new "beater" car for me?

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Jul 9, 2001 | 01:06 AM

clonetek

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new "beater" car for me?

http://members6.clubphoto.com/brooks394292/DeLorean/

i can't believe this car is in my little podunk redneck town...
..gonna stop tomorrow & see how much they want..
maybe i can get some better pics.

the windshield is gone, the interior is in rags, there are a few dents.. but, it still has the stock rims (14x6)
hey, at least it isn't rusted out! LOL (thats a joke, i know its stainless steel)

i think i have a fetish for stainless steel and brushed aluminum, or something.
check out the computer case i'm gonna buy.

brooks

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Jul 9, 2001 | 04:29 AM

NIXSVT

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Make em' throw in a paint job

Jul 9, 2001 | 08:23 AM

irbchman

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check the tires for drugs first!! That was for those of who might remember mr Bricklins' drug problems!!

Jul 9, 2001 | 10:18 AM

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Clonetek,

Check the frame and front suspension for rust. DeLoreans rot out real bad underneath if they're not taken care of.

They're cool-looking cars, though.

Jul 9, 2001 | 12:09 PM

trashguy

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Get a box of brillo and it will look like new!

Jul 9, 2001 | 12:23 PM

k_fabec

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Those cars also use wooden engine mounts.... Yes, wood, I believe oak.

Jul 9, 2001 | 02:15 PM

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Jul 9, 2001 | 04:01 PM

clonetek

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checked it out today... the owner of the lot said it wasn't for sale.. he just bought it from a friend & is gonna restore it..
gonna keep my eye on it to make sure he does.

brooks

Jul 9, 2001 | 07:04 PM

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Blast from *my* past...

DOn't remember the name of the movie... basically some car gang kidnaps the main character and his girlfriend, end up killing the guy and raping the girl. Anyway, the guy comes back as a phantom sports car driver and ends up racing and beating the gang members' cars... and after he takes off, he pulls a 180 and crashes into the other car head-on, thereby killing the driver.

Has anyone ever figured out what the 'Turbo Interceptor' model the guy eventually gives to his surviving younger brother?

~rick

UPDATE: Welp, did an internet search and came up with a mention of the car here. Search for the word interceptor on the page.

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There was a Dodge Turbo Interceptor pace car built by Chrysler and PPG Industries for $1.5 million. It was used in a movie called "The Wraith." Filmed in outside of Tuscon, Arizona, in 1986, stared Charlie Sheen and Nick Cassavettes. There were six copies of the car that were built for the movie. The car was rear-wheel-drive, power by a 2.2L Cosworth twin-turbo in-line four. That is the extent of my knowledge on this car. (Greg Landon added: this car was written about in a book called "dream cars" several years back. These cars were powered by a 2.2 liter, twin intercooled turbo, dohc, pumping out a supposed 440 horsepower.)

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