Media interviews

While at the Ogden 25th St Car Show in early June 2015, I was asked to be interviewed by local television personalities. They recently sent me a link to the video. I have several different segments in the video starting at about 17 minutes in:

At the end of the interview, the lady asked if I would be willing to help promote this year's "Antelope by Moonlight Bike Ride" that is a 24 mile bike ride starting at 10 PM during a full moon in the summer time at Antelope Island State Park. This year's theme is "Back to the Future," which is why they wanted my help.

I agreed to help and two weeks later, we met near Antelope Island and my car was used as a backdrop to create several segments for TV:

I'll also show up for the event on July 3rd and let participants take pictures of the car. I thought this would all be fun as I am only getting a free t-shirt out of the whole deal. Luckily this bike ride event is no more than a 10 minute drive from my house.

Some things that I need to address on the car:

• Air conditioning stopped working since I converted to R134a and charged the system two years ago.
• Driver side door doesn't always open. Need to do a "lock & latch" procedure to adjust
• Driver side front suspension making squeaking noise. Suspect sway bar bushings on lower control arm. May buy and install poly bushing kit.
• Interior lights do not come on when doors are opened. Not a big deal, but would be nice for when there's less daylight.
• Want to refinish the rear louvre as it appears faded
• Still need to get an alignment as the steering wheel has been cockeyed to the left since I bought it over four years ago. When I went to get it aligned a couple of years ago, they discovered I needed a new ball joint before they could do the alignment. I replaced the ball joint over two years ago and haven't gotten back to get the alignment yet.
• Replace the carpet pad-looking insulation on the rear parcel shelf as it's likely the source of the old DeLorean smell.
• Replace old coolant with fresh coolant. It's overdue. 
• Figure out why the engine compartment light has never worked. Very low priority

I'm sure there's more, but those are the obvious things that I remembered. The to-do list has definitely gotten shorter over the years.

Car Show 2015

Besides the occasional drive now and then, I haven't done much with the DeLorean in 2015. I decided to take it to my favorite car show of the year at the annual 25th Street Car Show in Ogden, UT. I really like this show because of the huge number of people and I love how they shut down several city blocks specifically for the car show.

I washed it prior to the show to take off the layer of dust that had developed while sitting for several weeks. Here's a couple of shots at the show:

With a 21 month old and another one coming in a couple of months, I don’t plan on doing any other shows this year. I usually don’t like just sitting there for hours on end while people look at the car, but I really enjoy the atmosphere at this show with the music, scenery, and I see a lot of people that I know.

To top it off, my DeLorean won an award. It was picked by one of the sponsors and I won a free night at a new Courtyard Marriott that was recently gutted and remodeled. Sweet!