18 Oct 2015, 16:57
Hi, and greetings from a random motel somewhere south of Santa Cruz.
I've just bought my first Delorean, 17020.
Found it it Silicon Valley, California, and purchased it yesterday from a great guy named Dan who had cared for it the past 16 years.
It's done 30k miles, it's what I would call a 'street' car, a bit ratty in places with a few dings and scratches - no concours trailer queen that's for sure - But it's a running and weekly-driven California Car - and that's just what I wanted.
The intended final destination is my home - just outside Guildford in Surrey. UK.
So about 4500 miles to go at this point.
I'm with my girlfriend Jenny, who is key part of this process as she is not just along for the ride, she is the organised one in our outfit. You know, the keeper of passports, tickets, phones, keys; The Dispenser of water, Redbull, crisps, the occasional Snickers and more Redbull; The one that looks up the hotels for the coming night, works out where the next gas station is (9 gallon tank? Really is that the best you could do JZD?) The one that takes the scenic photos from the passenger side window; The one that points out the noises I've been trying to ignore the last 40 miles, and the one that asks 'what's that dripping on the ground' when we have parked at the hotel....
We started the journey by hitting the rugged and twisting Pacific Coast Highway, towards San Diego. Hopefully we will reach LA by Tuesday, where I intend to stop to spend my birthday on the following day. Staying in Pasadena, there may be one or two Deloreans around that area on that day.
If our journey all goes to plan, we will ship the car from Brunswick on the east coast in a couple of weeks.
Having owned the car less than 24 hours, I have every faith that any plans we have are pointless.... And we'll just see where this ends up.
All suggestions welcome.
Jimi.
I've just bought my first Delorean, 17020.
Found it it Silicon Valley, California, and purchased it yesterday from a great guy named Dan who had cared for it the past 16 years.
It's done 30k miles, it's what I would call a 'street' car, a bit ratty in places with a few dings and scratches - no concours trailer queen that's for sure - But it's a running and weekly-driven California Car - and that's just what I wanted.
The intended final destination is my home - just outside Guildford in Surrey. UK.
So about 4500 miles to go at this point.
I'm with my girlfriend Jenny, who is key part of this process as she is not just along for the ride, she is the organised one in our outfit. You know, the keeper of passports, tickets, phones, keys; The Dispenser of water, Redbull, crisps, the occasional Snickers and more Redbull; The one that looks up the hotels for the coming night, works out where the next gas station is (9 gallon tank? Really is that the best you could do JZD?) The one that takes the scenic photos from the passenger side window; The one that points out the noises I've been trying to ignore the last 40 miles, and the one that asks 'what's that dripping on the ground' when we have parked at the hotel....
We started the journey by hitting the rugged and twisting Pacific Coast Highway, towards San Diego. Hopefully we will reach LA by Tuesday, where I intend to stop to spend my birthday on the following day. Staying in Pasadena, there may be one or two Deloreans around that area on that day.
If our journey all goes to plan, we will ship the car from Brunswick on the east coast in a couple of weeks.
Having owned the car less than 24 hours, I have every faith that any plans we have are pointless.... And we'll just see where this ends up.
All suggestions welcome.
Jimi.