DMC Midwest 2015 Customer Open House!!

[DMCMW Julee]

Giving you all a heads up for our 5th BIENNIAL DMC MIDWEST CUSTOMER OPEN HOUSE on SATURDAY, JUNE 20 2015 (Father's Day Weekend).

As usual, this event (RSVP required) is a great opportunity for Dave and I to say thank you to the DeLorean Community as well as giving you all a chance to connect and break bread with other owners this summer.
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Keep an eye on this thread for more specific details as we get closer to the date.

DMC Midwest (Dave, Julee, Mike, Jonathan, Alex and families) look forward to seeing many of your familiar faces as well as some new friends!

Feel free to email or call me if you have any questions. :)

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[Mark D]

Awesome! Count me in :-)

[DMCMW Julee]

Great Mark!

By the way, for those that would like to attend, please be sure to let me know (by email or phone) if you are coming alone or bringing a spouse/significant other in order to keep an accurate food count. :partyhat:

[Josh]

Hmm planning a road trip this summer and was going to stop in and see you guys. Might sync it up with the open house now!

[17076]

I have already plugged this event in our Monthly ODOC Update for the Ontario Delorean Owners Club. Hopefully we can get more than the 3 Canadian Cars that came down there in 2013.

[DMCMW Julee]

Giving you all a heads up for our 5th BIENNIAL DMC MIDWEST CUSTOMER OPEN HOUSE on SATURDAY, JUNE 20 2015 (Father's Day Weekend).

As usual, this event (RSVP required) is a great opportunity for Dave and I to say thank you to the DeLorean Community as well as giving you all a chance to connect and break bread with other owners this summer.
:grouphugg:

Keep an eye on this thread for more specific details as we get closer to the date.

DMC Midwest (Dave, Julee, Mike, Jonathan, Alex and families) look forward to seeing many of your familiar faces as well as some new friends!

Feel free to email or call me if you have any questions. :)

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Hey all! We are getting closer to our June 20th Customer Open House so I thought I would pass on some hotel info for those of you making the trip. Our Block preferred rate of $79.00 is set up for you at:

Comfort Inn
595 E Tracy Trail
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815-444-0040

Rooms are held under "DeLorean Open House Block" for Friday and Saturday. Make sure to mention this when making your reservation.
This rate is for non-smoking rooms and includes their complimentary Hot Breakfast Buffet, Wireless High Speed Internet, and Parking. You can also enjoy the pool and fitness room if you are so inclined. If anyone needs the local complimentary shuttle service from the hotel to our shop, make sure you let the them know this as well when you make your reservation. PLEASE let me know if you have any trouble booking a room.

Other local hotels are:

Holiday Inn - 815-477-7000
Country Inn & Suites - 815-477-3500
Super 8 - 815-788-8888

I do not have a preferred rate or block set up with these but for those of you that may have frequent visitor status with any of them, this might be a good option for you.

Don't forget to RSVP to our event as I am looking forward to seeing many of you there! :)

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[Nicholas R]

Darn it! I'm planning on being up north at this time this year but on that day specifically I'll be going to a Rolling Stones concert in Pittsburgh for my friends bachelor party. One of these days I want to make this open house!

[DMCMW Dave]

DMC Midwest has just confirmed that “Stainless Wizard” Chris Nicholson will be here from the UK for our open house on June 20. He will be doing Stainless Repair and Restoration Demonstrations during the event. Please contact us directly for more information.

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[vin6635]

That first car sure looks pretty :)

Unfortunately have another commitment this day and won't be able to make it this year... :(

Have a great Open House!

Rich R

[DMCMW Julee]

Hey all! We are getting closer to our June 20th Customer Open House so I thought I would pass on some hotel info for those of you making the trip. Our Block preferred rate of $79.00 is set up for you at:

Comfort Inn
595 E Tracy Trail
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815-444-0040

Rooms are held under "DeLorean Open House Block" for Friday and Saturday. Make sure to mention this when making your reservation.
This rate is for non-smoking rooms and includes their complimentary Hot Breakfast Buffet, Wireless High Speed Internet, and Parking. You can also enjoy the pool and fitness room if you are so inclined. If anyone needs the local complimentary shuttle service from the hotel to our shop, make sure you let the them know this as well when you make your reservation. PLEASE let me know if you have any trouble booking a room.

Other local hotels are:

Holiday Inn - 815-477-7000
Country Inn & Suites - 815-477-3500
Super 8 - 815-788-8888

I do not have a preferred rate or block set up with these but for those of you that may have frequent visitor status with any of them, this might be a good option for you.

Don't forget to RSVP to our event as I am looking forward to seeing many of you there! :)

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Just a reminder to make your hotel reservations for our Open House on June 20th. Outside of our Block the hotel is filling up so make sure you call to hold a room. :)

[DMCMW Julee]

June 20th draws near and it looks like we will have another great turnout for this year's Customer Appreciation Open House!

