[DMCForum] Re: My Delorean to be on VH1 and in the theaters!!

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Sounds like a cool day Kevin! 

 I just hope that this version of "I Love the 80's" is a leap above their last shows.  The "I Love 81" segment they did on the original "I Love the 80's" series had to be one of the most negative and incorrect depictions of the Delorean story I have ever seen.  Especially when the wise ass host says John Delorean liked a little too much of the coke-aina, or whatever slang term he used for coke implying thats why the car failed and it was a joke.  Plus the other negative comments.  I would be surprised if this third installment is a postive depiction, but hopefully it is.  I think I would have requested a copy of the script and a nice paycheck before lending my car LOL.  

Gary

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I just got home from a video shoot with VH1 in NYC today.  They are using my Delorean for some promo spots for the upcoming "I love the 80s - 3D" (third installment of the series)

I was on the shooting location from 10:00-6:30 today and it was a treat to not only work with the crew, but to see how much interest my car generated by passers by, the actors, and the crew!

>From what I can tell, two commercial promos were shot today.

The first has "Mr.. 80s" walking around the city with a BIG boombox, and people freezing after they see him (not sure what this was all about...) there were other actors dressed in some pretty outlandish 80s garb also.   I believe that this will be a promotion used in the movie theaters in the next couple of months.   The end features Mr.. 80s hitchhiking and catching a ride in my car.  I did all the driving, but you don't see me in the final shoots.   They put a plate on my car that said "I {HEART} 80s 3D"  (heart was a symbol).   I tried to keep the plate, but the production crew said I couldn't.  :(

The second shoot was my car with a red carpet, red velvet ropes (VIP style) and dry ice smoke filtering out.   Little did I know, that they had Corey Feldman set up to do the shoot!  I got to talk to him for a while and have my picture taken with him also.  He told me he LOVED the car.  :)

The guy from the movie car rental company (who set me up with the gig and flat bedded my car into and out of the city) told me he has worked with hundreds of cars (some costing millions of dollars) on movie sets, video shoots, etc... and has NEVER seen a car get as much attention as my Delorean did.  He was amazed!

There is no set "air date" since it is a commercial spot.  If anyone happens to catch it and can record it for me...PLEASE DO!!!!!!

I am working on putting some shots online, but here are a couple for now:
http://www.deloreanmidatlantic.com/scrapbook/love80s/CRW_8197.jpg  Corey Feldman shooting the promo  (Note...he has 3D glasses on under the sunglasses that were used later in the shoot)
http://www.deloreanmidatlantic.com/scrapbook/love80s/DSC05086b.jpg  Me with Corey Feldman
http://www.deloreanmidatlantic.com/scrapbook/love80s/CRW_8138.jpg  The car with the plate


Kevin Abato
Vin# 16680

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