Reporter-Herald Staff Writer
Mike Siegel, foreground, attempts to disconnect the clutch master cylinder in a 1982 DeLorean DMC while the owner of the vehicle, Charlie Campion, holds a piece in place on Sunday. Campion plans to parade through Loveland on Wednesday with several other DeLorean owners in commemoration of the day that Marty McFly traveled to in the second "Back to the Future" film. Marty traveled from Oct. 26, 1985 to Oct. 21, 2015, to save his two children in the 1989 film. (Jessica Benes / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
As Oct. 21, 2015 approaches, it's interesting to note that most people aren't walking around in futuristic space outfits that self-adjust.
They aren't using self-tying shoelaces, viewing holographic billboards or commuting on hoverboards or in flying vehicles on a highway in the sky.
Marty McFly's version of the future when he travels 30 years into the future from 1985 to 2015 in "Back to the Future Part II" doesn't quite match up to today's everyday life.
But the famous DeLorean is still around.
Charles Campion of Loveland and a few of his friends are planning to commemorate the film with a ride through town in their DeLoreans on Wednesday. The car is well-known for its unique body style, side doors that lift upwards and of course, its capability to travel through time.
"I didn't get the flux capacitor on mine," Campion joked on Sunday about the device that made time travel possible in the film franchise. "Sometimes you can't afford everything."
His friend, Mike Siegel, was at Campion's home Sunday to replace the master cylinder assembly for the clutch in Campion's 1982 DeLorean.
It is hypothetically possible to get the flux capacitor installed if one believes the faux video produced by Ford last week.
"The Flux Capacitor literally makes time travel possible," the narrator in the commercial says.
Subtitles later add, "Avoid your past self at all costs, as this could potentially cause a rift in the space-time continuum."
Charlie Campion of Loveland plans to ride through town on Wednesday with several other DeLorean owners in celebration of Oct. 21, 2015, the day that Marty McFly in "Back to the Future Part II" traveled to from the year 1985. Campion purchased his 1982 DeLorean about 10 years ago. (Jessica Benes / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
And at the end, the subtitles clarify, "Obviously, this upgrade is not actually available. Happy Back to the Future Day!"
"I've had the DeLorean at least 10 years if not longer," Campion said. "I have 18 classic cars. I actually traded a 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II to a dear friend of mine. I really wanted the DeLorean."
He said he always thought the DeLorean cars, which were only made in a three-year period, were ahead of their time.
"They only made the one body style. It's all stainless steel except for the front and back bumper area," he said. "I always thought it was a good looking vehicle."
Siegel also has a DeLorean, an early 1981 version.
"I have loved 'Back to the Future' since I was like 10 years old and I was like, 'I want that car,'" he said. He finally had the money for one in 2009 and bought it from a seller in Ohio.
Siegel said the DeLorean started his automotive career.
He tinkered with the car and realized he could fix it. He figured if he could fix that vehicle, then maybe he could fix other cars, so he got a two-year degree in automotive mechanics and worked in the field for a few years before going back to school in electrical engineering. Now, he commutes from Mead to Colorado State University for school.
He's planning to bring his DeLorean to a friend's home on Wednesday for an evening 'Back to the Future' party in Fort Collins.
"They used to call me Marty at work because I had a DeLorean," Siegel said.
While many of the fictional waves of the future are not part of everyday life in 2015, some of the advances in technology are making appearances.
"We do have the autolacing shoes and the hoverboard, but not quite what they were showing on TV," Siegel said.
And indeed, Nike announced earlier this year a plan to release self-tying shoes that tighten up when you press a tab.
Lexus has designed a hoverboard called "Slide" using superconductors and liquid nitrogen that cools the superconductors. In a video on their website, they demonstrate how the board hovers about an inch above ground and can even travel over water.
And a company called Terrafugia is developing an actual flying car with long wings that fold up along the sides for street driving and parking in a garage.
"We have been dreaming about flying cars since the turn of the 20th century. The Transition street-legal airplane is the first step on the road to the practical flying car," the developers say on the website.
None of these inventions have been released to the general public yet.
America has surpassed fax machines and phone booths of the movie — we have the Internet now — and, while holographs for films like "Jaws 19" have not made an appearance, we do have 3-D movies and flat screen TVs.
Keep an eye out for DeLoreans parading through town on Wednesday. Plans have not been finalized. Check www.reporterherald.com and the Reporter-Herald Facebook page for updates.
Jessica Benes: 970-669-5050 ext. 530, jbenes@reporter-herald.com
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