UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 14A

           PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2


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                             The Deltona Corporation

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         0-11.

         1)       Title of each class of securities to which transaction
                  applies:

                  Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value

         2)       Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:

                  4,044,277

         3)       Per  unit  price  or other  underlying  value  of  transaction
                  computed  pursuant  to  Exchange  Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the


                  amount on which the filing fee is calculated  and state how it
                  was determined):

                  $200,000.00*

*        The price per unit is the  product of the  pre-reverse  split  price of
         $0.40 per share to be paid for fractional  shares and the reverse split
         ratio of 500,000 ($0.40 x 500,000 = $200,000.00).

         4)       Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:

                  $1,617,711

         5)       Total fee paid:

                  $323.54

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                                   PRELIMINARY

                             THE DELTONA CORPORATION

                           8014 S.W. 135TH STREET ROAD

                                 OCALA, FL 34470
                                 (352) 307-8100

                    NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                       TO BE HELD ________________, 200__

As a shareholder  of The Deltona  Corporation  (the  "Company"),  you are hereby
given notice of and invited to attend in person or by proxy the Special  Meeting
of Shareholders of the Company to be held at the Woodland  Pavilion,  312 Marion
Oaks  Boulevard,  Marion Oaks,  Florida 34473 on _________,  200__,  at 9:30 AM,
local time, for the following purposes:

     1.   To  consider  and act upon a  Reverse  Stock  Split  of the  Company's
          Company's common stock that would result in the shareholders receiving
          one share of our common stock for every  500,000  shares of our common
          stock that they  currently  own.  The Reverse  Stock Split and related
          cash  purchase by the Company of  fractional  shares at a rate of $.40
          per share  resulting  from the reverse stock split is proposed to take
          the Company private.


     2.   To consider  and act upon an amendment  to the  Company's  Articles of
          Incorporation  to reduce the  Company's  authorized  common stock from
          15,000,000 shares to 30 authorized  shares,  which is in proportion to
          the Reverse Stock Split.

     3.   To transact such other  business as may  properly  come before the
          meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on _____________,  200__,
as the record date (the "Record  Date") for the  determination  of  shareholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and any  adjournment  thereof.
Only  shareholders  at the close of business on the Record Date are  entitled to
notice of and to vote at such meeting. The transfer books will not be closed.

You are  cordially  invited to attend the meeting.  HOWEVER,  WHETHER OR NOT YOU
EXPECT  TO  ATTEND  THE  MEETING,   MANAGEMENT   DESIRES  TO  HAVE  THE  MAXIMUM
REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING AND RESPECTFULLY  REQUESTS THAT YOU DATE,  EXECUTE
AND MAIL PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED  STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR WHICH
NO ADDITIONAL POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. A proxy may be
revoked by a shareholder by notifying the Secretary of the Company in writing at
any time prior to its use, by executing and delivering a subsequent  proxy or by
personally  appearing  at the Annual  Meeting  and  casting  your vote,  each as
specified in the enclosed proxy statement.

                                   By order of the Board of Directors

                                   /s/ Sharon J. Hummerhielm
                                   Executive Vice President and
                                   Corporate Secretary

Ocala, Florida

                             YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
                 PLEASE EXECUTE AND RETURN PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED
                      PROXY CARD IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.




                                   PRELIMINARY

                             THE DELTONA CORPORATION

                                 PROXY STATEMENT

                       FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

                        TO BE HELD _____________, 200__

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:

This Proxy Statement is furnished to the shareholders of The Deltona Corporation
(the "Company") for use at a Special  Meeting of  Shareholders on  ____________,
200__, or at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, for the purposes set forth
in the  accompanying  Notice of Special  Meeting of  Shareholders.  The enclosed
proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company and can be
revoked at any time prior to the voting of the proxy (as provided herein).

Unless a contrary choice is indicated, all duly executed proxies received by the
Company will be voted as follows:

1. FOR the approval of a Reverse Stock Split of the Company's  common stock that
would  result in the  shareholders  receiving  one share of our common stock for
every 500,000  shares of our common stock that they  currently  own. The Reverse
Stock  Split and related  cash  purchase  by the  Company of  fractional  shares
resulting from the reverse stock split is proposed to take the Company private.

2. FOR the approval of an amendment to the Company's  Articles of  Incorporation
to reduce the Company's  authorized  common stock from  15,000,000  shares to 30
authorized shares which is in proportion to the Reverse Stock Split.

In the event the Reverse  Stock  Split is  approved,  fractional  shares will be
purchased  from  holders  at a rate of $.40 per  share of  existing  stock.  Two
shareholders,  Yasawa Holdings,  N.V., a Netherlands Antilles  corporation,  and
Selex  International,  B.V.,  a  Netherlands  corporation,  both  of  which  are
controlled  by Antony Gram,  an officer and director of the Company,  will cause
the  shares  owned or  controlled  by them,  9,919,041  shares  or 73.23% of the
outstanding  shares, to be voted in favor of the reverse stock split and for the
proposed  amendment to the  Company's  Articles of  Incorporation.  As a result,
approval of these  matters is  assured.  Antony Gram is Chairman of the Board of
Directors, President and CEO of the Company. Following completion of the reverse
stock split, Yasawa Holdings, N.V. and Selex International,  B.V., will together
own 100% of the  Company's  outstanding  shares.  The Company,  Mr. Antony Gram,
Yasawa Holdings,  N.V., Selex  International,  B.V., and Wilbury  International,
N.V.  ("Filing  Persons")  have filed a Schedule  13e-3 in  connection  with the
proposed  reverse  stock split and the  proposed  Amendment  to the  Articles of
Incorporation.

The record of shareholders  entitled to vote at the Special Meeting was taken at
the close of business on ______________,  20__(the "Record Date"). A list of all
stockholders  of record as of  __________________20__,  the record  date for the
Special  Meeting,  will  be  available  from  _____  through  ________  for  any
stockholder  to examine at our Miami  office,  999 Brickell  Avenue,  Suite 700,
Miami,  Florida 33131,  and at our headquarters in Ocala at 8014 SW 135th Street
Road,  Ocala,  Florida 34473. The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement
and the  enclosed  proxy are first being sent to  shareholders  is  ___________,
200__. The principal  executive  offices of the Company are located at 8014 S.W.
135th Street Road, Ocala, Florida.

NEITHER  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  NOR  ANY  STATE  SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE PROPOSED  TRANSACTIONS,  PASSED ON
THE MERITS OF THE PROPOSED  TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY
OF THE DISCLOSURE IN THE DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A

CRIMINAL OFFENSE. NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION  NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT OR RELATED SCHEDULE 13E-3,
AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH  INFORMATION OR  REPRESENTATION  SHOULD NOT BE RELIED
UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY.

                               SUMMARY TERM SHEET

This summary highlights  selected  information from this Proxy Statement and may
not  contain  all of the  information  that  is  important  to  you.  To  better
understand the terms and  conditions of the Reverse Stock Split,  as well as the
consequent Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation, you should carefully read

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this entire document, its attachments and the other documents to which we refer.

WHAT ARE THE  PRINCIPAL  PURPOSES OF THE  PROPOSED  REVERSE  STOCK SPLIT AND THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION?

          o    Allowing the Company to "go private" and thereby  relieving it of
               the expense of SEC compliance.

          o    Allowing   the  Company  to  react  more   quickly  to  corporate
               opportunities.

          o    Allowing    unaffiliated    shareholders   to   liquidate   their
               shareholdings.

WHAT WILL I RECEIVE IF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IS APPROVED?

If the Reverse Stock Split is approved by the shareholders and implemented:

          o    Shareholders  owning fewer than 500,000  shares will receive $.40
               for each share  presently  held by them.  Following  the Proposed
               Reverse Stock Split, two shareholders, Yasawa and Selex which are
               controlled by Antony Gram and which own more than 500,000  shares
               each,  will  remain.  Antony Gram, as well as all of the officers
               and directors who own or control the voting of the Company shares
               intends to vote in favor of the reverse stock split, assuring its
               adoption.

          o    The  procedure  for this  exchange is  described  below under the
               caption  "Exchange  of  Certificates  and  Payment of  Fractional
               Shares".

          o    No  new  certificates  representing  fractional  shares  will  be
               issued. Instead, fractional shares will be purchased from holders
               at a rate of  $.40  per share. This   transaction   will  not
               involve   commissions   or  other transaction  fees that would be
               charged if you sold shares on the open market. We estimate that
               up to an aggregate of approximately $1,617,711   will  be  paid
               to approximately   1,763   of  our shareholders for their
               resulting fractional shares.

          o    The  payment of cash in lieu of  fractional  shares is  described
               below under the caption  "PROPOSAL  ONE--Exchange of Certificates
               and Payment of Fractional Shares".

HOW WILL THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION BE AMENDED?

          o    Our  Articles  of  Incorporation  will be  amended  to reduce the
               number  of  authorized  shares  of our  common  stock in the same
               500,000 for one ratio,  from  15,000,000  shares to 30 authorized
               shares, which is in proportion to the Reverse Stock Split.

          o    The  reduction  in the  number  of  authorized  common  shares is
               described below under the caption  "PROPOSAL  ONE--Reverse  Stock
               Split  and  Proposed  Amendment  to  the  Company's  Articles  of
               Incorporation".
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WHAT ARE THE  ADVANTAGES  AND  DISADVANTAGES  OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AND THE
REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZED SHARES?

         O    Advantages.  All but the majority of shares  controlled  by Antony
              Gram will be  purchased  at $.40 per share  allowing  investors to
              liquidate  their  investments.  The  reduction  in the  number  of
              shareholders  will  allow the  Company to  deregister  as a public
              company.

