Protecting the DeLorean Image.

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

[MODERATOR NOTE: Please note the Subject Line of this post. Discussions of the DeLorean's marque image are welcome. Further speculation about the laws of thermodynamics are not. - moderator Mike Substelny]

I don't mean to insult anyone with this post, so please don't take this the wrong 
way. I'm not out to offend.

But I can't get over the fact that the general concensus is that no 
one wants a DeLorean to appear in a video game that "...contains rather 
controversial material that they (the car) didn't want to be associated with." But 
when it comes to someone trying to promote yet another invention that will 
no doubt be ridiculed by quite a few people, and will itself become a joke, 
while taking the image of the car down along with it... Well, that seems to be 
acceptable.

It is times like this I envy Ferrari owners for one thing they have 
that we don't. It's not the power of their cars, not the styling, and not even the 
value. It's the fact that just as they have a network of mechanics to keep their 
car's in tune, so does Ferrari have a team of laywers to keep the image of their 
marque showing proper.

Now I'm not trying to be prude here. In fact I'd like to think that 
I have a liberal attitude when it comes to customizing DeLoreans to appear as 
individual the owners themselves. But I have to draw the line here when it 
comes to how our cars should be portrayed. I am far from pleased to find that 
to attract people to a quack experiment, this man is playing off the attactive 
image, and charm of the DeLorean. But then to save face for a failed 
"experiment", our car becomes a scapegoat to be blamed for a mechanical 
failure.

In short, we cannot have this type of thing affecting our cars. This is more than 
just simple negative publicity, it is outright abuse of the marque. As a whole, 
we should take a responsability to put a stop to these kind negative portrayals 
of our cars. Do you want to stop the negative jokes and comments? Then stop 
the source of them. Do you want to increase the value of our cars? The put a 
halt to these kind of people who damage our cars' values and reputation 
simply for cheap, personal gain.

Everyone here can lend a hand. If you see a magazine with an article or 
mention that contains either negative or incorrect information about our cars, 
then notify everyone, and write in letters to the editor showing disapproval. 
You see a TV program that does the same, write the TV stations, and/or the 
producers. remember, owner or not, everyone here shares this same interest, 
and holds the same stakes.

What I propose to do here would be to contact his critics. A positive DeLorean 
image would help to fuel those that do not share his same viewpoints, and 
wish to publish them. A little info passed on to the proper sources could do a 
great deal of work for us. Let's try and focus the negative attention away from 
the car itself, and onto this "invention".

Just my 2 cents for now. But I've got a whole roll or pennies where that came 
from! ;-p

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



Fellow DMCer's,
I attended the track testing of the electric Delorean this AM. To 
answer 
everyone's question, yes it is real! Bobby Allison drove the first 
two laps. 
The car developed according to the owner Carl Tilley "noise from 
driver's 
side rear axle bearing" so it only went 13 laps at a track that is 
1.3 miles 
around. However he was nice enough to allow a few people access to 
the 
car up 
close. What this man has done with his Delorean is up there with 
Bob B. 
and 
Curtis. 
<SNIP>
Bruce Battles
Vin # 06569