Hi, is there any market value in a pair of barely used BF Goodrich rear tyres which were fitted to the car in the US about 6 years ago?
I bought a full front and rear set of Nankang Econetic EC-2 (or something similar) tyres but my local garage persuaded me to keep the Goodriches on the rear as they are still practically new (7-8mm tread, no cracking, etc).
Trouble is a/ I've now got a pair or rear tyres sitting in my garage taking up (a surprising amount!) of space, and b/ my OCD is twitching as having matching front/rear tyre patterns would make me much happier.
Ideal result would be someone saying 'Yay, I'd love a spare set of Goodriches, I'll come and collect them and give you enough cash to cover having had them taken off and your Nankangs sticking on instead, when are you free?'
But I realise it's entirely possible I'm living in cloud cuckoo land (SWMBO tells me that all the time!), so if anyone tells me 'forget it mate, they're worthless, just change the tyres and dump 'em!' then I guess that's also helpful..
As ever, any tips greatly appreciated!!
I suppose I could always bung 'em on fleabay.  Always seems such a hassle, though..  
Cheers!
Ivanhoe..

Anyone see Lego Masters Australia on E4 last night?

Challenge was to build a DMC ??

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Hi All,

its that time of year again - actually I'm running a bit behind this year - where I need
photos for the Club Calendar.

Ideally, hi-res photos please, and I tend to use ones that only have the car, without 
people in them, although I do make the odd exception.

If you can email pictures to treasurer@deloreans.co.uk please, and I'll make a start on 
compiling this years calendar.  I may have to shop around too, as our regular supplier 
(based in the Netherlands) is more expensive then previous years at the moment.

Many thanks

Claire

Here's a little Radio interview I did recently with Steve Berry (ex Top Gear) that I thought you might enjoy as we talk all things Delorean 

There's also a little teaser into something I've been up to over lockdown with Radford

Working with Lotus, we've found the keys, unlocked the doors, dusted off the cobwebs and re-opened the Specialist Vehicles Department at Hethel for the first time since the "Delorean Project" for an amazing new automotive adventure!

Enjoy

https://anchor.fm/steve-berry8/episodes/...rs-e16ceh8

Hi all forum members

Thought I would sign up and check the site out after talking to a few of you on Mondays meeting in Belper. 

Really enjoyed seeing so many DMC's all in one place, I was like a kid in a candy store but without my pocket money. 

I have been a massive fan of the cars being brought up in the 80s with of course Back to the Future which I had recorded from Ye Old Sky onto VHS and pretty much wore the tapes out. Then in later years became more and more interested in the man himself John Delorean and watched many documentaries about him. I have been lucky in my job as a Lorry Driver to go across to NI on many occasions and have been and visited the old plant in Dunmurry which I can just about get the lorry to turn around on the estate before the gate.

Anyway massive thanks to bringing all your pride and joys to Belper and hope to get to see them again soon at other events.

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On Sunday, I chose to add about £35 of Momentum 99 super fuel to the existing 1/3 of a tank of E5 Premium I still had left.  This was a choice over moving the car on to the Premium E10 replacement we've otherwise been forced to adopt.

2-3 weeks ago, the car was running all weekend flawlessly during the Silverstone event and the car has not been used since, until yesterday after refuelling on Sunday evening.

Now; as of yesterday with a 50:50 mixture of Premium and Momentum 99 in the tank, the car seems sluggish, especially at the upper end of the speed limit, and the car starts juddering, like mini bunny hopping at about 66mph in 5th gear.  If I push harder on the accelerator, it seems to push through this, but not to great avail because I'm having to have my foot hard down to try and maintain 70mph, particularly when going uphill.

Like I said, the only variable which has changed, is the fuel in the tank since the last time the car was running perfectly 2-3 weeks ago.  So i'm blaming fuel, and nervous at what 100% super fuel will bring me.  Will it even run at all!?

So I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and if so, how they've overcome it.  My thinking right now is that the super fuel has altered the timing of the combustion, meaning I may have to retard, or advance my timing at the dizzy to compensate.  Not sure which way right now, even if this is the solution.  At this point I'm just hoping the super fuel mixture hasn't cleaned and dislodged any "crap" in my fuel lines and deposited this into my injectors instead?

Any thoughts anyone?

Dear Fellow Classic Vehicle Enthusiast
 
Classics on the Common – Wednesday, 22 September 2021

How about you and some of your Classic car club members joining us in Harpenden for our annual event – this will be our 27th one!  Having had to cancel the event last year, this is certainly going to be a great reunion for many of the Classic car owners who travel from as far as Devon and Cornwall right up to Shropshire and Yorkshire to join us. We do hope you will tell your members about this wonderful opportunity and encourage them to come and enjoy the fun.
 
 Please go to the website to download the invitation letter and the application form.
 
 www.classicsonthecommon.com/ticket-application
 
Please read the invitation letter carefully because it gives details of the event and    conditions of entry.
  
We look forward to receiving your application form and seeing you for a great day.

Yours sincerely,
Liz Jack
Chairman

On behalf of Classics on the Common Committee of Rotary in Harpenden Rotary in Harpenden CIO is a charitable incorporated organisation, Registered Charity No. 1163420 • www.rotaryinharpenden.org.uk

Hi,

I bought a DeLorean in the fall of 2020, partially on a whim. I have wanted to get one for as long as have wanted to get any vehicle at all and I happened to be looking through used car listings and just stumbled over it, realized it was within my budget, and phoned up the seller to arrange a test drive. I have no regrets so far.

I began fixing up all the little issues (adjusting the gearshift, fixing the clock, and changing all the fluids and filters among other things) this summer and found this forum.

I'll probably post more stuff when I either have all these little things worked out or when I hit a problem 

Cheers!

Hi  in the middle of a restoration project on my Delorean that has sat for a couple of years, Have clean/changed most of the fuel line and fuel distributor  I could do with so help on "set up" as it runs like a pig till its really warm

I've had the following email, please get in touch with Guy if you are interested in attending.

Hi Claire,

I hope you might be able to help. I'm organising the Godalming Town Show and Carnival on behalf of Godalming Round Table. We run it entirely with volunteers with every penny raised goes to local charities and good causes. On previous years we've had nearly 4000 people attend, it is a great family event.

This year we are running it with a Sci fi theme, and was wondering if any of your members might be keen to come and support our event by being part of our Carnival? 

If there is anyone who would, it would be really appreciated and I'm sure a real head turner in the midst of the parade. 

If you think there is anyone, my contact details are 07811384848 and the Carnival starts at 11.45am on Saturday 18 September in Godalming, Surrey. 

Thanks so much in advance!
Guy Wilby 
Godalming Town Show Chairman