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Car Developer John DeLorean Dies at 80
mr.Curmudgeon:
R.I.P.
A true B.Y.O.C (Build Your Own Car) Legend
Whatever you think of the man, his car certainly inspired imagination...for that I created this tribute:
mrC
missioncontrol:
That is one cool casket:
What did one casket say to the other casket?
Is that you coffin
**thank you, thank you I'll be hear all night...don't forget to tip your waitress** ;)
ChadTower:
I remember one time when I was in college I was at a gas station. I had a little white 1982 Ford EXP that had had the roof cut off and a custom convertible top put on it. It looked like a 2/3 scale early Musting 5.0, body was mint (it had a 1.6l 4cyl, was so low on power it was nearly dangerous on onramps).
This guy comes up to me while I'm pumping gas and tells me how awesome my car is, where I got it, if I did the work (I didn't). He gets in, wants to drive it around the pumps, he's TOTALLY into my car. I joke with him that the book value was like $6 (which was true). Kind of made my day, dude was so into my car.
I turned around and saw the he had driven up in a DeLorean. I almost wet my pants. Dude drove up in a freakin DeLorean and was that into MY car.
_Iz-:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 23, 2005, 09:18:34 am ---I remember one time when I was in college I was at a gas station. I had a little white 1982 Ford EXP that had had the roof cut off and a custom convertible top put on it. It looked like a 2/3 scale early Musting 5.0, body was mint (it had a 1.6l 4cyl, was so low on power it was nearly dangerous on onramps).
This guy comes up to me while I'm pumping gas and tells me how awesome my car is, where I got it, if I did the work (I didn't). He gets in, wants to drive it around the pumps, he's TOTALLY into my car. I joke with him that the book value was like $6 (which was true). Kind of made my day, dude was so into my car.
I turned around and saw the he had driven up in a DeLorean. I almost wet my pants. Dude drove up in a freakin DeLorean and was that into MY car.
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You shoulda offered to trade him vehicles... :)
ChadTower:
I did... he told me I'd probably have to throw in a check for $20,000. If I had one I probably would have done it. That car was awesome.
It had a radio with motorized faceplate... that was made in 1982. So ahead of its time. And it was really cool to be able to put hands on the stainless steel body.