Re: [doc] Sad I couldn't make it to the NEC...
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Re: [doc] Sad I couldn't make it to the NEC...
- From: "Ian Foster" <ian@xxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 22:47:00 +0800
> ... gullwing doors and stainless steel
skin? I know the makers of BTTF wouldn't
> have.
Am I being too old and cynical here but
do y'all really believe Universal Studios came and
chose the DeLorean in 1981 - a completely unproven entity
from N.Ireland!?!
Do you not think that its more likely "J.Z.DeL-Boy"
saw the benefit in paying Universal Studios for the advertising rights ... same
as BMW are doing now with the "James Bond 007" movies?
Cheers, IAN
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Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:31
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Subject: Re: [doc] Sad I couldn't make it to the
NEC...
> Well, would you have ever got interested in the car had it not been
for the
> gullwing doors and stainless steel skin? I know the makers of
BTTF wouldn't
> have. Without these things, the car's pretty unremarkable
from a purely
> mechanical standpoint. Without them it'd be an
underpowered Esprit with
> poorer hadling but more luggage space*.
>
> I feel I've been dug at here for modifying the car. The ONLY
modifications
> I've made are to put better/modern speakers in the rear
which required
> drilling two holed in the metal bracket (but unlike just
about everyone
> else, I've made the effort to mount them in the intended
space with the
> original fixing hardware!). Everything else, like the
remote
> starter/alarm/central locking came from necessity and can be
pulled out
> with ease. I bought Houston's DIN stereo bracket so I could
avoid cutting
> the dash (and my Craig was stuffed). The Neons are not
permanent either and
> are only an inexpensive bit of fun (and don't knock
it till you've tried
> it! I took the michael out of James for his....
until I saw them. NB Neons
> sourced in the US are considerably better
than the crappy ones you see
> slung under Vauxhall Novas over here).I've
also replaced my shock
> abosrbers with PJ Grady's and it's made my car
into a delightful motorway
> cruiser with a really rewardingly smooth
drive. Nothing wrong with my OEM
> shocks and I still have them.
>
> AND BEFORE YOU GO MOANING ABOUT MODIFYING YOUR DELOREAN STEVE, CONSIDER
THE
> "DRAINPIPE" EXHAUST TIPS ON YOURS :-P
>
> Anyway,
that's my rant out the way. Flame proof jacket installed....
>
>
Martin
> * Not that this on its own makes a bad car - the esprit is
pretty
> exceptional
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