         O    Disadvantages.  Most  existing  shareholders  will no longer own
              shares in the Company.  Though shareholders have never received
              dividends since the Company's incorporation, unaffiliated
              shareholders  will not receive  dividends  or participate in any
              future success of the Company.  The $.40 per share to be paid to
              unaffiliated  shareholders  may not represent  the fair value of
              their  shares.  The  Company's Audit   Committee,   particularly
              its   two   independent director-members (of the three members of
              the  committee),fully  considered  potential alternatives and the
              terms of the  proposed  reverse  stock split and were  advised by
              an independent  expert who opined  that the  proposed  reverse
              stock split was "fair from a financial point of view to the
              shareholders  solely in their capacity as  shareholders  of
              Deltona." The Audit Committee recommended the reverse stock split
              to the Board of Directors, which approved the reverse split.  No
              additional  special committee  of  independent directors  was not
              appointed  to consider and approve the terms of the reverse stock
              split, nor were the terms of the reverse  stock split  negotiated
              on an  arms-length  basis. Unaffiliated  shareholders  will  pay
              taxes  on  any  gain realized over their basis in their shares.

WHAT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST?

         O     Antony  Gram is the  beneficial  owner  of a  majority  of the
               outstanding  shares of the Company and is the President,  CEO and
               Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.  A majority of
               the members of the Board are relatives of Antony Gram or are
               employees of entities controlled by Antony Gram.  As such, he is
               able to  dictate  the  Company's  actions.  Selex and  Yasawa and
               Antony  Gram  through  his  ownership  in each  will be the  sole
               beneficial holders of the remaining shares of the Company. While
               no special committee of independent directors was appointed to
               consider and approve the terms of the proposed reverse stock
               splitand Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
               the Company's two independent unaffiliated Directors did consider
               alternatives and the fairness of the proposed reverse stock split
               and recommended it to the Board.

WHAT DOES "GOING PRIVATE" MEAN?

          o    There will then be two record shareholders  remaining,  less than
               300  shareholders of record of our common stock, and registration
               of our common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
               amended,  will be terminated,  resulting in the delisting for our
               common stock from the OTC Bulletin Board.

          o    Going  private is  described  below under the  caption  "PROPOSAL

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               ONE--Reverse  Stock Split and Proposed Amendment to the Company's
               Articles of Incorporation".

          o    If the  Reverse  Stock  Split is  approved,  we would not have to
               provide  our  shareholders  with  information  that we  currently
               provide, such as annual,  quarterly and other reports required to
               be filed by us with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
               "SEC").

          o    Our  common  stock  will no longer be quoted on the OTC  Bulletin
               Board,  and  there  may be no public  market  for the new  common
               stock.

          o    The  delisting of our common  stock is described  below under the
               caption  "Reverse  Stock  Split  and  Proposed  Amendment  to the
               Company's Articles of Incorporation."

ARE  THE  REVERSE  STOCK  SPLIT  AND  REDUCTION  OF  AUTHORIZED  SHARES  FAIR TO
SHAREHOLDERS WHOSE INTERESTS IN DELTONA WILL BE PURCHASED?

          o    The independent,  unaffiliated Directors, the Audit Committee and
               Board of  Directors  believes  the reverse  split and purchase of
               fractional  shares  at $.40  per  share  is fair to  shareholders
               unaffiliated with Antony Gram.

          o   The independent,  unaffiliated Directors,  the Audit Committee and
              Board of Directors has reviewed the opinion of Miller

               Advisory   Group  that  the  reverse   stock  split  is  fair  to
               unaffiliated shareholders.

DO I HAVE APPRAISAL OR DISSENTER'S RIGHTS?

          o    Under  Delaware  law, the law  governing the Reverse Stock Split,
               you do not have the right to demand the  appraised  value of your
               shares  (dissenter's  rights) if you vote  against  the  proposed
               transaction.  Your rights are described under " Appraisal  Rights
               and Dissenter's Rights."

WHAT ARE THE TAX IMPLICATIONS OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT?

          o    Shareholders who receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of New
               Common  Stock  will be treated  as  receiving  cash as payment in
               exchange for their  fractional  shares of New Common  Stock,  and
               they will  recognize a capital gain or loss in an amount equal to
               the  difference  between  the  amount  of cash  received  and the
               adjusted basis of the fractional shares surrendered for cash.

                                 SPECIAL FACTORS

PURPOSES, ALTERNATIVES,  REASONS AND EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
AND REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZED SHARES

Purposes. The 500,000 for one Reverse Stock Split, purchase of fractional shares
and reduction of the number of authorized shares have been unanimously  approved
by our Board of  Directors  and are  proposed to take us private by reducing the

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number of  shareholders of record to two, which is less than 300,  thereby:  (i)
relieving us of the costs of filing public documents; (ii) react more quickly to
corporate  opportunities;  and (iii)  permitting  unaffiliated  shareholders  to
liquidate their shares.

The Board of  Directors  and the  Filing  Persons  believe  that  because of the
Company's losses over several years, the Existing Common Stock has remained very
thinly traded and has provided little liquidity for the Company's  shareholders,
particularly those shareholders with larger equity positions in the Company.  In
addition,  because of the low trading  volume and  illiquidity  of the  Existing
Common Stock, the Company has not been able to utilize the shares as a source of
financing for its capital needs. For these reasons the Company has not been able
to  realize  the  principal  benefits  of  public  ownership  and the  Company's
management  expects no change in the  situation  regarding  the Existing  Common
Stock for the foreseeable future.

The Board of Directors and the Filing Persons  believe that the Company would be
unable to obtain necessary funding for its operations from outside sources. As a
result, shareholders presently bear a substantial risk that the Company would be
unable to operate if the funding provided by Mr. Antony Gram were not available.

As a private company with two  shareholders,  the Company would have the ability
to  react  more  quickly  to  corporate   opportunities   requiring  shareholder
approvals,  such as potential mergers or sales of the Company's assets.  Neither
the Company nor any of the continuing  shareholders  are presently  aware of any
such corporate opportunities.

The Board of  Directors  and the  Filing  Persons  also  believe  that there are
considerable costs and detriments to the Company in remaining a public reporting
company.  As part of its registration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the  "Exchange  Act"),  the Company incurs direct and indirect costs
associated with compliance with the filing and reporting requirements imposed on
public  companies.   Examples  of  direct  costs  savings  from  termination  of
registration  of common shares include lower  printing and mailing  costs;  less
complicated disclosure due to the company's private status;  reduction in direct
expenses such as word  processing,  EDGARizing,  telephone  and telefax  charges
associated with Securities and Exchange Commission  filings;  and elimination of
the charges of brokers and transfer agents in forwarding materials to beneficial
owners. The Company also believes that there will be a reduction in audit fees.

The Company also incurs substantial indirect costs as a result of executive time
expended to prepare and review such Exchange Act filings.  Ceasing  registration
of the common stock will reduce or eliminate these costs.

Based on its  experience  in prior years,  the  Company's  direct  costs,  which
include a portion of the fees and expenses of  independent  auditors,  printing,
mailing and SEC filing fees are  estimated at  approximately  $95,000  annually.
These expenses are made up of Independent  Director's fees  ($45,000);  transfer
agent's fees  ($10,000);  printing and mailing  ($10,000);  legal and accounting
($20,000); and miscellaneous other expenses ($10,000).  This amount, however, is
just an estimate,  and the actual  savings to be realized may be higher or lower
than such  estimate.  It is expected that any savings will not be realized until
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003. However,  the Company cannot guarantee
that the benefits of going private will be  accomplished as rapidly as currently
expected, or at all.

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If  the  Reverse  Stock  Split  is  approved  and  implemented,  the  number  of
shareholders  of record of the  Company's  common shares will be reduced to two.
The Company intends to terminate the  registration of the common stock under the
Exchange Act pursuant to Section  12(g)(4) of the Exchange  Act. The decision by
the Company to terminate  Exchange Act registration  upon  implementation of the
Reverse Stock Split does not require shareholder  approval and will not be voted
on at the Special Meeting.  The Company's duty to file periodic reports with the
SEC,  such as  quarterly  and  annual  reports,  will  end  once  the  Company's
securities  are no longer  registered  under the Exchange Act, and the Company's
common  stock  will no  longer be quoted  on the OTC  Bulletin  Board,  where it
currently is quoted.

The Company's Existing Common Stock was traded on the New York and Pacific Stock
Exchanges under the symbol DLT until April 6, 1994, when the Company's stock was
formally suspended from trading.  The stock was subsequently  delisted from both
exchanges. Since August 31, 1994, the Company's existing common stock was traded
on a limited basis in the over-the-counter markets.

The 1994 delisting of the Existing Common Stock resulted in  progressively  less
trading activity in the Company's  Existing Common Stock, less liquidity for its
shareholders  and diminished  opportunities  for future equity  financing of the
Company's capital  requirements.  While a relisting of the Existing Common Stock
on the NASDAQ  SmallCap Market System or the NASDAQ National Market System would
be  desirable,  such a relisting  with either  market  system would  require the
Company's  compliance  with much more  stringent  market  price and market value
criteria that the Company currently does not meet.

The Company's  management  does not expect the Existing Common Stock to meet the
relisting criteria of either market system in the foreseeable future.

Upon the  approval  of the  reverse  stock  split,  the  Company  will  have two
beneficial stockholders and there will be no market for the Company's shares.

In consideration of the aforementioned  reasons, based on the recommendations of
two  independent  directors,  the  Company's  Board of Directors on December 13,
2002, approved, subject to approval by the Company's shareholders, a proposal to
effect the Reverse Stock Split and the Amendment.

