Hi Andy, while I've got you. I understand that Chris gave you a CD with all my DeLorean stuff on it because it wouldn't work on his computer, and I was wondering if you've had any success with it. Look forward to receiving the mag, Mike Sumner. --- And Withers <and.withers@xxxx> wrote: > Hi Mike, the mag will be out the first week in Feb. > > All the best...Andy. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Sumner [mailto:mike16uk2000@xxxx] > Sent: 06 January 2002 16:26 > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [doc] "The Car's The Star" > > > I couldn't agree more Arkwright....erm....I mean > Chris. > I never liked Willson even before he did that > derogatory proggy on the D. > By the way, guess what was on telly earlier > today....Open All Hours! > > Regards, > > Mike. > > P.S. Does anyone know when the next DeLorean News > will be sent out? > > --- Chris Parnham <chrisparnham@xxxx> > wrote: > > 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. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com