The very first picture of you & a DeLorean

[sdg3205]

Post the very first picture of you in, on or around a DeLorean.

Include any other information you'd like such as VIN, location, owner, back story etc.

This is me in 1993. I've got a couple more but I'll have to scan them.

Richmond Hill, On. on Sanderson st.

Unknown VIN, owner didn't speak english.

I was on my way to little league practice. While we were searching for the baseball diamond, it came roaring around the corner. I asked my dad to chase it but by the time we were turned around it was long gone. Searching the area later, we found it. It was the first time I ever saw a DeLorean. What a rush!

It was hard to keep my eye on the ball that night.

[jawn101]

This is a fun thread idea. I think mine is embarassing, as anyone who looks back at a childhood picture of themselves is bound to think... so I hope others will post to temper my nerdiness.

This would have been taken in the summer of either 1991 or 1992, just around when the BTTF ride first opened at Universal Florida. This car was on display outside. I was already obsessed as a child with the movies, and getting to see the real car and take the ride was an incredible experience. I think I made my family get in that line three or four times.

This was also when the backlot tour took you all around "Hill Valley" (before it was destroyed :sad30:), and at some other unknown point in the day I got to ride in the "interior" hero prop car that was actually screen used.

I didn't see another real D until I was in college, around 2003 or 2004 in Rochester, NY. And then not again until I met #2100 in Benicia, CA, January of 2011.

Anyway, there's your picture of dorky 10 year old me. :)

[sdg3205]

Jon, maybe we should make grey sweat pants a requirement?! 2 for 2!

[sean]

These are pretty cool, keep them coming!

[jawn101]

Jon, maybe we should make grey sweat pants a requirement?! 2 for 2!

LOL.. those are acid washed jeans, my man. I still remember them. Bugle Boy. Even then, I was 5 years out of style.

[sdg3205]

LOL.. those are acid washed jeans, my man. I still remember them. Bugle Boy. Even then, I was 5 years out of style.

Oh yeah?!

Boom! More grey sweat pants!

[Dangermouse]

I have a feeling we will see a lot of the Universal car in this thread.

[Chris Burns]

This was taken in 1995 at a Dodge dealer in Beckley WV. I wish I had a pic of the one I sat in 2 years earlier. Notice the NCT Tires. The Delorean was an 82 and sat there for a long time, before someone finally bought it.

[jawn101]

This was taken in 1995 at a Dodge dealer in Beckley WV. I wish I had a pic of the one I sat in 2 years earlier. Notice the NCT Tires.

Those jeans look distinctly Bugle Boy-ish... :lol:

[Chris Burns]

Those jeans look distinctly Bugle Boy-ish... :lol:

Hey, those were Levis man. It was the lighting from the camera.

[sdg3205]

Hey, those were Levis man. It was the lighting from the camera.

Buuuuuuuuuugle Booooooy!

[jawn101]

Hey, those were Levis

Damn 1% ;)

[sdg3205]

I like that we can rib each other on the 90's attire.

I miss the 90's.

[Delorean Industries]

Early 90's. Things quickly went down hill after this day. Obsession doesn't do the situation justice.

[Chris Burns]

Is that VIN 500?

[Delorean Industries]

Is that VIN 500?

No. This was in sandwich MA (cape cod area) at the American Heritage Muesum. They sold the car because it "wasn't American".

[Chris4099]

Posted before, but worth posting again. Me in 1986 at Universal Studios in front of the 'A' car. If you are going to see a D for the first time, this is the one to see! :)

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I'm in the dark shirt and my older brother is in the yellow shirt.

[jawn101]

Early 90's. Things quickly went down hill after this day. Obsession doesn't do the situation justice.

Nice Josh. I thought you sounded young on the phone! :) So far it seems like all of us here in this thread are definite children of the 80s and 90s.

[Delorean Industries]

Nice Josh. I thought you sounded young on the phone! :) It seems like all of us here in this thread are late 20s/early 30s...

I'm 26 and out of my five employees the youngest is 34. Causes a very interesting workplace.....

[stevedmc]

Early 90's. Things quickly went down hill after this day. Obsession doesn't do the situation justice.

He looks like a nerd. This kinda reminds me of how I look in my retro Delorean pictures. Man I need to scan them into the computer.

[sdg3205]

He looks like a nerd. This kinda reminds me of how I look in my retro Delorean pictures. Man I need to scan them into the computer.