Alternatives.  The Board of Directors  considered  several  alternatives  to the
proposed  reverse  stock  split  and  related   amendment  to  the  Articles  of
Incorporation   reducing  the  number  of   authorized   shares  (the   "related
amendment"). The Board considered a reverse split ratio which would have allowed
the Company to become a private  company having fewer than 300  shareholder  but
retaining more than two  shareholders.  The Board  rejected this  alternative as
being unfair to the remaining larger unaffiliated shareholders who would then no
longer  have  even a  limited  market  in which to sell  their  shares,  thereby
effectively  denying such shareholders the value of their shares until such time
as the Company were to pay dividends or the assets of the Company were sold. The
Board also considered the  alternative  that the Company make a tender offer for
its  shares.  The Board  rejected  this  alternative.  Because the Board did not
consider it fair to retain  unaffiliated  shareholders,  any tender  offer would
have been made contingent  upon 100%  acceptance by  unaffiliated  shareholders.
Thus, such a tender offer would achieve the same result as a reverse stock split
without  presenting  any  advantages  over  a  reverse  stock  split,  but  also
presenting  the  disadvantage  that  the  Board's  goal of  retaining  only  two
affiliated  shareholders  would be  defeated  in the event less than 100% of the
unaffiliated shareholders accepted the tender.

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The reverse stock split and related  amendment are structured in such a way that
following the approval of the reverse stock split and related amendment only the
two largest  shareholders  of the Company will  remain,  Yasawa  Holdings,  N.V.
("Yasawa")and  Selex  International,   B.V.  ("Selex").  Yasawa  and  Selex  are
controlled by Antony Gram, thus resulting in two (2) beneficial owners following
the reverse  stock  split.  The  Company  presently  requires an annual  capital
infusion of approximately $4,000,000.  The Company's public status has not aided
the Company in funding its continuing capital requirements. Such funds have been
provided most recently by Swan  Development,  a company owned and  controlled by
Antony Gram.  The market for the Company's  stock has been  relatively  inactive
with long periods transpiring in which no Company stock is traded. The Company's
public status has minimal benefit to the Company and its shareholders and incurs
an annual expense of approximately $95,000, which does not take into account the
many  hours and days that  officers,  directors  and  other  employees  spend in
assuring compliance with SEC regulations.

The need for continuing capital infusion appears to be ongoing.  The Company has
incurred  operating  losses  from 1990 to 2000.  While the  Company  recorded an
operating profit for 2001, the Company nevertheless  required a capital infusion
of  approximately  $4,100,000.  The Company  anticipates  that it may or may not
incur  an  operating  loss in 2002  and  has  required  a  capital  infusion  of
$3,300,000  in 2002.  The profit  recorded for 2001 had no effect on the Board's
decision to propose the reverse  stock split and  Amendment  to the  Articles of
Incorporation.

Interests of Certain Persons.  Antony Gram is the beneficial owner of a majority
of the outstanding shares of the Company and is the President,  CEO and Chairman
of the Board of  Directors of the  Company.  As such,  he is able to dictate the
Company's  actions.  Antony Gram, through his holdings in Yasawa and Selex, will
be the sole beneficial holder of the remaining shares of the Company.

Reasons and Effects. At the Board of Directors' May 8, 2001 meeting,  management
expressed its view that the Company and its shareholders are deriving little, if
any, benefit from the Company's being a public company. The Company is presently
incurring considerable costs in time and money to maintain this status.

The request that the Board  investigate  and then initiate a  transaction  to go
private was initiated by George W. Fischer and Thomas B.  McNeill,  both of whom
are  independent,  nonaffiliated  directors.  Neither  of them  will own  shares
following the completion of the proposed  reverse stock split.  Both Mr. Fischer
and Mr. McNeill were  concerned that the continued  viability of the Company was
dependent on the funding provided by entities controlled by Mr. Gram and that in
the event that funding was not  available,  the Company would be unable to raise
funds through  outside  sources.  Mr. Fischer has overseen the  structuring  and
negotiating  of the terms of the reverse  stock split on behalf of the  Company.
The  purchase  price of $.40 per  share to be paid  for  fractional  shares  was
reached  through  discussions  of the Board,  including  Mr. Antony Gram and Mr.
Fischer.

The Board considered the advantages and disadvantages of being a private company
and  unanimously   directed   management  to  conduct  a  preliminary  cost  and
feasibility  study of going private,  including a determination of the rights of
dissenting shareholders.

The  proposed  reverse  stock split would  present  potential  disadvantages  to
unaffiliated shareholders.  Unaffiliated shareholders will not receive dividends
or participate  in any future  success of the Company.  The $.40 per share to be
paid to  unaffiliated  shareholders  may not  represent  the fair value of their
shares.  A

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special  committee of  independent  directors  was not appointed to consider and
approve the terms of the reverse stock split,  nor were the terms of the reverse
stock split negotiated on an arms-length basis.  Unaffiliated  shareholders will
pay taxes on any gain realized over their basis in their shares.

The  Board  of  Directors   believes  that  the  disadvantages  to  unaffiliated
shareholders are outweighed by the benefits to the unaffiliated shareholders. No
dividends  have ever been paid by the Company and are unlikely to be paid in the
foreseeable  future.  The  Company  may or may  not  operate  at a loss  for the
foreseeable  future.  In view of the fact  that the  Company's  stock is  thinly
traded, the Board believes that the unaffiliated shareholders are more likely to
receive a greater  economic benefit as a result of the redemption of their share
ownership  through the reverse stock split by maintaining the Company's  present
status.

The  proposed   reverse  stock  split  will  also  provide   advantages  to  the
shareholders  remaining after the reverse stock split, Yasawa Holdings and Selex
International.  The continuing shareholders alone will realize the benefits from
the reduced  costs (and the  strategic  opportunities)  of the  Company's  being
private,  but will be assume the entire risk of unprofitable  operations and the
need to fund operations.

The Company  management also met with outside legal counsel to discuss a Reverse
Stock  Split as well as other  options  for taking the  Company  private.  After
discussion  with legal counsel and other  advisors as to the options  available,
management  determined  that a Reverse  Stock Split was the most feasible in the
Company's current situation. By direction of the Board of Directors,  management
engaged legal counsel and a financial  advisor to assist the Company in pursuing
the proposed Reverse Stock Split.

The Company's two independent non-affiliated Directors,  considered the possible
alternatives  and the proposed terms of the reverse stock split and  recommended
that the Board of Directors propose such a transaction to the shareholders.

At the Board of Directors' December 13, 2001, meeting,  management reported that
taking the Company  private could be  accomplished  through the process of going
private  through a Reverse  Stock  Split,  with cash being  paid for  fractional
shares that result.  Management reported that a 500,000:1 Reverse Stock Split to
take the number of shareholders of record below 300 had been evaluated, and that
in  management's  opinion the 500,000:1  ratio was  preferable in order to avoid
discriminating against larger unaffiliated shareholders. The Board discussed the
fairness of the Reverse  Stock Split to the  shareholders  who will  receive New
Common  Stock.  Because of the cost  savings  associated  with no longer being a
public company and the perceived  greater  prospects  going forward for expanded
strategic alternatives,  the Board concluded that a reverse stock split would be
fair to such  shareholders.  The Board  considered  that  during  the  preceding
thirty-six month period,  the Company had not received any bona fide offers from
any person for (i) the merger or  consolidation  of the Company into or with any
person,  (ii) the sale or other transfer of all or any  substantial  part of the
assets of the Company, or (iii) securities of the Company which would enable the
holder  thereof to exercise  control of the  Company.  The  Company  during this
period did not solicit any third party  offers to merge or acquire the  Company,
nor did it authorize any member of the Board of Directors or unaffiliated  party
to do so.

In consideration of management's  evaluation and the recommendation of the Audit
Committee's two independent,  non-affiliated  Directors,  the Board authorized a
500,000:1  Reverse  Stock  Split,  subject  to the  approval  of  the  Company's
shareholders.  The Board  considered the fairness opinion of the Miller Advisory

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Group wherein a price of $200,000.00  per share on a post-split  basis ($.40 per
share on a pre-split  basis) to be paid for fractional  shares  resulting from a
500,000:1  Reverse Stock Split was  determined to be fair to those  shareholders
receiving such payment for fractional shares.

The Board  reviewed the duties of the Board of Directors  under  Delaware law in
evaluating a reverse stock split and discussed the  preparation  of documents to
be filed with the SEC in this regard. Also at this meeting, after the completion
of the  presentations and  discussions,  the Board approved a 500,000:1  Reverse
Stock Split with $0.40 per pre-split share being paid  for all Fractional Shares
resulting,  and  all  corporate  actions  necessary  in connection  with  these
undertakings,  was  approved  unanimously  to  be  placed  for  a  vote  before
the Company's shareholders special meeting of Shareholders.

The Company and its Board of Directors is proposing  the Reverse  Stock Split at
this time because:

          o    The Company  incurred an operating loss for the years 1998,  1999
               and 2000; and

          o    The cost of remaining a public company continues to grow while no
               corresponding  benefit to the  Company  and its  shareholders  is
               expected in the foreseeable future.

          o The market for the Company's shares is extremely limited.

Failure to approve the  Reverse  Stock Split  would  require a  continuation  of
incurring  the   substantial   costs  of  being  a  public  company   without  a
corresponding  benefit. The Company had 13,544,277 shares of common stock issued
on the  Record  Date.  If the  Proposed  Reverse  Stock  Split and the  Proposed
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation  are approved and  implemented,  each
share of Existing Common Stock will  automatically be reclassified into 0.000002
of a fully paid and non-assessable share of New Common Stock without any further
action on the part of the  shareholders.  Assuming  no  change in the  number of
outstanding  shares from the Record Date if the Reverse Stock Split is approved,
the currently outstanding shares of Existing Common Stock will be converted into
shares of New Common  Stock.  The Company  estimates  that  approximately  1,758
shareholders  will hold fractional  shares after the Reverse Stock Split,  which
fractional shares will be purchased at a total cost of approximately  $1,617,711
or $0.40 per share for each of the 4,044,277 pre-split shares.

Adoption of the reverse stock split and related amendment are assured in view of
Mr. Antony Gram's statement that he intends to cause shares controlled by him to
be voted in favor of both  proposals.  The effect of the reverse stock split and
related  amendment  will be to  purchase  the  shares  of all  shareholders  not
affiliated  with Mr.  Antony  Gram for a price of $.40 per share on a  pre-split
basis.

