Re: Car Shows

[jtrealty@xxxx]

The Delorean is oe of the FEW cars that is displayed with the doors 
OPEN! As such some people think it is an invitation to "climb in". In 
general if it is a "car show" then most people know the rules and will 
respect your car and at least not get in although I find that most 
(even at fancy car shows) can't resist touching the stainless. I have 
seen some owners use a cargo net over the openings to keep people out. 
I got a stuffed dog (Einstein) from Universal and I put it on the 
seat. The kids get a kick out of it and sometimes a real dog tries to 
play with it and sniffs to see if it's real. The only trouble I have 
is once a kid took Einnie in a bear hug like he wasn't ever going to 
let it go and started walking off with it till the parents had him 
return it. I also take some precautions like removing all loose items 
including the lighter and either put in the bonnet or vault. At the 
sping door adjustment a souvenier hunter removed one owner's gearshift 
knob! I always watch people walking around the car because some 
people's pants have rivets or studs and won't even realize they are 
scratching the car. (Watch out for rings on their fingers too.) I also 
keep people away with food and drink. If asked politely I usually 
allow people to sit in the car (children too if parents are around). I 
like to sit near the car to keep an eye on it and to hear the 
"experts" as they walk up to it explaining it to others. You don't 
hear the same comments when they realize the owner is there! I had a 
signboard made up to answer the simple questions about the engine and 
such but alot of people just ask anyway. I guess it is just a way for 
them to strike up a conversation. I feel that as an owner of a 
Delorean I have an obligation to try to educate people and correct the 
common misperceptions that the general public has in regard to the car 
and especialy Mr. Delorean. I try to go to as many cruise nights and 
local car shows as I can to share the car with the public as 
practical. It is a way to share the car with others without letting 
them drive it! 
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Jason Rowe" <rowejj@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I got a question for everyone. After a year of ownership 
I finally started taking my car to car shows.
> I've only been to 3 so far, 2 were actual car shows themselves and 
one was a car show at street festival 
> type event so there was a lot of people there not just for the car 
show. My problem/questiom is since one 
> of the unique things about the car is the doors abviously so I leave 
them up but what I found is that people
> are not that respectful about cars when your at a festival and not 
just a car show itself. I had 3 people help 
> themselves to sit inside my car even with the Please Look but Don't 
Touch sign in the window. I'm not sure
> if I want to take it to another event like that or not. So my 
question is has anyone else had this happen and
> would it be considered "rude" or "stuck up" or something like that 
if I was to maybe put something like 
> yellow caution tape across the door opening to try and keep people 
out or what? Does anyone else do anything
> like this? 
> 
> On a side note, I was surprised to see another DeLorean at 
my last car show. It was a Dec. '81 build (2 months
> after mine) but the VIN number was 10403. Mine is 05903. Would this 
other one be a Canadian Model or what? 
> Why the large difference in VIN's? I asked the guy if he was on the 
list but he said he wasn't so I tried to encourage
> him to join. He might be on here by now. 
> 
> Jason 
#5903
> 
> 
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