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Eddy Bayton

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....slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust free
body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just pulled
up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork at
all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome but
unfortunately gull winged.

Eddy
2a swb 1967 +ve earth




 

"Eddy Bayton" wrote
> ...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
> free
> body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just pulled
> up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork
> at
> all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
> one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
> but
> unfortunately gull winged.
>

None of them did have any paint on them.
Quite a nice looking car in the flesh, if ageing a bit, a lot smaller in the
metal than it looks in photos.

--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London


 
In article <[email protected]>, Bob Hobden <[email protected]>
writes
>
>"Eddy Bayton" wrote
>> ...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
>> free
>> body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just pulled
>> up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork
>> at
>> all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
>> one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
>> but
>> unfortunately gull winged.
>>
>
>None of them did have any paint on them.
>Quite a nice looking car in the flesh, if ageing a bit, a lot smaller in the
>metal than it looks in photos.

One of the weirdest experiences I've ever had was sitting in someone's
lounge early in the morning across the valley from the just-closed
DeLorean plant (Dunmurray?). As the sun rose we were dazzled by the
reflection from the serried ranks of stainless steel bonnets, all parked
in neat rows.

Shame the plug was pulled, although I believe Mr. D. was alleged to have
pocketed rather more than the government intended...

Regards,

Simonm.

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"Eddy Bayton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
> free
> body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just pulled
> up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork
> at
> all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
> one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
> but
> unfortunately gull winged.

The best ones have a "Mr Fusion" stuck on the back :O)


 

"jOn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Eddy Bayton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> ...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
>> free
>> body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just
>> pulled
>> up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork
>> at
>> all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
>> one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
>> but
>> unfortunately gull winged.
>
> The best ones have a "Mr Fusion" stuck on the back :O) To Group
The last twenty of them were sold at the nearby BCA Car Auctions. They
looked very good to me. I took a day off sick to see them and the place was
full of TV cameras - just my luck.
Alan (Frimley)
>


 

"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
free
> >body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just
pulled
> >up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork
at
> >all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
> >one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
but
> >unfortunately gull winged.
> >
> >Eddy
> >2a swb 1967 +ve earth
>
> Always had a fancy for one of those, never actually seen one in the
> metal.
> 2 litre volvo engines weren't they?
> wonder if you'd get a V8 in one, or a 6cyl Jag engine.
>

They started out with a volvo 4 cylinder, but moved to a V6 in the second
half-ish of production. not sure were the V6 was sourced from, may have been
volvo aswell.

i managed to touch one at a car museum in Paraparaumu, just North of
Wellington NZ. Felt very privileged. made all my Back to the Future fanatic
friends really jealous.

Sam.


 
In news:[email protected],
MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> blithered:
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> ...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and
>> rust free body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean
>> has just pulled up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO
>> paint on the bodywork at all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen
>> sink. I never thought I'd ever see one of those things. Y reg (1981
>> or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome but unfortunately gull
>> winged.
>>
>> Eddy
>> 2a swb 1967 +ve earth
>
> Always had a fancy for one of those, never actually seen one in the
> metal.
> 2 litre volvo engines weren't they?
> wonder if you'd get a V8 in one, or a 6cyl Jag engine.

Don't think so, from what I recall there was hardly room for the one they intended
putting in.

--
"He who says it cannot be done should not interrupt her doing it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!


 
I think it was a Renault/Volvo V8 that was fitted but it was not as powerful
as required to make the heavy stainless steel body move in the same way as
it looked.

The fusion reactor in the movie certainly made it move faster though

Take care
Pantelis


"GbH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In news:[email protected],
> MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> blithered:
> > On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> ...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and
> >> rust free body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean
> >> has just pulled up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO
> >> paint on the bodywork at all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen
> >> sink. I never thought I'd ever see one of those things. Y reg (1981
> >> or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome but unfortunately gull
> >> winged.
> >>
> >> Eddy
> >> 2a swb 1967 +ve earth
> >
> > Always had a fancy for one of those, never actually seen one in the
> > metal.
> > 2 litre volvo engines weren't they?
> > wonder if you'd get a V8 in one, or a 6cyl Jag engine.
>
> Don't think so, from what I recall there was hardly room for the one they
intended
> putting in.
>
> --
> "He who says it cannot be done should not interrupt her doing it."
>
> If at first you don't succeed,
> maybe skydiving's not for you!
>
>


 

"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
>>free
>>body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just pulled
>>up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork
>>at
>>all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
>>one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
>>but
>>unfortunately gull winged.
>>
>>Eddy
>>2a swb 1967 +ve earth
>
> Always had a fancy for one of those, never actually seen one in the
> metal.
> 2 litre volvo engines weren't they?
> wonder if you'd get a V8 in one, or a 6cyl Jag engine.

Nasty renault v6 <spit>


 

"Samuel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
> free
>> >body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just
> pulled
>> >up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the
>> >bodywork
> at
>> >all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever
>> >see
>> >one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
> but
>> >unfortunately gull winged.
>> >
>> >Eddy
>> >2a swb 1967 +ve earth
>>
>> Always had a fancy for one of those, never actually seen one in the
>> metal.
>> 2 litre volvo engines weren't they?
>> wonder if you'd get a V8 in one, or a 6cyl Jag engine.
>>
>
> They started out with a volvo 4 cylinder, but moved to a V6 in the second
> half-ish of production. not sure were the V6 was sourced from, may have
> been
> volvo aswell.
>
> i managed to touch one at a car museum in Paraparaumu, just North of
> Wellington NZ. Felt very privileged. made all my Back to the Future
> fanatic
> friends really jealous.

Over here theres one in a car museum in Keswick in back to the future kit.


 
On or around Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:31:33 +0100, MVP
<mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust free
>>body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just pulled
>>up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork at
>>all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
>>one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome but
>>unfortunately gull winged.
>>
>>Eddy
>>2a swb 1967 +ve earth
>
>Always had a fancy for one of those, never actually seen one in the
>metal.
>2 litre volvo engines weren't they?
>wonder if you'd get a V8 in one, or a 6cyl Jag engine.

2.7 V6, I reckon. so called "PRV" engine, and not a bad lump.
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"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:31:33 +0100, MVP
> <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:11:30 +0000 (UTC), "Eddy Bayton"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>...slightly off topic but as both vehicles have steel chassis and rust
>>>free
>>>body panels I thought I'd let you all know that a deLorean has just
>>>pulled
>>>up at my neighbour's house down the road. It has NO paint on the bodywork
>>>at
>>>all and the lustre of a Franke kitchen sink. I never thought I'd ever see
>>>one of those things. Y reg (1981 or 2 ??). It is actually quite handsome
>>>but
>>>unfortunately gull winged.
>>>
>>>Eddy
>>>2a swb 1967 +ve earth
>>
>>Always had a fancy for one of those, never actually seen one in the
>>metal.
>>2 litre volvo engines weren't they?
>>wonder if you'd get a V8 in one, or a 6cyl Jag engine.
>
> 2.7 V6, I reckon. so called "PRV" engine, and not a bad lump.

till the head gasket goes


 
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