What are you waiting for, nerd?

[Delorean Industries]

He looks like a nerd. This kinda reminds me of how I look in my retro Delorean pictures. Man I need to scan them into the computer.

Ha

[Ikeaboy1]

Laugh all you want at the attire, because at this point I wasn't dressing myself. Universal Florida, circa 90-91.

[Kukem]

Well, I didn't get to see my first DeLorean until a year ago. I was fortunate enough to meet a member of the forum who showed me his car and spent some time answering questions and even gave me a ride in his car. I hope to be able to do the same to someone whenever I manage to get a car. I might have loved the car since I was a kid from pics and the BTTF movies, but seeing one in real life cemented the desire to own one.

[dvonk]

i wish i had a photo of the first (and only) time ive seen a D up close... it was c. 1997, my mom was driving me to a friend's house and i made her pull over so i could look at it. we didnt have a camera with us.

ill take my first photo with a DeLorean at DCS '12 if one of you gents would oblige me! :biggrin:

[stevedmc]

i wish i had a photo of the first (and only) time ive seen a D up close... it was c. oblige me! :biggrin:

Do you know how to drive a stick?

[dvonk]

i got my last car with a manual so i would know how to drive when i get my 5-speed D. :smile:

[Ryan King]

15 years old with a mean sock tan.

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[qwerk]

Aw, apparently I don't have the pictures from my first DeLorean encounter. I'll have to see if I have my mom dig them up and send them...

[congerz83]

This was some car show in Delaware 1990-1991. I must have been 7-8.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q152/congerz83/Vehicles/b2dedbdd.jpg

Not long after at the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Center on west-side of Manhattan.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q152/congerz83/Vehicles/f1cb4e58.jpg

[sean]

15 years old with a mean sock tan.

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Like a boss!

[nofear365]

Not long after at the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Center on west-side of Manhattan.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q152/congerz83/Vehicles/f1cb4e58.jpg



OMG I was at that exact same show!!! I was 11 or 12 at the time. I sat in this car and if I remember correctly you paid 5 bucks or something to get your picture taken on a Polaroid camera.

Sadly, I cannot find the picture of me in this car. I can't believe the irony though!!!

[Jeremy Popp]

http://www.deloreanweb.com/uploads/dmc_2003_1.jpg

This was taken at the Canton Auto Museum in 2003. Although I have been a fan since childhood, I was 21 when this photo was taken. Anyone recognize it? It's the Carson car, which now resides 25 minutes from my house. Funny how that worked out.

[Karin]

http://www.deloreanweb.com/uploads/dmc_2003_1.jpg

This was taken at the Canton Auto Museum in 2003. Although I have been a fan since childhood, I was 21 when this photo was taken. Anyone recognize it? It's the Carson car, which now resides 25 minutes from my house. Funny how that worked out.

The same one that broke down on him after he bought it?

[Jonathan]

Man would I love to be able to dig through an old photos box and find a gem like you guys have. The thing is though, I don't think I ever got to see one up close and personal when I was a kid in the 80's, or 90's. I vaguely remember a couple family trips where I think I saw one. I guess I admired them from a far, through magazines, movies, and my imagination.

Fast forward to 2007 and the reality of getting one was close. The first one I ever got to check out closely in person belonged to another ODOC member, Gary O'C. His car was sweet (and it's for sale!) as it has a turbo set-up and this impressive shiny SS sheeting surrounding the engine bay.

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That's Gary on the left with the great smile (and great shirt!!)

So I had concluded I would fit, but since I met up with him in the middle of a car show, I didn't take it for a spin. I kind of rushed the next few parts (tough lesson) and bought one sight unseen. It hadn't quite got delivered by the time ODOC had their DeLoreannual in October 2007. I had my good buddy Richard R let me ride shotgun in his D as we went for a spin with the club in Toronto.

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Pretty much the week after that event, 3937 rolled in. That was really the first time I ever got my picture taken with one. Giddyup!

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[Jimmyvonviggle]

I don't have an early picture of myself, but of my son.

The story behind the photo is that I claimed to my wife and kids we were going to plattsburg to go to an applebees and then maybe do some shopping. Really I was there to meet my transport guy who had picked #3028 up in Jersey. The photo was when I first came out in the parking lot. The picture is a little blurry but you can see the smile on my sons face.

As a side note I kept thinking when I saw the car for the first time 9024that it looked so small on the lift.

