Re: [DML] Get rid of the wings

["Welmoed" <welmoedj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gary,

Do you refer to the 1 HP oats traction pony car? ;)

Welmoed.


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, gmfm1@... wrote:
>
> Hey, watch it! There is nothing wrong with Mustangs. If it wasn't for the Mustang, the other pony cars wouldn't exist. I had my Mustang before I got my Delorean and I still have it and like it as much as my Delorean. It gets as much if not more attention on the road than the D. I have had offers from drivers pulling up next to me to buy my Mustang, but I have never had an offer to buy my Delorean.
>  
> By the way, neither are for sale at this time.
>  
> Thanks,
> Gary Masie
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rod Dillman 
> Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 9:25 pm
> Subject: RE: [DML] Get rid of the wings
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> > Were it not for the gullwing doors, Doc Brown would have driven 
> > a #$&%ing Mustang!
> >  
> > Rod
> > 10921
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Tue, 2/1/11, Josh Haldeman wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > From: Josh Haldeman 
> > Subject: RE: [DML] Get rid of the wings
> > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 10:58 AM
> > 
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thomas,
> > 
> > I guess my question is why would the designer of the car, (Giogetto
> > Giugiaro) and the engineers who put so much effort into building 
> > doors that
> > work the way they do be disappointed in seeing us appreciate them?
> > 
> > You are correct, the DeLorean does have a lot more to offer. So 
> > does any
> > car, in fact. The stainless steel and the doors are a big part 
> > of what make
> > it unique though. My personal, and of course, subjective opinion 
> > is that
> > these should be celebrated, not ignored. Of course, I like the 
> > look of the
> > car with the doors shut too! The front page of the website is 
> > simply an
> > artist's photograph of our beloved car. Doors open.doors 
> > closed.it's still
> > a DeLorean, and it has still captured many hearts, including 
> > mine, over the
> > last 30 years.
> > 
> > Just my two cents,
> > 
> > Josh
> > 
> > Josh Haldeman - Vice-President
> > 
> > DeLorean Owners Association
> > 
> > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> > On Behalf Of
> > Thomas Moon
> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 3:27 PM
> > To: 'dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [DML] Get rid of the wings
> > 
> > Just a thought... And people reaction much appreciated. Get rid 
> > of the gull
> > wing doors on all front line promotional work for Deloreans? It 
> > is soo
> > obvious. Without the doors popped open, the Delorean is a 
> > stunning car. With
> > one open, it's quirky. With two open it's an over weight 
> > dragonfly. Should
> > be beautiful, fast and sleek, but for some reason this one's
> > metamorphosisied Into a flying slug. The Delorean has more to 
> > offer than
> > it's doors!!.
> > 
> > I'm writing partly after reading all the DOA posts, then 
> > checking out their
> > website... Awful to the extreme. I'm pretty sure all the 
> > original designers
> > will be turning in their graves to see so many pictures of the 
> > car they put
> > so many man ours into ruined by pictures like this.
> > 
> > ******
> > Sent from my Blackberry
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




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