On Ron's FB page his Deloreans were destroyed in a house fire.
Ron and his family are ok, but the cars are melted beyond repair.
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On Ron's FB page his Deloreans were destroyed in a house fire.
Ron and his family are ok, but the cars are melted beyond repair.
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I thought for a minute you might have enough respect and restraint to let him post here when he feels up to it. I saw his FB post about 7 this morning where he posted about it around 2:30 in the morning. One minute later at 2:31 you "break the story" and here you are again to spread the news.
The man just lost half of his home. He will most likely be displaced for weeks if not months. How about instead of gossiping and gawking we show a little respect and just let him make a post here when he is ready.
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This is also going to find it's way into the Google indexes. Probably not something he wants to see if he ever searches his name.
If I ever lost my car to an accident, I wouldn't want someone posting about it all over the Internet.
Maybe a mod can remove this thread. Let's let the man have some privacy during this unfortunate time.
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Moderators check post #3 please.
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Terribly sorry for Ron, that's awful to hear. My sincere condolences.
In regards to the thread, if you search "Ron Westers facebook", his Facebook profile comes up, of which all his posts and photos are public (if you have a Facebook account). This isn't secret or hidden news, and it's not a violation of privacy when he's publicly posted the information himself.
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Didn't he also have a little trailer he towed behind his yellow Delorean?
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About the only way it would make sense to repair/restore a car in such condition is if you had a donor car with enough parts to make it happen. Perhaps one with a rusted out frame or a heavy hit from a collision or rollover. Just the labor that would be required makes it an economic disaster but a DIY'r can do it because there is no labor cost. The insurance company will total the cars. Once they do that they own them and will attempt to sell them to recover whatever they can. That is the time someone can step up and buy them to either part out or restore (or flip them to someone else). This will not "buff out".
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This is just brutal. Glad to hear Ron and his family are OK. But what a blow. His cars were stunning, and the yellow car was always one of my favorite non-SS DeLoreans.
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Rons daughter [s] play classical music. Did they lose the piano?
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