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DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby Suz Haldeman » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:33 am

My question to you is, will you believe every word that I say??? Maybe so and maybe not, but it was an accident. It involved me, my brother's DeLorean, and a hotel room.

It was June of 2004 and many of us were getting ready for the DeLorean Car Show -held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The sky was sunny and not a cloud to be found. My brother, Josh, was helping out with the show and even held his vendor stand, selling parts. He called me over to the registration table to see if I could do a favor for him, so I agreed. He asked me if I could move his DeLorean out from the sun and into the shade. I knew at the very moment that when I took his keys out from his hands that something bad was going to happen and I should've said "no", but didn't. I went out to start up the car and moved it to another parking spot that was near some hotel rooms. I thought the car was double parked, which is illegal and didn't want my poor brother getting a parking ticket, so I wanted to go into reverse and some other cars were waiting for me to make my move. I had already thought that I put it in reverse, but it seemed that I didn't. I gave the car power and all of the sudden........my brother's car was in a hotel room. I started to panic REALLY bad!!!!! :cry: .....because it was my brother's car that I wrecked. I literally wanted to walk out onto moving traffic because I had done something awful. I am REALLY thankful that no one was in the hotel room. When I saw the hotel room window started to crack and fall, I literally said, "OH SHIT!!!" I knew that I had to report the bad news to Josh and I was speechless to him, all that I said was "Josh, Josh!" and he knew right away that something had gone wrong. I can picture in my mind, still, of him saying, "AWWW SUSANNAH!" The cops showed up and I was thankful for Josh taking the blame, so thank you Josh!! He had received a $100 ticket from the cop and guess who had to pay him back....yep, me.

It's funny enough that I had ruined his new bonnet that had a petrol flap. Someday I want to repay him and get him the one he had at the time of the crash. The bonnet had millions of tiny dents from the fallen glass. I was literally in shock for the rest of the car show. The front end of the DeLorean had to be fixed as a result. But what you ALL don't know is that Josh had his DeLorean fixed from another car wreck that he caused back at home in Cincinnati. It had been raining for a day or two, so he decided to take his D out for a spin --taking it around the hills of a local city park, called Eden Park. The roads were wet and he had spun out into another expensive luxury car. Was there much damage??? Ohhhh-yesss!! The front end of the car was smashed and had to be fixed. FYI: Josh's DeLorean was bought online via eBay, which he traded for; he had a Honda previously.

Where were we staying?? Only a few doors down from the crash site. LOL....it's true. I almost parked his D down by the creek.....think about that for a moment, I could've been dead if something had gone wrong!! You probably hate me more than before or you love me because I wrecked a DeLorean and you seem like it's all very funny......either way, it's over and done with. I'm glad to this day that I didn't walk out into traffic because I would've never met Jay, Chris, Dan, Martin, and the rest of you all. Photos are below.

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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby Dan 6511 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:45 am

Arran your still letting her go to eurotec!!

Suz maybe could you drive my D for me when you come over and put me our of my misery so I can get a decent car.
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby Admin-bloke » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:09 am

Don't worry Suz, metal is easier to repair than flesh and bone so be glad no-one was hurt.

At least Josh was understanding.
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby bozzzydmc » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:24 am

Oh dear :(

But as Nick said, all that matters is that no one was hurt !

All the same it was good reading your story as sad as it was xx
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby Chriss » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:33 am

Blimey that was 2004 :roll: , don't time fly

I remember it made the local news paper. Still as its been said the main thing no one was hurt.
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby Domi » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:01 pm

I always wondered what happened exactly to this car, thanks for the answer :shock:
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby Suz Haldeman » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:42 pm

Josh's DeLorean as of today......safe and sound
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby delorean12uk » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:00 pm

See, it just goes to prove that women should not be allowed to work any sort of machinery, let this be a warning!!! it's above the female mind to comprehend, any thing technical should be left for the men to do, and they should do what they are mean't for best, and that is to provide us with meals, cleaning up after us and the occasional BJ :lol:
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby Suz Haldeman » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:04 pm

J, you're exactly right! :)
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Re: DeLorean Car Show 2004 - Crash

Postby arranj » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:13 pm

Dan 6457 wrote:Arran your still letting her go to eurotec!!

Yes - it's a new service we're offering next year. Valet parking by Suz!
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