CERTAIN EFFECTS OF REVERSE STOCK SPLIT PROPOSAL ON THE COMPANY'S SHAREHOLDERS

Interests of Certain Persons

     1.  Rights,  Preferences  and  Limitations.  There  are no  differences
between the respective rights, preferences or limitations of the Existing Common
Stock and the New Common  Stock.  If the Reverse  Stock  Split is  approved  and

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implemented,  the percentage  interests held by all but two current shareholders
will be reduced to zero with the interests of the continuing  shareholders being
significantly  increased,  with Yasawa Holdings owning  approximately  73.68% of
outstanding  shares (14 shares)  and Selex  International  owning  approximately
26.32% of  outstanding  shares (5  shares).  There will be no  differences  with
respect to dividend,  voting,  liquidation or other rights  associated  with the
Company's common stock before or after the Reverse Stock Split.

If the Reverse Stock Split is approved,  the Company's Articles of Incorporation
will be  amended  to change  the  authorized  common  stock  from the  currently
authorized 15,000,000 shares to 30 authorized shares. The Company will then have
19 shares issued and outstanding and 11 shares authorized but unissued.

No commitments,  plans, understandings or agreements have been made by the Board
of  Directors  or the  officers  of the Company  for use of the  authorized  but
unissued stock.

If the Board of Directors  issues  additional  shares of New Common Stock in the
future,  the then  current  shareholders  may suffer  dilution of their  present
interests in the Company, to the extent such future issuances do not involve the
then current shareholders of the Company.

     2. Financial  Effect.  The Reverse Stock Split and expenses  related to the
transaction  will not have a material  effect on the  Company's  Balance  Sheet,
Income Statement or Cash Flow.

The Reverse Stock Split will require a restatement of the Company's earnings per
share and book value.

The total  number  of  fractional  shares to be  purchased  is  estimated  to be
approximately 4,044,277 at a cost of approximately  $1,617,711.  The cost of the
Reverse  Stock Split  transaction  will come from the Company's  available  cash
balances and from a loan to be made by Swan Development  Corporation,  an entity
controlled by Mr. Antony Gram,  pursuant to the  Company's  existing  Additional
Advance Promissory Note with Swan, as are the Company's other current loans. The
loan  will be  repaid  by the  Company  monthly  by the  transfer  of  contracts
receivables at 90% of face value, with recourse.

The total  expenses  incurred or expected to be incurred in connection  with the
proposed  reverse stock split and Amendment of the Articles of  Incorporation is
$105,323 being comprised of $25,000 in legal fees,  $10,000 in accounting  fees,
$323 in filing fees,  $30,000 for Fairness  Opinion  fees,  costs and  expenses,
$15,000 in transfer  agent  fees,  $10,000 in printing  and mailing  costs,  and
$15,000 in miscellaneous expenses and disbursements.

     3. Effect on Market for Shares.  The Company  estimates  that the number of
shares of New  Common  Stock  outstanding  after the  Reverse  Stock  Split,  if
effected, will be 19 shares in the hands of two shareholders. As a result, there
will be no market for the Company's shares.

The Company has no current plans to issue  additional  shares of stock,  but the
Company  reserves  the  right to do so at any time and from time to time at such
prices and on such terms as the Board  determines to be in the best interests of
the Company and its then  shareholders.  Persons  who  continue as  shareholders
following  implementation  of the Reverse Stock Split proposal will not have any
preemptive or other  preferential  rights to purchase any of the Company's stock
that may be issued by the Company in the future, unless such

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rights  are currently specifically granted to such shareholder.

     4.  Termination  of Exchange  Act  Registration  of New Common  Stock.  The
Reverse  Stock Split  proposal  will affect the public  registration  of the New
Common  Stock with the SEC under the  Exchange  Act, as the  Company  intends to
terminate this registration as soon as practicable after approval of the Reverse
Stock Split proposal by the shareholders. The Company may terminate registration
under the  Exchange Act if the New Common Stock is no longer held by 300 or more
shareholders  of record.  Termination  of  registration  of the New Common Stock
under the Exchange Act would substantially reduce the information required to be
prepared,  mailed and furnished by the Company to its shareholder and to the SEC
and would make certain  provisions of the Exchange Act, such as proxy  statement
disclosure in connection with shareholder  meetings and the related  requirement
of an annual report to shareholders, no longer applicable to the Company.

With  respect to the  executive  officers and  directors of the Company,  in the
event of the intended  termination of registration of the New Common Stock under
the Exchange Act: (a) executive  officers,  directors and other affiliates would
no longer be subject to many of the reporting  requirements  and restrictions of
the Exchange Act,  including  without  limitation the reporting and  short-swing
profit  provisions  of Section 16 thereof.  Upon  termination  of  Exchange  Act
registration,  the Company will continue to be subject to the general anti-fraud
provisions of federal and applicable state securities laws.

FAIRNESS OF THE PROPOSED REVERSE STOCK SPLIT

The Board of  Directors of the Company and the Filing  Persons  believe that the
proposed reverse split and related amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is
fair to the  unaffiliated  shareholders of the Company and is fair to and in the
best  interest of the Company.  They are  supported in their views by the expert
opinion of Miller  Advisory Group,  attached as an exhibit hereto.  All officers
and  directors of the Company,  including Mr.  Antony Gram,  Mr. Rudy Gram,  Mr.
George W. Fischer,  Ms.  Hummerhielm  and Mr. McNeill intend to vote in favor of
the proposed reverse stock split and Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.

Procedural  Fairness.  The proposed  reverse split and related  amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation have not been structured so that approval of a least a
majority of unaffiliated  shareholders is required.  A majority of directors who
are  not   employees  of  the  Company   have  not   retained  an   unaffiliated
representative to act solely on behalf of unaffiliated shareholders for purposes
of negotiating the terms of the proposed  reverse split or of preparing a report
concerning  the  fairness of the  transaction.  The proposed  reverse  split was
unanimously  approved  by  the  independent,  non-affiliated  directors  of  the
Company,  excluding Antony Gram, his son, Rudy Gram, and his financial  advisor,
Christel DeWilde. The Board of Directors and the Filing Persons believe that the
proposed  reverse  stock  split  and  related   Amendment  to  the  Articles  of
Incorporation is procedurally  fair because the  recommendation of the Board has
been unanimous and the shares of the unaffiliated Board members, Mr. Fischer and
Mr.  McNeill,  will be  eliminated  by the  proposed  reverse  stock  split.  No
determination  has been made as to  whether  Mr.  Fischer  or Mr.  McNeill  will
continue to serve as directors following the proposed reverse stock split.

Other Offers.  Except as described  below, the Company has not received any firm
offers  during the past two years to merge or  consolidate  the Company  with or
into another  company or vise versa,  to sell or transfer all or any substantial
part of

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the assets of the Company,  or to sell  sufficient  securities that would enable
the holder to exercise control of the subject company.

The  Company  did  have  initial  discussions  with a  potential  buyers  of the
Company's  Sunny Hill  Development  in 2000 and 2001, but was unable to reach an
agreement  regarding all material  terms.  On May 18, 2000, and on June 2, 2000,
Sunny  Hills  Partners,  L.C.  offered to purchase  12,700  acres of Sunny Hills
Development for $5,000,000 cash or $8,255,000 with Seller  financing.  The offer
was rejected by the Board of Directors on May 31, 2000.  On June 2, 2000,  Sunny
Hills  Partners  increased its offer to  $10,000,000  cash or  $11,600,000  with
Seller  financing.  This offer was  rejected by the Board on June 14,  2000.  On
September 21, 2000,  Sunny Hills Partners  offered to purchase  12,700 acres for
$10,500,000 in cash. This offer was accepted by the Board on September 22, 2000,
subject to several conditions, including the Buyer's agreeing to pay documentary
stamps and title  insurance  expenses.  The purchase was not  completed  because
Sunny Hills Partners was unable to obtain financing. On October 3, 2000 Southern
Pine  Plantations of Florida offered to purchase  approximately  12,457 acres in
Sunny Hills for  $4,982,000 in cash. The Board rejected the offer on October 13,
2000. On July 6, 2001,  Lou Schwartz,  Esq.,  acting on behalf of an undisclosed
client,  provided a  non-binding  letter of interest to purchase  all  remaining
Sunny Hills lots for  $9,000,000  in cash with a 90-day  inspection  period with
closing in six months based on a $250,000 binder.  The offer was rejected by the
Board. On December 18, 2001, Morningside  Development Group, LLC, acting through
Lou  Schwartz,  Esq.,  offered a memorandum  of  understanding  for an exclusive
option to purchase all  remaining  inventory and property in Sunny Hills with an
option term  extending  through  January 31, 2022,  with a price per lot of $900
initially, escalating to $1,100 in 2007, $1,300 in 2012, and $1,500 in 2017. The
Board rejected the proposal.

Value. The Board and the Filing Persons did not discern any factors that weighed
against the fairness of the Proposed Stock Split.  The belief of the Company and
of the Filing Persons that the proposed  reverse split and related  amendment to
the  Articles of  Incorporation  is fair and that the  consideration  offered to
unaffiliated  security holders  constitutes fair value is based on consideration
of a number of factors, including the following:

Liquidation  Value.  In considering  the fairness of the Proposed  Reverse Stock
Split, the liquidation value of the Company was given little weight by the Board
of Directors and the filing  Persons  because of the Company's  large debt,  and
because of the cost of  development  of the land and the  absence  of  potential
buyers for the  Company's  unimproved  land.  The  Company's  total  liabilities
exceeded its total assets by $8,317,000  and  $8,839,000 as of December 31, 2001
and 2000,  respectively.  The Company's debt was  approximately  $10,277,000 and
$10,972,000 as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. While land inventory
is reflected at cost,  rather than an estimated  fair market value,  development
costs  and the  illiquidity  of the  undeveloped  land,  the value of all of the
Company's  real  estate in its present  condition  is  insufficient  to give the
Company a positive liquidation value.

