RE: [doc] "The Car's The Star"

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx>]

I know that Mark is secretly very "keen " on Quentin, I have a nice photo of
Quentin and Marks shaking hands, sat on the front of Marks (old ) car!

Good old Quentin Dick-Head ( as he is known in our house)

Never turn your back on him......or you may find a knife plunged in your
back!

Chris Parnham


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Bourne [mailto:mark@xxxx]
Sent: 06 January 2002 11:42
To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [doc] "The Car's The Star"

Hi Mike

The first in line was my old car DSG 803X which is now the property of the
proud owners Dave & Claire from Stevenage. The second is Chris Parnham's AXI
1698. The third as you know is the Hoopers. This was filmed in September 99
at the Lotus factory test track.

The BBC wanted all the number plates taken off the cars to give the
impression that it was filmed back in 1979/80 and that the cars were brand
new and in their testing stages. However, on the Hoopers car, due to the
number plate being bolted on and not stuck on, time was running out for day
light and it was decided to leave the front number plate on. DGS 803X was
also the car used with me driving into the factory gates and was also the
car that was on the ramp at a Toyota Garage near the factory, as we were not
allowed to use the ramps on the Lotus grounds.

Quentin Wilson got his come-up-ins twice that day for slagging our cars
off. The first was his Bentley Turbo broke down, the second was that whilst
he was following me out of the factory. Due to the front number plate being
constantly taken on & off, the adhesive pads holding the plate lost its
stickiness. The plate flew off over my car & imbedded itself in the front
grill of his Bentley Turbo.

Regards Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Sumner <mike16uk2000@xxxx>
To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 9:41 AM
Subject: [doc] "The Car's The Star"


> Hi all,
> completely unrelated topic here, but I've just been
> watching my recording of BBCs "The Car's The Star"
> (sad as I am) and I would like to know whose cars are
> in that threesome shot.
> I know that the one on the left is the Hooper's (S1J
> 1079), and I 've noticed that another one has shiny
> wheels, but apart from that I can't work out whose
> they are (it doesn't help when only the Hooper's car
> has a number plate on the front of it!)
> Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Sumner.
>
> --- Chris Parnham <chrisparnham@xxxx> wrote:
> > James, Has been a member of the DOC for many years
> > ( he paid his 2002 subs
> > today).
> >
> > It gives me a real thrill to know that James's
> > long time desire to own a
> > DeLorean is at last fulfilled.
> >
> > It adds to my pleasure that I was instrumental in
> > "pointing" James towards
> > this particular car that I first saw for sale "down
> > south", while attending
> > a car rally on company business. James did a right
> > good deal with the last
> > owner and has a very early gas flap, low mileage
> > car. Vin 569 .
> >
> > Thanks for your help with the electrical stuff
> > Martin.
> >
> > Chris P.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Gutkowski
> > [mailto:webmaster@xxxx]
> > Sent: 05 January 2002 09:28
> > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [doc] Delorean electrics
> >
> >
> > james_hartshorn_uk wrote:
> >
> > > Hi I recently bought a Delorean after 21 years of
> > waiting
> > > (interested since 1980 at the tender age of 10!)
> > >
> > > I recently heard about a potential fire hazzard
> > with the electric fan
> > > wiring on the cars and I'm after some info on
> > what, where and how to
> > > check and cure it, if I need to.
> >
> > There's no fire hazard as such - everything's fused
> > (although the fuses for
> > the headlights sometimes melt :-). If your cooling
> > fans fail (which they CAN), you risk overheating
> > fairly obviously. Look to
> > the far left of the relay compartment - is there a
> > blue module in the bottom corner? THis is the fan
> > fail module and prone to
> > failing. It should be removed and replaced with
> > jumper wires.
> >
> >
> >
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