[jawn101]

I don't have an early picture of myself, but of my son.

The story behind the photo is that I claimed to my wife and kids we were going to plattsburg to go to an applebees and then maybe do some shopping. Really I was there to meet my transport guy who had picked #3028 up in Jersey. The photo was when I first came out in the parking lot. The picture is a little blurry but you can see the smile on my sons face.

As a side note I kept thinking when I saw the car for the first time 9024that it looked so small on the lift.

Great story and pic! That wasn't the twin pines mall, by any chance? (lol) But holy crap, what's up with the passenger door alignment?? :)

[Jimmyvonviggle]

Great story and pic! That wasn't the twin pines mall, by any chance? (lol) But holy crap, what's up with the passenger door alignment?? :)

I was waiting for one of you to notice that. The thing about #3028 is that when I got her the doors were stuck shut. The transport guy tried to open the door but could not get the front latch to unlock. As a result you see the door all wonky like that. He had to pull the little window off its track and lower it so he could get the car into neutral before loading her up. Thanks to Dave Swingle's instructions I was able to unlock both doors.

[jawn101]

I was waiting for one of you to notice that. The thing about #3028 is that when I got her the doors were stuck shut. The transport guy tried to open the door but could not get the front latch to unlock. As a result you see the door all wonky like that. He had to pull the little window off its track and lower it so he could get the car into neutral before loading her up. Thanks to Dave Swingle's instructions I was able to unlock both doors.

Yikes, it looks beyond stuck - on first glance it looks like the car was folded in half! Glad you got it sorted - your son looks like he would have been disappointed if you hadn't :)

[DMC3165]

This was some car show in Delaware 1990-1991. I must have been 7-8.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q152/congerz83/Vehicles/b2dedbdd.jpg

Not long after at the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Center on west-side of Manhattan.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q152/congerz83/Vehicles/f1cb4e58.jpg


My first pic with a D was at the javits center also in 91! I wish I still had that pic. How very cool that you still have this. Awesome!

[congerz83]

OMG I was at that exact same show!!! I was 11 or 12 at the time. I sat in this car and if I remember correctly you paid 5 bucks or something to get your picture taken on a Polaroid camera.

Sadly, I cannot find the picture of me in this car. I can't believe the irony though!!!

I actually have that awful polaroid sitting around somewhere... I'll have to look

[QuadcityDMC]

This photo was taken at Universal Studios Florida 1992 I was nine years old.

[qwerk]

Back when she was still on the ground! At least if I remember correctly, I when I was there a couple years ago it was on a stand.

[DMCMW Dave]

I think I may have uploaded this on the old forum. I'm not in it, but it is undoubtedly the first photo I ever took of a DeLorean. This is actually a scan of two photos, taken at the 1982 Chicago Auto Show.

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[dvonk]

haha, thats awesome. i wasnt alive then. :lol:

[jawn101]

I think I may have uploaded this on the old forum. I'm not in it, but it is undoubtedly the first photo I ever took of a DeLorean. This is actually a scan of two photos, taken at the 1982 Chicago Auto Show.

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Wow, Dave - that's great. I love the "period" decorations at the show.

[QuadcityDMC]

Don't want to go to off topic but what year did you but your first Delorean Dave?

The funny thing about this thread is it seem a majority of everyone's first photo of the car is BTTF USF.

[jawn101]

My sister just unearthed another shot from the same family vacation for me. This one's special as my dad died only a year or two after it was taken. At least you can see where my "taste" in glasses came from...

Also, I'm not sure why the blue glowy fluxy bumper mesh thing is sticking up towards the rear end. Looks like it was detached and sitting weird?

Keep these pics coming!

EDIT: I just realized the face I'm making in the "90s" picture is very similar to the one I made on the day when I first brought #2100 home. :)

[qwerk]

My sister just unearthed another shot from the same family vacation for me. This one's special as my dad died only a year or two after it was taken. At least you can see where my "taste" in glasses came from...

Also, I'm not sure why the blue glowy fluxy bumper mesh thing is sticking up towards the rear end. Looks like it was detached and sitting weird?

Keep these pics coming!

EDIT: I just realized the face I'm making in the "90s" picture is very similar to the one I made on the day when I first brought #2100 home. :)

God you're a nerd. We're all nerdy in our own ways, though, it seems. That's why this is the car for me ;)

[jawn101]

God you're a nerd. We're all nerdy in our own ways, though, it seems. That's why this is the car for me ;)

LOL, I'm nerdy in ALL the ways.