As of  December  31,  2001,  the  real  property  labeled  "Inventories"  in the
Company's financial  statements  represents the following:  "Unimproved" land is
primarily  comprised  of some land which may not be resold  because it is either
undevelopable  or is common or  recreational  area.  Land in  various  stages of
development  includes  the  majority  of the  Sunny  Hills  development  (12,536
unimproved lots) and a portion of the Marion Oaks subdivision  (2,071 unimproved
lots). These lots are unimproved, requiring roads, drainage and the like. Before
lots can be sold on the retail market, they must developed

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with  roads  and  drainage.  The  value of the real  property  is shown at cost.
Historically, the additional, substantial average cost to develop these lots has
been approximately $3,500 per lot. On this basis, the cost to develop the 12,536
unimproved  lots  in  the  Sunny  Hills   development   would  be  estimated  at
approximately $43,876,000 and to develop the 2,071 unimproved lots in the Marion
Oaks  subdivision  would  be  estimated  at  approximately  $7,248,500.   "Fully
improved" land reflects these  development  costs.  As of December 31, 2001, the
Sunny Hills  development  has 685 improved lots and the Marion Oaks  subdivision
has 1,024 improved  lots.  The Company also owns a negligible  number of lots in
other locations. Stated otherwise, the value of all of the Company's real estate
in its  present  condition  is  insufficient  to give  the  Company  a  positive
liquidation value.

Going Concern Value of the Company.  In considering the fairness of the Proposed
Reverse Stock Split,  the Board of Directors and the Filing  Persons gave little
weight to the  going  concern  value of the  Company  in light of the  financial
requirements   presented  by  the  Company's  negative  cash  flow,  substantial
borrowing  needs and the  development  cost of its real property.  The Company's
statements of consolidated  cash flows as of December 31, 2000, and December 31,
2001,  reflect that the Company lacks  sufficient cash flow to pay its operating
obligations  as they come due.  Based on the  December  31, 2001  Statements  of
Consolidated  Cash Flows,  any purchaser of the Company as a going concern would
be required to inject approximately $4,000,000 per year to maintain the business
in its present state.

Historic and Current  Market  Price in the  Company's  Stock.  The Board and the
Filing  Persons  gave the  greatest  consideration  to the current and  historic
market value of the Company's common stock, the value of which has averaged well
under $.40 per share over the last 60 months.  The market value of the Company's
stock on December  31, 2001,  was $0.35 per share and as of July 22,  2002,  was
$0.30 per share.  The historic  market value of the Existing Common Stock ranged
between a high of $0.687 and a low of $0.062  for the  58-month  period  January
1997 to October 2001. The trading volume of the Company's common shares has been
relatively thin. The total number of shares traded in 2001 was 505,100;  714,300
for 2000;  757,500 for 1999; and 662,800 for 1998. Over this period,  there were
weeks in which no shares of the stock were traded. For example, during the month
of October 2001, only 500 shares were traded. A significant  amount of the stock
purchases  were made by Rudy Gram.  From September 1996 to August 2001, Mr. Gram
purchased 324,378 shares at prices ranging from $.22 per share to $.40 per share
and which averaged $.30 per share.  Without those  purchases,  the Board and the
Filing Persons believe the market value of the Company's stock most likely would
have been far less,  because there would have been significantly less demand for
the Company's stock.

REPORTS, APPRAISALS AND NEGOTIATIONS

On September 5, 2001,  the Board of Directors  retained  Miller  Advisory  Group
("Miller") to act as its financial advisor and to render an opinion with respect
to fairness,  from a financial point of view to the company  shareholders of the
proposed  purchase  price  for  fractional  shares  ("Opinion").  In  requesting
Miller's  fairness  opinion,  the Board of  Directors  did not give any  special
instructions  to  Miller  or  impose  any  limitations  upon  the  scope  of the
investigations that Miller deemed necessary to enable it to deliver its Opinion.

The Company received an Opinion from an outside expert, Miller,  relating to the
fairness of the consideration to be offered to unaffiliated  shareholders  dated
March 5, 2002. The Opinion stated that the purchase price of $.40 per

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share  for  fractional  shares  of the  Company's  common  stock was fair from a
financial point of view to the unaffiliated  shareholders of the Company. Miller
was selected by the Board of Directors  because Miller had  previously  provided
financial  services to the Company in 1997  concerning the  transaction in which
stockholders, other than Selex and Yasawa, voted to approve a debt restructuring
that gave Selex and Yasawa its 73.23% share  ownership,  which it presently has.
The Board of  Directors  considered  Miller to be qualified to render an Opinion
with regard to the fairness of the proposed reverse split by virtue of Ronald L.
Miller's  background.  The Company has not had any material  relationship in the
past two years with Miller or with Ronald L. Miller other than the engagement to
render  the  Opinion  with  regard to the  proposed  reverse  split and no other
relationship is  contemplated.  The Board of Directors  determined the amount of
consideration  to be paid and  requested  Miller's  Opinion  as to  whether  the
proposed stock split and resulting  purchase of fractional  shares would be fair
to the  unaffiliated  shareholders  of the Company.  Miller was first engaged to
render the Opinion  September 5, 2001, and has been compensated for such Opinion
in the amount of $27,500 plus accountable expenses not to exceed $2,500.

Miller's  Opinion and the letter in support of its Opinion  accompany this Proxy
Statement.  Miller's Opinion was based on interviews with Sharon J. Hummerhielm,
Executive Vice President and Corporate  Secretary and John R. Battle,  Treasurer
until June 7, 2002, as well as a review of the Company's  Proxy  Statements  and
Annual  Meeting  Notices  for the years  2000 and 2001,  Forms 10-K for the year
ending  December 31, 1999, and the year ending December 31, 2000, and Forms 10-Q
for quarters  ending March 31, 2001,  June 30,  2001,  and  September  30, 2001.
Additionally,   Miller  reviewed   historical  charts  of  the  Company's  stock
performance and activity,  a list of stock purchases by Rudy Gram for the period
of  September  30, 1996 to June 6, 2001 and insider  trading  reports.  Miller's
conclusion  was that the  transaction  was fair.  In reaching  this  conclusion,
Miller gave little  weight to the going  concern value of the Company in view of
the fact  that it was  operating  at a cash flow  deficit  of  approximately  $4
million per year.  The  Consolidating  Trial Balance  Report,  the Financial and
Sales Reports,  the  Depreciation  Expense reports and the St.  Petersburg Times
article were reviewed and served to update Miller Advisory Corp. as to Deltona's
general  and  financial  condition  at the time of the offer,  rather than being
reduced to valuation formulas.  Conversely,  both the stock activity reports and
the interviews with management  factored more directly in the Fairness  Opinion.
After  reviewing the total stock  activity,  the insider trading reports and the
history of Rudy Gram's stock purchases,  Miller Advisory  concluded that without
Mr. Gram's activity, the stock would be trading in the range of $.20/share.  The
interviews  with  management  revealed  a recent  history  of  limited  interest
received  by Deltona in  acquiring  the total  company or major  portions of its
inventory.  These  discussions  also  confirmed  the  lack of  alternative  debt
financing other than by Swan, Selex and Yasawa Holdings.  Management  interviews
confirmed  that the  Company's  negative cash flow required a strong and willing
partner.

Deltona's  statements  of  consolidated  cash flows as of December  31, 2000 and
December 31, 2001 reflected that Deltona lacks  sufficient  cash flow to pay its
operating  obligations  as  they  come  due.  Based  on the  December  31,  2001
Statements  of  Consolidated  Cash Flows,  any  purchaser  of Deltona as a going
concern  would  be  required  to  inject  approximately  $4,000,000  per year to
maintain  the  business  in  its  present  state.  In  light  of  the  financial
requirements  presented by Deltona's negative cash flow, the development cost of
its  inventoried  real  property  and the lack of any lender other than the Gram
affiliates showing a willingness to fund the Company's needs,  little weight was
given to the going concern value of Deltona.

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Miller  gave no weight to the  liquidation  value of the  Company in view of the
Company's heavy debt and the scarcity of potential buyers for the property owned
by the Company and the cost of  developing  the land owned by the  Company.  The
problematic  nature of Deltona's  liquidation  value is reflected in preliminary
offers  made to Deltona to  purchase  the  remaining  acreage of the Sunny Hills
development.  It was  Miller  Advisory's  understanding  that the real  property
labeled  "Land  and  Land  Improvements"  in  Deltona's   financial   statements
represents the following: "Unimproved" land is primarily comprised of land which
may  not  be  resold  because  it  is  either  undevelopable  or  is  common  or
recreational  area. Land in various stages of development  includes the majority
of the Sunny Hills  development  (12,536  undeveloped lots) and a portion of the
Marion Oaks  subdivision  (2,071  undeveloped  lots).  These lots are  generally
undeveloped,  requiring roads, drainage and the like. Before lots can be sold on
the retail market, they must developed with roads and drainage. The value of the
real  property  is shown  at  cost.  The  cost to  develop  these  lots has been
recognized by Deltona historically as $3,500 per lot. On this basis, the cost to
develop  the 12,536  undeveloped  lots in the Sunny Hills  development  would be
$43,876,000  and to  develop  the  2,071  undeveloped  lots in the  Marion  Oaks
subdivision   would  be  $7,248,500.   "Fully   improved"  land  reflects  these
development  costs.  The Sunny Hills  development has 685 developed lots and the
Marion Oaks subdivision has 1,024 developed lots. Deltona also owns a negligible
number of lots in other locations.

Miller gave greatest  consideration  to the current and historic market value of
the Company's  common stock, the value of which has averaged well under $.40 per
share for the last 60 months.  In the  opinion of Miller  Advisory,  some of the
standard  valuation  methodology had little or no bearing in this matter.  Thus,
Miller  Advisory  believed  that  valuation  as a multiple  of  earnings or as a
multiple  of  sales or as a  multiple  of book  value  was  more  academic  than
pragmatic  in this case.  The  Fairness  Opinion was based  primarily  by what a
willing  buyer would pay a willing  seller.  The  universe of willing  buyers as
reported by Deltona's Management was virtually non-existent. The weakness of the
stock market since peaking in early 2000, the uncertainty in the world following
the events of  September  11th,  the  increased  scrutiny  of Federal  and State
regulatory  agencies  regarding  land sale  companies and the long-term  holding
period  required  to  absorb  Deltona's  land  inventory  concentrated  in  less
populated  northern Florida,  combined to limit potential  interest in Deltona -
certainly  with regard to the total company and even to an  individual  investor
level purchasing shares of stock.