We were able to add more rooms to our room block at the Comfort Inn so if you haven't reserved a room yet, you have until Saturday, June 13th to be added. The hotel will honor the $79.00 rate after that IF they have any rooms left to let out.

Dave and I, Mike, Jason, Jonathan, and Alex (along with our families) are looking forward to spending the day with many of you.

We are so pleased to have Chris Nicholson joining us again too. It is always a treat to have such a well respecting member of the DeLorean Community choose to come and do a stainless refinishing demonstration at DMC Midwest as well as answer the stainless questions that so many owners have!

The tents will be up (along with a Bouncy House and Kiddie Pool for the little ones) and the food and soft drinks will be flowing! Best of all, the camaraderie will be a joy.

If you haven't emailed or called with your RSVP, please do so now so that we can have an accurate food count.

Thank you again for sharing the day with us and giving us the opportunity to say thank you in person to all who are, have been, or will be a part of why we are in this business!

Until the 20th,

Your DMC Midwest Family

[Rich_NYS]

I'll miss being there, I wish Illinois was closer to NY!

(I'm still looking for last-minute flight deals for three, though!)

[alexwolf1216]

I would love to go, but have my baby girl due any day now. Knowing my luck she would be born while I was in IL ha.

[DMCMW Julee]

Rich - Here's to hoping you find a discount fare! :thumbup2:

Alex - Totally acceptable excuse! I missed a DCS in order to be available for my Grandson's birth. Family first!

[kajcienski]

Wish I could be there! Last year was a blast. Julee and Dave, you guys are awesome! Best wishes from the west coast!

[MartyP]

I wish I was able to make it, but a little far for me, I will see you at DCS 2016, and will be ordering more parts for my new Stainless Project car !

[kings1527]

I would love to be able to make it again but Father's Day weekend plans had to take priority. I had such a great time at the last one a couple years ago and will definitely find my way out there again!

[Alan]

On the road heading towards DMCMW. We should be there by mid afternoon in time to pick up 1121. This will be our first event with our own DeLorean. (We're a little excited)

[refugeefromcalif]

Any pictures, video of the open house? :popcorn:

George

[Jonathan]

Any pictures, video of the open house? :popcorn:

George

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And the rain thankfully only really showed up while we were at dinner towards the end of the night. :)

[Alan]

...and from the hotel this morning before the open house itself. http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/20/8e5f4dcd549dd3ced95763a27d7c8b94.jpg

[aotmfilms]

Any pictures, video of the open house? :popcorn:

George

Its all on Facebook. Just search for DMC Midwest or DMC Midwest Connection and "like" them so you get updates. You don't have to give out personal info on your profile, just use it to lurk. Pretty cool stuff!! I wish I could have made it but I was here just two weeks ago.:wave:

Here for those that are not computer people: (no offense) https://www.facebook.com/pages/DeLorean-Midwest-Connection/186922604656405

Video
https://www.facebook.com/186922604656405/videos/vb.186922604656405/1116519751696681/?type=2&theater

[Dangermouse]

Not everyone is on FB.

[DMCMW Dave]

Not everyone is on FB.

Watch this space. I, for once, took a bunch of pictures, will post later today/tonight. Still working on a few stragglers.

[refugeefromcalif]

Its all on Facebook. :wave:


Not everyone is on FB.

I'm not on Facebook... :eek1:


Here for those that are not computer people: (no offense) https://www.facebook.com/pages/DeLorean-Midwest-Connection/186922604656405

Uhh, I'm computer people, just don't care for Facebook.
Must Facebook links, (that are posted here), can't be viewed by Non-members of FB.
Yours was, and I Thank You for it. :)

George

[refugeefromcalif]

Watch this space. I, for once, took a bunch of pictures, will post later today/tonight. Still working on a few stragglers.

Looking forward to the pics Dave!

George

[DMCMW Dave]

Here goes.

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[Mark D]

Awesome photos Dave, thanks for posting!

It looks like you had some nice weather and a great turnout. Hopefully I'll be able to make it to the next one.

[Tamir A.]

Thanks again Dave and Julee. Was an awesome Open House. Really enjoyed the setup and it was great to catch up with old friends and mingle with new people as well.

Hats off to Chris and the Midwest team for helping me earlier in the week with a quick SS repair to the hood. It is always a pleasure bringing my car in there to be serviced. Top notch staff and facilities, as can be seen by the pics and other user feedback.

Look forward to seeing you guys again soon.

T.

[Domi]

Thank you for sharing your pictures :thumbup2:

[aotmfilms]

I'm not on Facebook... :eek1:



Uhh, I'm computer people, just don't care for Facebook.
Must Facebook links, (that are posted here), can't be viewed by Non-members of FB.
Yours was, and I Thank You for it. :)

George

You are welcome!!

[Lou and "Boo"]

Nice Monte Carlo !

[MTDMC]

Here goes.

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I found several shots of my car.

[StanMan PushN 88]

Great job to whomever (Matt?) had the BTTF replica and some cool/unique items...just wondering what kind of metal you used for the rear exhaust vents???? Steel? Aluminum from Home Depot? How thick was the material? Great job!

