Re: DeLorean in Illinois

["schab932000 <schab932000@xxxx>" <schab932000@xxxx>]

Funny you should mention this car. I went to see it about 3 years 
ago when my freind, who passes by it as he walks to the train 
station, realized I was interested in Deloreans. 

It was a real shame. Nothing about it was worth the effort of 
restoring it. The owner had bought it when the Back to the Future 
movies came out. Infact this guy bought 2 Deloreans figuring he 
would see a good return on his penny when they became more 
in demand. He sold one, and let this one sit and sit...

When I saw it, he was still thinking about 13k. This guy lived in a 
real dream world! I spoke with the mechanic of the shop and he 
pointed out all the mechanical stuff wrong with it... the entire fuel 
system. Of course the interior was a mess. There was even a 
birds nest in the engine bay. 

The epoxy on the frame was flaking off along with rust. When the 
owner came to meet me, I told him he killed this car by letting it 
sit out. I gave him some numbers which tallied up over 7 grand 
on parts alone.

It was realy sad.... I told him to sell it for parts. A week or 2 later is 
was gone, so I'm not sure if he junked it or what, but be glad you 
didn't get involved with it!

Pat
vin 5552


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AJL521@xxxx wrote:
> Does anyone in the Chicagoland area know what ever 
happened to the 82 
> DeLorean that was at a repair shop in Geneva a few years 
back. All this talk 
> about DeLoreans that had been sitting for years reminded me 
of that one. 
> 
> In fact seeing that DeLorean back in 1995 reminded me of how 
much I wanted 
> one. This car had sad story to tell. The plates expired in 1988, 
and the 
> car had been towed to the shop in Oct of 94