A copy of the  Opinion  is  attached  as  Exhibit  1 and  should  be read in its
entirety by the Company's shareholders.

The independent,  non-affiliated  Directors,  the Audit Committee,  the Board of
Directors and the Filing Persons all considered and gave  substantial  weight to
Miller's opinion in concluding that the proposed reverse stock split was fair to
unaffiliated shareholders.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Proxy Statement contains forward-looking statements.  Additional written or
oral  forward-looking  statements may be made by us from time to time in filings
with  the  SEC  or  otherwise.  The  words  "believe,"  "expect,"  "anticipate,"
"estimate,"   "project,"  and  similar  expressions   identify   forward-looking
statements,   which  speak  only  as  of  the  date  the   statement  was  made.
Forward-looking  statements are inherently  subject to risks and  uncertainties,
some of which  cannot be  predicted  or  quantified.  Further  events and actual

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results could differ  materially  than those set forth in,  contemplated  by, or
underlying the  forward-looking  statements.  Statements in this Proxy Statement
describe factors that could contribute to or cause such differences.

We caution you not to place undo reliance on any forward-looking statements made
by, or on behalf  of,  the  Company  in this  Proxy  Statement  or in any of our
filings  with the SEC or  otherwise.  Additional  information  with  respect  to
factors that may cause the results to differ materially from those  contemplated
by forward-looking  statements is included in our current and subsequent filings
with the SEC. See "Available Information."

                               GENERAL INFORMATION

VOTING PROCEDURES AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES

The only shareholders entitled to vote at the Special Meeting are the holders of
record at the close of  business  on the Record  Date.  On the Record Date there
were 13,544,277  outstanding  shares of Existing Common Stock.  Each outstanding
share of  Existing  Common  Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to come
before the Special Meeting.

The accompanying  proxy card is designed to permit each shareholder of record on
the Record Date to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement.  The
proxy card  provides  space for a  shareholder  to: (a) vote for or against  any
proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting;  or (b) abstain from voting on
any proposal if the  shareholder  chooses to do so. The Reverse  Stock Split and
the Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation require the affirmative
vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Existing Common Stock
as of the Record Date, the affirmative vote or 6,772,141 shares or one vote more
than 50% of the 13,544,277 shares of common stock outstanding.

The holders of a majority of the  outstanding  shares of Existing  Common  Stock
present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting will
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Special Meeting. If a
quorum should not be present,  the Special Meeting may be adjourned from time to
time until a quorum is obtained.  Abstentions and broker nonvotes are considered
for  purposes  of  determining  the  presence  or  absence  of a quorum  for the
transaction of business. Abstentions and broker nonvotes will have the effect of
a vote  against  the  Reverse  Stock  Split  and the  related  Amendment  to the
Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation.  Shareholders  are  urged  to  sign  the
accompanying form of proxy and return it promptly.

When a signed  proxy card is returned  with  choices  specified  with respect to
voting matters,  the shares  represented are voted by proxies  designated on the
proxy card in accordance  with the  shareholder's  instructions.  The designated
proxy for the shareholders is Sharon Hummerhielm. A shareholder desiring to name
another  person as his or her proxy may do so by  crossing  out the names of the
designated  proxies and inserting the name of such other person to act as his or
her proxy.  In that case, it will be necessary for the  shareholder  to sign the
proxy card and  deliver  it to the person  named as his or her proxy and for the
person so named to be present  and vote at the Special  Meeting.  Proxy cards so
marked should not be mailed to the Company.

If  a  signed  proxy  card  is  returned  and  the   shareholder   has  made  no
specifications with respect to voting matters, the shares will be voted in favor
of all the proposals described in this Proxy Statement and, at the discretion of
the  designated  proxies,  on any other matter that may properly come before the

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Special  Meeting or any  adjournment.  The Company does not know of any business
that will be presented for  consideration  at the Special Meeting other than the
Reverse Stock Split and related Amendment. However, if any other business should
come before the Special Meeting,  it is the intention of the designated  proxies
to  vote  on  any  such  business  in  accordance  with  the  recommendation  of
management.

Any shareholder of the Company has the unconditional  right to revoke his or her
proxy at any time prior to the voting  thereof by (i) notifying the Secretary of
the  Company  in writing  at the  Company's  principal  executive  office,  (ii)
executing and delivering a subsequent proxy or (iii) personally appearing at the
the Special Meeting and casting a contrary vote. However, no revocation shall be
effective  unless and until notice of such  revocation  has been received by the
Company at or prior to the Special Meeting.

PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

     The  Company's  Common  Stock was traded on the New York and Pacific  Stock
Exchanges  under the ticker symbol DLT. On April 6, 1994,  both the New York and
Pacific Stock  Exchanges  suspended the Company's  Common Stock from trading and
instituted  procedures to delist the Company's  Common Stock.  On June 16, 1994,
the Company's Common Stock was formally removed from listing and registration on
the New York Stock Exchange.  As of August 31, 1994, the Company's  Common Stock
was traded on a limited basis in the  over-the-counter  markets (on the bulletin
board) under the symbol DLTA.  The low and high bid quotation at which the stock
was traded for the last completed eight calendar quarters is as follows:

Period                     Low      High

1st Quarter 2000           $0.19    $0.21
2nd Quarter 2000           $0.15    $0.25
3rd Quarter 2000           $0.18    $0.63
4th Quarter 2000           $0.14    $0.53
1st Quarter 2001           $0.16    $0.56
2nd Quarter 2001           $0.25    $0.45
3rd Quarter 2001           $0.25    $0.46
4th Quarter 2001           $0.25    $0.37
1st Quarter 2002           $0.25    $0.36
2nd Quarter 2002           $0.29    $0.34
3rd Quarter 2002           $0.30    $0.35

The Company has never paid cash  dividends on its Common  Stock.  The  Company's
loan  agreements  contain  certain  restrictions  which  currently  prohibit the
Company  from  paying  dividends  on its Common  Stock.  The Board of  Directors
believes the cost savings  associated with no longer being a public company will
be approximately $95,000 a year.

A Reverse  Stock  Split of 500,000  for 1 is  estimated  to reduce the number of
shareholders  of record to two, based on March,  2002 records.  See "Fairness of
the Reverse Stock Split Proposal" below for a discussion of the determination of
a fair price for fractional shares.

EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES AND PAYMENT OF FRACTIONAL SHARES

If the  shareholders  approve the Reverse  Stock Split and the  Amendment to the
Articles  of  Incorporation,  the  Company  will  file  the  Amendment  with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Reverse Stock Split will

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become  effective  on the date the  Certificate  of  Amendment  is issued by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Effective Date").

As soon as practicable  after the Effective  Date, each holder of an outstanding
certificate  theretofore  representing  Existing  Common Stock will receive from
American  Stock  Transfer & Trust Company as the Company's  transfer  agent (the
"Exchange  Agent")  instructions  for the surrender of such  certificate  to the
Exchange  Agent.  The  instructions  will include a Letter of  Transmittal to be
completed and returned to the Exchange Agent with such  certificate.  As soon as
practicable  after the surrender to the Exchange Agent of any certificate  which
represented  shares of Existing  Common  Stock,  together  with a duly  executed
Letter of  Transmittal  and any other  documents the Exchange Agent may specify,
the Exchange  Agent shall deliver to the person in whose name such  certificates
have  been  issued,  (i)  certificates  registered  in the  name of such  person
representing the number of full shares of New Common Stock into which the shares
of Existing Common Stock  represented by the surrendered  certificate shall have
been reclassified,  and/or (ii) cash for fractional shares. Until surrendered as
contemplated  by the preceding  sentence,  each  certificate  which  represented
shares of Existing  Common Stock shall be deemed at and after the Effective Date
to represent the number of full shares of New Common Stock  contemplated  by the
preceding  sentence or to  represent  fractional  shares to be  purchased by the
Company as explained below.

For the  purpose  of  determining  ownership  of  Existing  Common  Stock at the
Effective Date, shares will be considered to be held by the person in whose name
those shares are  registered in the stock records of the Company,  regardless of
the  beneficial  ownership  of  those  shares.  No  service  charges,  brokerage
commissions or transfer taxes shall be payable by any holder of any  certificate
which prior to the approval of the Reverse Stock Split represented any shares of
Existing Common Stock,  except that if any certificates for New Common Stock are
to be issued in a name other than that in which the  certificates  for shares of
Existing Common Stock  surrendered  are  registered,  it shall be a condition of
such  issuance that (i) the person  requesting  such issuance pay to the Company
any  transfer  taxes  payable  by  reason  thereof  (or prior  transfer  of such
surrendered certificate, if any) or establish to the satisfaction of the Company
that such taxes  have been paid or are not  payable,  and (ii) such  surrendered
certificate  shall be  properly  endorsed  and  otherwise  be in proper form for
transfer.

No  certificates  or scrip  representing  fractional  shares of New Common Stock
shall  be  issued  in  connection   with  the  Reverse  Stock  Split.   Instead,
shareholders  holding a number of shares of  Existing  Common  Stock not  evenly
divisible  by five hundred  thousand,  and  shareholders  holding less than five
hundred thousand shares of Existing Common Stock, within 30 days of surrender of
their old  certificates,  will receive cash in lieu of fractional  shares of New
Common Stock.  Surrendering shareholders will not receive interest on their cash
payments.  The price  payable  by the  Company  for  fractional  shares  will be
determined  by  multiplying  the  fraction  of a share  of New  Common  Stock by
$200,000.00  (which is the  equivalent  of  multiplying  the numbered  shares of
Existing Common Stock by $0.40).

