DeLorean) he asked all serious like, what I was dipleased
> with.
>> My buddy told him it was becase the car had no cupholders.
> According
>> to him, the guy just laughed out loud. He thought that was so
> funny,
>> and it got a good chuckle from everyone at the party.
>>
>> -Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx>
> wrote:
>>> In Bill Collins hotel rooms he has the cable advertisement you
> did,
>>> and is using it for a dartboard as he aims for your head as he
>>> screams, "Here's your cupholders smartass".
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> -Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas"
> <dmcvegas@xxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Ok, if I pissed him off, then I am really sorry. So if anyone
> here
>>>> sees him before I do, let him know.
>>>>
>>>> Bill Collins, 2nd father to the DeLorean. The guy next to John
>>>> DeLorean and Colin Chapman when it came to designing and
>>> engineering
>>>> the car.
>>>>
>>>> I have the chance to ask him the question of a lifetime, so I
> do.
>>>>
>>>> "Why didn't the DeLorean come with cupholders?"
>>>>
>>>> His answer: "Because cup holders weren't around back then!"
>>>>
>>>> Ok, fair enough. However, I think that the guy thought that I
> was
>>>> mocking him, by the way he snapped back at me. And I don't
> want the
>>>> guy to think that I was making a joke with a riddiculous
> question.
>>>>
>>>> A polite guy over all, but you could tell that there was still
>>> allot
>>>> of tension between him, and John De Lorean.
>>>>
>>>> -Robert
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