Stan

[DMCMW Julee]

Thank you to everyone who came to join DMC Midwest for our Customer Appreciation Day on June 20th!

A special thank you to Chris Nicholson for showing us his amazing artistry by doing a Stainless Rejuvenation Demonstration on the 2016 DCS raffle car. What an honor to have the very best in our house!

A few honorable mentions go out to Jeremiah, Brandt and Heather for set up help as well as all the owners who helped tear-down at the end of the day. You're the best!

A few event stats:

*15 Hotel rooms were reserved for at least 2 nights. The Comfort Inn thanks you!
*23 owners met for a group dinner on Friday night. The Village Squire thanks you!
*150 people joined us for day to feast on the wonderful Southern-Style Bar-B-Que lunch that was served (pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, baked beans and goodies). Lots of rave reviews for our Chef Seneca!
*About 10 kids enjoyed the Bouncy House, Kid's Pool, Blacktop Art and Wii set up especially for them.
*Over the 25 DeLoreans that we already had in our shop, an additional 36 DeLoreans came by to grace our blacktop.
*40 owners gathered for the after party pizza dinner. Nick's Pizza Pub thanks you!

*Farthest driven DeLorean honor goes to Chad Krause from Texas. Second Place goes to Steve Rice from Louisiana.
*Other states represented were:
-Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina and Wisconsin as well as representation from Ontario, Canada!

*Other special interest DeLoreans:
-2016 Springfield, IL DCS Raffle Car;
-Jeremiah's VR6 Turbo DeLorean;
-Matt H's Back To The Future car;
-4 DeLorean entries from the "Carburetor Club".

Last but not least, we want to thank Stephen Wynne for his continued support. AND to our DMC Midwest Team for all their hard work leading up to the day and every day. Mike (Suzy), Jason, Jon, and Alex - you are definitely the best team in the business.

Once again, thanks to all of our DeLorean Customers and Friends who helped make this day (and for DMC Midwest - everyday) a success!

Dave and Julee Swingle
DeLorean Motor Company Midwest

[EdR5150]

These pictures will also make it onto the Delorean Midwest Connection facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/DeLorean-Midwest-Connection/186922604656405), along with my blog. Let me know if I should blur out any faces, or license plates.
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[SS Spoiler]

How about some shots of the machine shop [ext door]? showing what tools they have.

[DMCMW Dave]

These pictures will also make it onto the Delorean Midwest Connection facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/DeLorean-Midwest-Connection/186922604656405), along with my blog. Let me know if I should blur out any faces, or license plates.
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That's funny - I never saw the black car here. Too much running around I guess. . . .

[Hissem]

Great job to whomever (Matt?) had the BTTF replica and some cool/unique items...just wondering what kind of metal you used for the rear exhaust vents???? Steel? Aluminum from Home Depot? How thick was the material? Great job!

Stan

Hi Stan,

That would be my car. I have a thread post under the BTTF vehicles page titled "Hissem". I posted many pics of how I made the time machine without permanently altering or damaging the car. Everything can be removed while keeping the stock car intacked. There some obvious things I had to do, like remove the back corner windows. I did remove them carefully and safely. I took out the center console arm rest pad and replaced it with an aluminum plate that holds the time switch and power supply box. All the wires on the dash and time display panel and glove box gauges are all fitted snug without having to do or change anything to the dash. All the flux bands are attached brackets that overhang from inside the window. The time circuits located inside the rear windows are mounted to aluminum plates that fit the shape of the pontoons. The plates hold the hardware and don't interfere with the pontoons. I kept the back window in and covered it with an aluminum plate. The thickness of the three plates is .030 in. It is strong enough to hold everything and thin enough to form to the shape of the pontoons. The window panel and pontoon panels are screwed together, then brackets from that hold the flux bands. All that working together creates a sturdy non-destructive time machine. The exhaust towers and engine cover and plutonium chamber are all made of 1/8in. aluminum. The flux bands are also made of 1/8in. aluminum with LED lights under aluminum screen. I lightly welded on aluminum flexible electrical conduit to the inside and outside edges instead of solid aluminum tubing. The flux boxes are hollow and made with 1/8in. aluminum. I run the LED light wiring in and out of the boxes. The boxes on the front are mounted to the running light screw mounts. The flux bands all have a rubber pad that rubs on the bumper and body panels, so there is no metal on metal contact. The front flux band is welded to the flux boxes and has four bumper shaped formed pads to help keep it level and centered. Again, there were no hole drilling in anything.
Feel free to ask any questions and check out the "Hissem" page on BTTF vehicles.

[DMC5180]

I like the Chris Nicholson shots and his illusion reflection in the door glass.

Thanks for getting a nice interior shot of my car for the selection.

[DMC5180]

That's funny - I never saw the black car here. Too much running around I guess. . . .

I don't think it was there for more than an hour. Any idea who it was?

[mr_maxime]

Not mine. I moved down south just before the open house sadly.