Christian & Melanie Jarzab
As most 30 somethings, I saw my first Delorean in BTTF on the big
screen back in July 1985 and I was instantaneously
hooked. High school
and college occupied my time for nearly the next 9 years.
After
graduation I began to look seriously for a Delorean in and around my
hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Fast-forward a few years and
the
purchase of a first home and getting married put that search on
hold. Temporarily that is....
So in December 2003 my wife and I moved to the Valley of the
Sun. New beginning, new city, new house, somewhat of a new
job, but
always that lingering dream that someday I would own a
Delorean.
Sometime in early 2004 I was driving to Home Depot and almost wrecked
when I saw 4 Deloreans "in the wild". I immediately called
my wife
and said I was going to follow them. She said I better not
because
being new to the valley I may get lost. I regained my
composure,
pulled off the median, and to Home Depot I went (forgetting the reason
I was going there in the first place).
My wife, Melanie, always knew and respected my dream about
owning
a Delorean. She knew it was impractical and that the money
could be
spent on other things, but supported me nonetheless. I
needed this
support when I told her about a guy I had been talking to named James
Espey and a little company in Houston, Texas called Delorean Motor
Company. I convinced her that buying a "pre-owned" car from
them
would be reliable and a smart investment since it would be
professionally inspected and serviced.
The day was Monday, May 16th 2005. I called
James Espey and told
him I was ready to buy. He said that they currently had two
pre-owned
cars, both 81's I think. One of them was vin1510 which was
a black, 5
speed with a gas flap hood. We made the agreement and the deal
was
done. But I then spent the next three weeks adding "new"
things to
the car. When Melanie and I attended Houston's open house
in June,
James suggested that we might as well spend a little more and get one
of their refurbished cars. It's a good thing my wife was
there to see
what a refurebished Delorean looked like. Once again, I got
the green
light! What an awesome wife I have.
DMC Houston would then chronicle the build of our Delorean
on the
DMCHelp forums for all to see and is even featured in a
2006 issue of
Delorean's Magazine. When the car was finally ready in
early
December, James drove it from Houston to Phoenix just in time for
the
AZ-D's holiday party. Needless to say, it was a
very exciting moment
indeed and I'm honored to have been able to share the first
viewing of
our Delorean with the wonderful members of the Arizona Delorean Club.
My wife and I are the proud owners of #1510 and intend
to play an
active role in the local and national Delorean community for years to
come.
Christian & Melanie Jarzab
Phoenix, AZ
PS - Thanks again honey for all the support :-)
