Bill was so excited to go that he actually decided to cut the family vacation in Aruba short by a few days! Arrangements were made and we eagerly awaited the arrival of December 13, 2011. Now I was really getting excited! We decided that we would make the pilgrimage for the auction, arriving a few days early so we could explore this wild part of the world known as California. He said he would arrange for a meeting with Profiles in History for me as well. He told me that he would be happy to set up a private viewing of the car should I decide to take a trip to California. Desi DosSantos from “ScreenUsed”. He was extremely cordial and spent nearly an hour on the phone with me answering all of my questions. I made a call to a friend and was able to get in contact with the owner of the car, Mr. What does all this have to do with us? Well, we decided to dig a little deeper and find out more about this amazing piece of cinematic history. The results were spectacular and they made a sizeable donation to this great organization. Fox’s foundation for Parkinson’s Disease research. Visitors were able to get their picture taken with the car for a small donation of $20.00, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting TeamFox, Michael J. This included the DeLorean, which made appearances at both the Museum of Monterey and at the Comic-Con in San Diego, CA. This included network television, their own excellent website and attendance at numerous events in California with items that would be part of the auction. So, fast forward to November 2011 and now the hype surrounding the auction is at an all time high! Profiles in History had done a tremendous job promoting the event. The two cars owned by Universal will most likely, never, go up for sale so this is literally the only car that will ever be owned by a private party! More on this later…. The third one, this part three car, was actually purchased from Universal by a private individual and restored to its former glory. One is in Florida and the other in Hollywood at Universal Studio Theme Parks. You may also be aware that, of the seven, only three remain in existence and two of them are still owned by Universal. You may know that seven DeLoreans were purchased by Universal Studios and used in the making of the trilogy. We knew that this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity and had to know more about it. But, wait, there was more! We were literally blown away when rumor had it that the actual screen used DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future Part III might be coming up for sale! These included Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and the Cowardly Lion’s costume from the “Wizard of Oz”, plus Bela Lugosi’s cape from “Dracula”. ![]() Well, a few months went by and the auction company started releasing tidbits on some of the “featured” items. We thought that was cool and hoped to hear more. ( The announcement promised lots of rare, screen used material. “Icons of Hollywood” was the theme of an auction being announced by Joe Maddalena’s company called “Profiles in History” of Calabasas Hills, CA. As avid enthusiasts of, not just, all things DeLorean and Back to the Future, but all things Hollywood as well, imagine our elation in July 2011, when we first heard about an upcoming auction.
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