Approval of the Reverse  Stock Split will require  approval by a majority of the
shares of Existing Common Stock that were outstanding on the Record Date.

Accordingly,  the Reverse  Stock  Split will be  approved if at least  6,772,141
shares of Existing  Common  Stock,  or one vote more than 50% of the  13,544,277
outstanding  shares of existing  Common  Stock are voted in favor of the Reverse

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Stock Split.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

THE FOLLOWING  DISCUSSION  SUMMARIZING ALL MATERIAL  FEDERAL TAX CONSEQUENCES IS
BASED ON CURRENT LAW.  SHAREHOLDERS  SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO
THE FEDERAL,  STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX EFFECTS OF THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IN
LIGHT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

The receipt of New Common Stock  solely in exchange  for  Existing  Common Stock
will not result in recognition of gain or loss to the shareholder.  The adjusted
tax  basis  of the  shareholder's  New  Common  Stock  will  be the  same as the
shareholder's  adjusted  tax basis in the  Existing  Common  Stock.  The holding
period of New Common Stock received solely in exchange for Existing Common Stock
will include the shareholder's  holding in the Existing Common Stock. No gain or
loss will be recognized by the Company upon the Reverse Stock Split.

Shareholders  who receive cash in lieu of fractional  shares of New Common Stock
will be treated as receiving  cash as payment in exchange  for their  fractional
shares of New Common Stock,  and they will recognize  capital gain or loss in an
amount  equal to the  difference  between  the amount of cash  received  and the
adjusted basis of the fractional shares surrendered for cash.

The  proposed  reverse  stock split and  related  Amendment  to the  Articles of
Amendment will have no federal income tax consequences for the Company.

APPRAISAL RIGHTS AND DISSENTER'S RIGHTS

No  appraisal  or  dissenters'  rights  are  available  under  Delaware  law  to
shareholders who dissent from the Reverse Split. There may exist other rights or
actions under Delaware Law or federal or state  securities laws for shareholders
who can  demonstrate  that they have been  damaged by the  Reverse  Split.  Such
causes of action are generally based on alleged breaches of directors' fiduciary
responsibility or the adequacy of corporate disclosure.

         THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  UNANIMOUSLY  RECOMMENDS THAT  SHAREHOLDERS VOTE
         "FOR"  THE  REVERSE  STOCK  SPLIT  AND  THE  RELATED  AMENDMENT  TO THE
         COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

                  OWNERSHIP OF VOTING SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY

         Based upon information furnished to the Company or contained in filings
made  with the  Commission,  the  Company  believes  that the only  persons  who
beneficially  own more than five  percent (5%) of the shares of the Common Stock
of the Company are Yasawa (52.41%),  Selex (20.82%) and Antony Gram, through his
holdings in Selex and Yasawa (73.23%).

         All of the  issued  and  outstanding  stock of  Selex,  Gerrit  van den
Veenstraat 70,  Amsterdam,  The  Netherlands,  is owned by Wilbury a majority of
which is, in turn,  owned by Antony  Gram.  Antony  Gram is the  Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. As the
largest  shareholder  of  Wilbury,  holding a majority  equity  interest in that
corporation, Mr. Gram is treated as the beneficial owner of all of the Company's
Common Stock held by Selex.  In  addition,  Mr. Gram  beneficially  owns Yasawa.
Since Yasawa is the direct owner of 7,098,975  shares of the Common Stock of the
Company, and Selex is the direct owner of 2,820,066 shares of the

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Common Stock of the Company, Mr. Gram is deemed to be the beneficial owner of an
aggregate of 9,919,041 shares of Common Stock of the Company (73.23%).

          The  following  table  sets  forth  information,  as of  December  __,
 2002,concerning the beneficial ownership by all directors and nominees, by

"Summary  Compensation  Table") and by all directors and executive officers as a
group.  The number of shares  beneficially  owned by each  director or executive
officer is determined under the rules of the Commission,  and the information is
not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.



                                                                                   

                                                       Amount and Nature                Percent

                                                     of Beneficial Ownership            of Class

Current Directors:
         George W. Fischer........................     35,000 - Direct                       *
         Antony Gram ........................       9,919,041 - Indirect                   73.23%
         Rudy Gram........................            324,378 - Direct                      2.39%
         Thomas B. McNeill .......                        200 - Direct                       *
         Christel DeWilde.................                -0-                                *

Current Executive Officers:

         Antony Gram..............................  9,919,041 - Indirect                   73.23%
         Sharon J. Hummerhielm........                    200 - Direct                       *
         Robert O. Moore                                    0

All executive officers and directors as a group,
  consisting of 7 persons (including those
  listed above)...........................         10,278,819                              75.89%

Shareholders owning in excess of 5% of the outstanding shares:

       Yasawa Holdings, N.V.                        7,098,975                              52.41%

       Selex International, B.V.                    2,820,066                              20.82%




         *        Represents holdings of less than 1%.


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         Based upon information furnished to the Company or contained in filings
made  with the  Commission,  the  Company  believes  that the only  persons  who
beneficially  own more than five  percent (5%) of the shares of the Common Stock
of the Company are Yasawa (52.41%),  Selex (20.82%) and Antony Gram, through his
holdings in Selex and Yasawa (73.23%).

     Mr. Rudy Gram, a member of the Board of Directors is the son of Mr.  Antony
Gram.

Mr. Antony Gram has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer
of the Company, and thus, as an executive officer of the Company, since July 13,
1994.  Additionally,  Mr.  Antony Gram is deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of
73.23% of the Company's  Common Stock since he is the beneficial owner of Yasawa
Holdings, N.V. ("Yasawa") (which holds 52.41% of the Common Stock of the Company
as of October 10, 2002),  as well as the holder of a majority equity interest in
Wilbury  International  N.V., a Netherlands  Antilles  corporation  ("Wilbury"),
which owns all of the issued and outstanding stock of Selex  International  B.V.
("Selex)  (which  holds  20.82% of the Common Stock of the Company as of October
10, 2002).

Mr. Rudy Gram, a member of the Committee, a member of the Board of Directors and
a candidate for re-election to the Board of Directors,  is the son of Mr. Antony
Gram. See "Ownership of Voting Securities of the Company."

From June 19,  1992  through  March 1999,  the  Company  had  entered  into loan
agreements with Selex International B.V., a Netherlands  corporation  ("Selex"),
Yasawa  Holdings,  N.V., a Netherlands  Antilles  Corporation  ("Yasawa"),  Swan
Development Corporation ("Swan") and related parties, including Scafholding B.V.
("Scafholding").  Since December,  1992, the Company has been dependent on loans
and advances from Selex,  Yasawa, Swan and their affiliates in order to meet its
working capital  requirements.  The Company's  outstanding  debt to Yasawa as of
June 30, 2002 was $3,600,000.  The terms of repayment of the restructured Yasawa
loan provide for monthly payments of principal in the amount of $100,000 payable
monthly  in cash or  with  contracts  receivable  at  100% of face  value,  with
recourse.  Interest accrues on the declining balance at the prime rate, adjusted
semi-annually to equal the prime rate then in effect.  From January 2002 to June
30, 2002, the interest rate on the outstanding debt was 4.75%,  which was prime.
Yasaw a and Scafholding have not required the Company to make interest  payments
since  September  1, 1998.  As of June 30,  2002,  the total  amount of interest
accrued is approximately $2,245,000, which is included in accrued expenses.

From October 9, 1998  through the  present,  Swan  continued to loan the Company
 funds to meet its working capital requirements.  The Company's outstanding debt
 to Swan was  $6,837,000  as of June 30, 2002.  The Company  signed a promissory
 note to Swan in March 1999,  which provides that funds advanced by Swan will be
 paid back by the Company monthly in contracts receivables at 90% of face value,
 with recourse.  There is no interest for the first six months after the Company
 receives an advance of money from Swan.  Currently,  the  interest  rate is the
 prime  rate,  adjusted  semi-annually  to equal the  prime  rate then in effect
 (4.75% as of June 30, 2002).  Each time an advance is made, a supplemental note
 is signed.  The amount of each monthly  payment will vary and will be dependent
 upon the amount of contracts receivable in the Company's  portfolio,  excluding
 contracts receivable held as collateral for prior receivable sales. Pursuant to
 the terms of the  promissory  note, the Company is required to transfer to Swan
 monthly as debt  repayment  all current  contracts  receivable in the Company's
 portfolio in excess of the  aggregate sum of $500,000.  Funds  advanced by Swan
 were used by the Company to meet the Company's  working  capital  requirements.
 From January 2002 to June 30, 2002, the interest rate on the  outstanding  debt
 was 4.75%,  which was prime.  As of June 30, 2002, the total amount of interest
 accrued is approximately $696,000, which is included in accrued expenses.

For 2002 and 2001 , the  Company  recorded  interest  expense  for the first six
months of each loan advance from Swan that is non- interest bearing at the prime
rate. Since the interest is not paid to Swan, the amount  calculated is recorded
as a capital contribution  increase to capital surplus. For the first six months
of 2002, the Company recorded interest expense and a capital contribution in the
amount of approximately $49,000.

In the  future,  if the Company  elects to do so,  Yasawa and  Scafholding  have
agreed to purchase contracts receivable at 65% of face value, with recourse. The
Company has an agreement with Swan whereby Swan may loan the Company funds to be
repaid with contracts receivable at 90% of face value, with recourse.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         The Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's  directors,
its  executive  officers  and any persons  holding  more than ten percent of the
Company's Common Stock to report their initial ownership of the Company's Common
Stock and any subsequent changes in that ownership to the Commission.  Under the
Section 16(a) rules, the Company is required to disclose in this Proxy Statement
any failure to file such required reports by their prescribed due dates.

