http://www.tennessean.com/interactiv...ol-collections
Second video - scroll right.
DMC seems woefully underpowered compared to the rest of his collection, but he still loves it after 33 years
Location: Atlanta OTP GA
Posts: 7,084
My VIN: 2743
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCH) (DCUK) (DOC-UK)
http://www.tennessean.com/interactiv...ol-collections
Second video - scroll right.
DMC seems woefully underpowered compared to the rest of his collection, but he still loves it after 33 years
Dermot
VIN 2743, B/A, Frame 2227, engine 2320
I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans
http://www.will-to-live.org
No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"
Location: Sunfield, Michigan, USA
Posts: 2,444
My VIN: 1798
Nice collection!
But didn't DeLorean source the A/C and dash electronics largely from GM?
The Delorean has the best gas mileage... but I doubt this guy has to worry about the price of gas.
Andy
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
Posts: 2,083
My VIN: 0934
Club(s): (NCDMC) (DCUK)
Good catch, that.
According to Nick Sutton's book there were suppliers to GM who also supplied DMC with parts/assemblies for the car. Some suppliers were subsidiaries of General Motors. So if GM tried to place any embargo on parts to be sold by any of the Big Three to DMC it wasn't much of an embargo.
These three assemblies were sold to DMC by suppliers who were subsidiaries of GM at the time:
Instrument cluster: AC Spark Plug (per the book, but maybe actually AC-Delco since AC Spark Plug and Delco merged in 1974)
A/C system: Harrison Radiator
Steering column: Saginaw Steering
March '81, 5-speed, black interior
Location: New Boston, MI
Posts: 391
My VIN: 02378 & 15500 - Previous owner of 4363, 5319, 5692, 10246, 01924, 04389, 03133, 11408, 10989
Club(s): (LINY-DMC) (DCUK)
I believe Travis knows this guy and sees him regularly at cars & coffee in Franklin TN.
Kirk
Location: Atlanta OTP GA
Posts: 7,084
My VIN: 2743
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCH) (DCUK) (DOC-UK)
As he went from Shelby to Shelby to Shelby, there was certainly a theme going, that I thought was broken by the D, but he seems to admire JZD in much the same way that he admires CS, two maverick American car guys
Dermot
VIN 2743, B/A, Frame 2227, engine 2320
I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans
http://www.will-to-live.org
No-one is to stone anyone, even, and I want to make this absolutely clear, even if they do say "carburetor"
Hey look, it's Ed! Ed is practically my neighbor and a hell of a nice guy. That GT40 is a nice car, though it makes the DeLorean look very spacious - it took some work (and removing the steering wheel, of course) to get myself inside of that thing...I believe Travis knows this guy and sees him regularly at cars & coffee in Franklin TN.
Travis