[dvonk]

LOL, I'm nerdy in ALL the ways.

i think alot of us on here are like that... :dork:

[Jeremy Popp]

http://www.deloreanweb.com/uploads/dmc_2003_1.jpg

This was taken at the Canton Auto Museum in 2003. Although I have been a fan since childhood, I was 21 when this photo was taken. Anyone recognize it? It's the Carson car, which now resides 25 minutes from my house. Funny how that worked out.


The same one that broke down on him after he bought it?

Technically there are 2 Carson cars I believe. The one you refer to was replaced with this one. I have no idea of the whereabouts of the "broken down" one... although I think I read the problem was the alternator, and that the car may have become scrapped or parted at DMC.

This replacment car is the one Johnny Carson got a DUI in, and is the one that was repossessed after the company collapsed. At that time, Carson demanded a refund for the cost of new aftermarket tires he had installed on the car.

Don't quote me on any of this...

[congerz83]

My sister just unearthed another shot from the same family vacation for me. This one's special as my dad died only a year or two after it was taken. At least you can see where my "taste" in glasses came from...

Also, I'm not sure why the blue glowy fluxy bumper mesh thing is sticking up towards the rear end. Looks like it was detached and sitting weird?

Keep these pics coming!

EDIT: I just realized the face I'm making in the "90s" picture is very similar to the one I made on the day when I first brought #2100 home. :)

Your father looks like he had a legendary moustache. You should pay homage and grow one too.

[jawn101]

Your father looks like he had a legendary moustache. You should pay homage and grow one too.

LOL, you would focus on that. ;)

[DL4567]

As was the same for some previous posters, this wasn't the first DeLorean I ever saw in person, but luckily it's perfect for this thread, as it *is* the very first picture taken of me with one. Circa 2001-2002 (darn scanned film pics! You can't right-click to see "date picture taken"). I was about 20 years old. It may be obvious, but the struts were shot so I'm actually holding the door up. (Sean, if you see this, this is Mr. Bowman's car)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4540/deloreanderekcropped.jpg

[Bruce Johnson]

27 years before this photo was taken, I had given up on my dream of Delorean ownership having bought a house instead of putting down a hefty deposit on the car. Fast forward to September 17, 2007 the day my dream was finally fulfilled! First time driving or even being near the car. Just goes to show you what passion can do!

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[dmc6960]

Not the first DeLorean i saw, also not quite the first photo of me with one, but thanks to Archive.org its the earliest one I have access to right now. Taken in 1998 with the gold car in Reno, NV. I was 16 years old...

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9120&d=1332215675

[congerz83]

LOL, you would focus on that. ;)

What can I say? Some nick-names you need to live up to...

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q152/congerz83/Steelers%20Beards%20and%20Tragedy/944ac3db.jpg8)

[sean]

I was about 20 years old. It may be obvious, but the struts were shot so I'm actually holding the door up. (Sean, if you see this, this is Mr. Bowman's car)

Nice! I've only seen a handful of cars as perfect or better than Bowman's, you picked a god one to be pictured with your first time.

[dvonk]

...Just goes to show you what passion can do!

glad im not the only one who has waited a long time for a D! c. 16 years and counting... but ill get mine eventually. :biggrin:

[Stainless]

Although I had seen the DeLorean on display at Universal Studios Hollywood in the 90s, I didn't actually see another one until I found one for sale at a local exotic car dealership in 2002. I went to go see it one afternoon, but the dealership was closed. I snapped a picture of me standing next to it through the fence:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/jlattin21/DeLorean3.png

The DeLorean was still there some months later, and I arranged to go back and test drive it. The dealer had to jump start it because it had sat so long. I didn't get any pictures of me driving it, but I did get one of me sitting in it and getting out of the passenger side:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/jlattin21/DeLorean2.png
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/jlattin21/DeLorean1.png

In those bottom photos above, you can see my original 1981 in the background: my '81 Toyota Tercel. Gosh, I miss that car.

[jawn101]

In those bottom photos above, you can see my original 1981 in the background: my '81 Toyota Tercel. Gosh, I miss that car.

Amazing to think those two cars were produced in the same year :) Just shows how avant-garde the D's styling really was at the time.

[82DMC12]

Epic thread! Here is a pic of the first D I ever saw in person.
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The story... I was probably 15 years old around 1997. My family went on a road trip to the east coast. As we were leaving town my mom asked all of us what is the one thing we want to see most on this trip? I could have said the Smokey Mountains, the White House, Monticello, all that kind of stuff. Instead I said, "I want to see a DeLorean! ". My dad laughed and said ok but he doubts that will happen. Well a few days later we were in Pigeon Forge, TN and there was a classic car dealer called Alan Jacksons. As we drove by, I glanced over and saw a DeLorean for sale! I made dad swing a U-turn and I freaked out seeing it! It was for sale for $16,000 and it said it had electrical problems. I don't know much else about it but then it occurred to me that it wasn't a $100,000 car and it was obtainable. At that point I went from just liking DeLoreans to obsessing over them until November 10, 2000 when I picked up 11596.

Here's a pic of of the PO signing over the title to me.
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Andy

[jawn101]

Epic thread! Here is a pic of the first D I ever saw in person.

The story... I was probably 15 years old around 1997. My family went on a road trip to the east coast. As we were leaving town my mom asked all of us what is the one thing we want to see most on this trip? I could have said the Smokey Mountains, the White House, Monticello, all that kind of stuff. Instead I said, "I want to see a DeLorean! ". My dad laughed and said ok but he doubts that will happen. Well a few days later we were in Pigeon Forge, TN and there was a classic car dealer called Alan Jacksons. As we drove by, I glanced over and saw a DeLorean for sale! I made dad swing a U-turn and I freaked out seeing it! It was for sale for $16,000 and it said it had electrical problems. I don't know much else about it but then it occurred to me that it wasn't a $100,000 car and it was obtainable. At that point I went from just liking DeLoreans to obsessing over them until November 10, 2000 when I picked up 11596.

Here's a pic of of the PO signing over the title to me.

Andy

Great story! Broken pic links though...

[82DMC12]

Hmm well here are the pics again, hope it works. How do you edit a post? I can't find the edit button for some reason.

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[jawn101]

Hmm well here are the pics again, hope it works. How do you edit a post? I can't find the edit button for some reason.

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Awesome! Love the KMFDM t-shirt too, lol.

Editing is only allowed for 30 minutes after you post, then the button dissapears.

[TTait]

I recall reading a long article on the car in the spring of '84 - and then I of course saw the movie in '85 - but I had never seen a Delorean in person till this one was shipped out to Massachusetts in 1990 for us to use in the BTTF Ride....

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First time I actually saw a Delorean

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And 10 seconds after this was taken was the first time I drove one



I did not see a stock Delorean in person until spring of '93. I was working at Universal Studios opening the Ride in Hollywood, and they purchased an unmodified D to raffle off opening day. It was parked right outside my office, but it was locked and all we could do was peer inside. For those of you who don't know the long version of the story - the raffle did not work out for Universal, nor did the second attempt - eventually the studio had over $100k invested in that car and literally could not give it away - so they did the most logical thing they could think of - park it outside, stack pallets on it, allow it to get spray paint on it, allow critters to move in, break out half the glass and steal the radio, etc. (Morons.)

That car sat on the Universal lot for 12 years until I finally wrested it away from them...

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Now she is mine and she is lovely and fixed and has both a good home, and an older sister next to her in the garage...

[dvonk]

Awesome! Love the KMFDM t-shirt

+1, win. :headbang:

[82DMC12]

+1, win. :headbang:

Ha thanks, I think I wore that shirt so much I wore it out. I was quite a little punk back then. Of course now I'm almost 30 and I have a mortgage, a real job, a hot girlfriend, all the things that make you settle down. But I still like to make some noise. Here's my latest track on soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/lienan82/a-nuclear-welcoming-mk2. (sorry to high-jack the thread!)

[dvonk]

nice track, my kind of music.

[DMC_Jorge]

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Took these pics at DMC Florida, about 4 years ago, before Tony moved to the new space.
I had taken a day off of work just to look around and ask questions.
Since I live in Miami it was only a 2 hour drive, but definitely worth the drive.
I look forward to getting one of my own soon. :D

[Mark D]

I think I may have uploaded this on the old forum. I'm not in it, but it is undoubtedly the first photo I ever took of a DeLorean. This is actually a scan of two photos, taken at the 1982 Chicago Auto Show.

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Awesome photo! 82 was also the first year of the 3rd generation Camaro which is shown on display in the top pic

[r00b]

2245 and I, July 28 2002. I was going on 18 she was about to turn 21, one of my happiest days.
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[Sidaries]

In 2006, when I saw the only available Delorean in Hungary (that time).

[ALEXAKOS]

Believe it or not I have never seen a DeLorean live in my life!!:disapprove::disapprove:
Although I lived for several years around the world (Frankfurt, Chicago, London, etc) and was a fan of the BTTF movies always hoping to see one...

Here is the COMPLETE opposite of what this thread is about...

I own one now... and still haven't seen one live! Mine will arrive in about a month.:nana2:

[Domi]

I own one now... and still haven't seen one live! Mine will arrive in about a month.:nana2:

You won't be disappointed :thumbup2:

[Rich W]

I think I may have uploaded this on the old forum. I'm not in it, but it is undoubtedly the first photo I ever took of a DeLorean. This is actually a scan of two photos, taken at the 1982 Chicago Auto Show.

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A couple more photos referencing the 1982 Chicago Auto Show - from the Nostalgia section of the current auto show.

These photos of photos were taken when they were on display in 2012.

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[louielouie2000]

I've long since lost the pic of the first DeLorean I saw/sat in, but I was 16, and it was in 1998 at the Fall Charlotte Auto Fair at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Fast forward a couple of years, and here I am the day I brought home my first DeLorean:

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It's painful looking at that pic between the awful hair & awful clothes. :facepalm:

[LordFly]

This is me in the first DeLorean I ever sat in. DMC Florida back in early Feb. And in about 12 hours, I'll be leaving to go pick mine up! (not from Florida) I'm pretty excitied :D

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[Sidaries]

Believe it or not I have never seen a DeLorean live in my life!!:disapprove::disapprove:
Although I lived for several years around the world (Frankfurt, Chicago, London, etc) and was a fan of the BTTF movies always hoping to see one...

Here is the COMPLETE opposite of what this thread is about...

I own one now... and still haven't seen one live! Mine will arrive in about a month.:nana2:

For me, it was a bit identical. However I saw one (as the picture abowe shows) I never sat in one. So I bought a car on eBay and when it arrived, it was the first time I could sit in. It was good. :)

[ALEXAKOS]

This is me in the first DeLorean I ever sat in. DMC Florida back in early Feb. And in about 12 hours, I'll be leaving to go pick mine up! (not from Florida) I'm pretty excitied :D

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Yay for your my friend:) That heart of yours must feel like the time you were about to have sex the first time....:partyhat:


I am sure there will not be any disappointment when I see MY DeLorean for the first time.;) In fact it will be actual love at first sight!

[john 05141]

This was in 1987. You can see it on the poster on the back wall if you look closely.
There was an exotic car show and a friend of mine had free tickets so we went there.

It was the first Delorean I ever saw, and I was just knocked of my feet! I just kept on looking at it, and the owner noticed me and said I could have a seat in it. I could not believe I was allowed to sit in it, but I never forgot. This show never came back, but I had this picture enlarged in my room, and looked at it a million times.
When that show was over the next day I went back there to see it driving away. I was in luck because someone got a ride around the block, so I saw it passing by a few times. I remember it like it was yesterday.
At those days the Delorean was not allowed on Belgian roads, and I wonder still today where that Delorean right now.

3 years ago there was an exotic car show in the same place, and I registered for it, just to get the feeling that in the exact same hall I saw and sat in a Delorean for the first time, is now my Delorean. Felt great.
Jan

[Dangermouse]

You do look like you are in shock at being able to sit in one :)

There must have been very few cars in Europe in 1987. You were lucky to see one.

[matt clark]

This was at the NEC motorshow. No idea what year or what car, but I'd have been about 12. I'd been into D's hardcore for about 4 years at that point and Dave Howarth of the DeLorean Owner's Club invited me up to the show on the set up day so I could get to see some cars before the crowds came. I think seeing it for the first time broke my mind - they don't look anything like they do in the photos. It was so smooth and wide and different to all the other cars.

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[timothymoore]

This was me back in 2010. when I was at the Trans-am Auto Museum in Parkersburg, WVA. vin 3552 or 3525 (cant remember.) was an Automatic with gray interior with only 2800 miles. interior was still wrapped up from the factory. supposedly was involved in the movie spider man 3 (that's what I was told.) I was like a kid in heaven.

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