         To the Company's  knowledge,  based solely on a review of the copies of
such reports furnished to the Company and written  representations that no other
reports  were  required  during the fiscal year ended  December  31,  2001,  all
Section 16(a) filing requirements were satisfied.

                        PERSONS MAKING THE SOLICITATION
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The  enclosed  proxy is  solicited  on behalf of the Board of  Directors  of the
Company  and  the  Filing  Persons.  The  cost  of  soliciting  proxies  in  the
accompanying form will be borne by the Company.  In addition to the use of mail,
officers of the Company may solicit  proxies by  telephone  or  telegraph.  Upon
request,  the Company will  reimburse  brokers,  dealers,  banks and trustees or
their nominees,  for reasonable  expenses  incurred by them in forwarding  proxy
material to beneficial owners of shares of Existing Common Stock.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this Proxy  Statement,  the only business which the management
expects to be  presented  at the meeting is that set forth  above.  If any other
matters are properly brought before the meeting, or any adjournments thereof, it
is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying  form of Proxy to vote
the Proxy on such matters in accordance with their judgment.

The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company.  In addition to the
use of the  mails,  proxies  may be  solicited  personally  or by  telephone  or
telegraph by officers,  directors and certain  employees of the Company who will
not be specially compensated for such solicitation.

                FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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The Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2001
(including the audited financial statements appearing therein) and the Company's
Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  September  30, 2002  (including  the unaudited
financial  statement  appearing  therein) (File No.  002-27157) are incorporated
herein by  reference.  They are  available  for  review  from the Edgar  filings
obtained through the SEC's Internet Website (http://www.sec.gov).

                            PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Proposals of  stockholders  intended to be presented at the next Annual  Meeting
should be received by The Deltona Corporation, 8014 SW 135th Street Road, Ocala,
FL 34473,  no later  than  December  31,  2002,  in order to be  considered  for
inclusion in the Company's 2003 Annual Meeting Proxy Statement.

                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company is subject to the  information  requirements  of the Exchange Act of
1934, as amended,  and in accordance  therewith files reports,  proxy statements
and other  information  with the SEC. Such reports,  proxy  statements and other
information  can be inspected and copied at the public  reference  facilities of
the SEC at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Judiciary Plaza, Washington, DC

20549.  Copies of such  materials  can also be obtained at  prescribed  rates by
writing to the Public  Reference  Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,
Judiciary  Plaza,  Washington,  DC  20549.  In  addition,  such  reports,  proxy
statements and other  information are available from the Edgar filings  obtained
through the SEC's Internet Website (http://www.sec.gov).

                                   By order of the Board of Directors

                                   /s/ Sharon J. Hummerhielm

                                   Executive Vice President and
                                   Corporate Secretary

_________________, 2003
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                                                Exhibit 1
                               Miller Advisory Corp. Opinion

                            [Miller Advisory Corp. Letterhead]


March 5, 2002

Board of Directors
The Deltona Corporation

999 Brickell Avenue, Suite 700
Miami, FL  33131

Members of the Board of Directors:

You have advised Miller  Advisory Corp.  ("Miller  Advisory")  that the Board of
Directors of The Deltona Corporation  ("Deltona") has authorized a 1-for-500,000
reverse split of its outstanding common shares, in which fractional shares would
be purchased by Deltona at a rate of $.40 per  pre-split  share.  As a result of
the Reverse Stock Split and Purchase of Fractional  Shares (the  "Transaction"),
the shares of all but two shareholders would be purchased by Deltona.

You have asked  Miller  Advisory  to express an opinion as to whether or not the
transaction  involving  Deltona and  shareholders  of Deltona  owning fewer than
500,000 common shares  ("Shareholders")  is fair from a financial point of view,
solely in their capacity as Shareholders.

In the  preparation  of this  opinion,  Miller  Advisory  has  reviewed  certain
publicly  available  financial and non-financial  information as well as certain
financial  and  non-financial  information  not publicly  available  relating to
Deltona in general and the Transaction in particular,  all of which was supplied
by Deltona. Miller Advisory has assumed this information to be accurate and does
not bear any responsibility  for its accuracy.  Miller Advisory has not audited,
nor has it been asked to audit, any of the Deltona financial information. Miller
Advisory has discussed with management of Deltona current  operations and future
prospects of the Company.  In addition,  Miller Advisory has, where appropriate,
considered  information  in published  sources  believed to be reliable,  but of
which it does not guarantee the accuracy. It has also reviewed a trading history
of Deltona shares.

The opinion  expressed  herein is provided solely for your benefit in connection
with the proposed Transaction.

Based upon and  subject  to, but not  limited  to, its review of the above,  its
experience,  and other factors deemed  relevant in its sole  discretion,  Miller
Advisory's opinion is that as of this date the proposed Transaction is fair from
a  financial  point of view to the  Shareholders  solely  in their  capacity  as
shareholders of Deltona.

Yours truly,

MILLER ADVISORY CORP.


Ronald L. Miller, President

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                             [Miller Advisory Corp. Letterhead]

March 5, 2002

Board of Directors
The Deltona Corporation

999 Brickell Avenue, Suite 700
Miami, FL  33131

Members of the Board of Directors:

In support for the Fairness  Opinion of this date regarding the proposed Reverse
Stock Split and Purchase of Fractional Shares (the "Transaction")  involving The
Deltona  Corporation  ("Deltona") and  shareholders of Deltona owning fewer than
500,000 common shares  ("Shareholders"),  Miller  Advisory Corp.  ("Miller") has
interviewed the following senior management of Deltona:

         Sharon J. Hummerhielm, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary
         John R. Battle, Treasurer

and reviewed the following:

         A.       Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

                  1.       Form 10-Q for Quarter Ending March 31, 2001

                  2.       Form 10-Q for Quarter Ending June 30, 2001

                  3.       Form 10-Q for Quarter Ending September 30, 2001

                  4.       Form 10-K for year Ending December 31, 2000

                  5.       Form 10-K for year Ending December 31, 1999

                  6.       2001 Proxy Statement and Annual Meeting Notice

                  7.       2000 Proxy Statement and Annual Meeting Notice

          B.  Drafts of  Reports to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
     Commission

                    1.   Preliminary  Proxy Statement for the special Meeting of
                         Shareholders

          C.   Historical  Charts of Deltona  Corporation Stock Performance
                    and Activity

                  1.       One year ending December 10, 2001

                  ii.      Two years ending December 10, 2001


                  iii.     Three years ending December 10, 2001

                  iv       Four years ending December 10, 2001

                  v.       Five years ending December 10, 2001

           D.       Insider and Form 144 Filings -  Deltona Corp. (DLTA)
                  August 22, 2000 - August 7, 2001

           E.       A list of Deltona Corp. Stock Purchases by Rudy Gram
                  September 30, 1996 - June 6, 2001

           F.       Consolidating Trial Balance Report
                  Ten months ending October 31, 2001

           G.       The Deltona Corporation Financial and Sales Reports
                  for December 2001 - June 2001

           H.       The Deltona Corporation Depreciation Expense Report -
                  December 31, 2000

           I.       Articles appearing in newspapers, and magazines:

                  1.       St. Petersburg Times, July 25, 2001
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In considering the fairness of the transaction with regard to the  Shareholders,
Miller Advisory considered several factors, including the following:

          A.   Liquidation  Value. The
               problematic nature of Deltona's liquidation value is reflected in
               preliminary  offers  made to Deltona to  purchase  the  remaining
               acreage of the Sunny Hills  development.  It is Miller Advisory's
               understanding  that  the real  property  labeled  "Land  and Land
               Improvements" in Deltona's  financial  statements  represents the
               following: "Unimproved" land is primarily comprised of land which
               may not be resold because it is either undevelopable or is common
               or  recreational  area.  Land in  various  stages of  development
               includes  the  majority  of the Sunny Hills  development  (12,536
               undeveloped  lots) and a portion of the Marion  Oaks  subdivision
               (2,071 undeveloped  lots). These lots are generally  undeveloped,
               requiring roads,  drainage and the like.  Before lots can be sold
               on  the  retail  market,  they  must  developed  with  roads  and
               drainage.  The value of the real  property is shown at cost.  The
               cost to  develop  these  lots  has  been  recognized  by  Deltona
               historically  as  $3,500  per  lot.  On this  basis,  the cost to
               develop   the  12,536   undeveloped   lots  in  the  Sunny  Hills
               development  would  be  $43,876,000  and  to  develop  the  2,071
               undeveloped  lots  in  the  Marion  Oaks  subdivision   would  be
               $7,248,500.  "Fully  improved"  land reflects  these  development
               costs. The Sunny Hills development has 685 developed lots and the
               Marion Oaks  subdivision has 1,024  developed lots.  Deltona also
               owns a negligible number of lots in other locations.

               It is our further  understanding  that the highest offer received
               for all of the  remaining  Sunny  Hills lots was  $10,500,000,  a
               price acceptable to the Board of Directors,  but the parties were
               unable to reach  agreement  regarding  payment  and other  terms.
               Miller  Advisory  notes that a sale of the Sunny  Hills asset for
               $10,500,000  would probably not have created a positive net worth
               of Deltona.

               Deltona's  total debt  exceeded its total assets by $8,318,000 as
               of December 31, 2000.  While land inventory is reflected at cost,
               rather  than fair market  value,  the value of all real estate in
               its present state and its effect on the overall liquidation value
               of Deltona is not clear  especially  in light of the  scarcity of
               potential   buyers  and  the  costs  to   prepare   for  such  an
               alternative.  Thus,  Miller  Advisory has not given any weight to
               liquidation value of Deltona.

          B.   Offers to  Purchase  Deltona.  Miller  Advisory  is advised  that
               Deltona has not received any firm offer to purchase substantially
               all assets of Deltona  or to merge  Deltona  during the last five
               years.

          C.   Going   Concern  Value  of  Deltona.   Deltona's   statements  of
               consolidated cash flows as of December 31, 2000, and December 31,
               2001,  reflect that Deltona lacks sufficient cash flow to pay its
               operating obligations as they come due. Based on the December 31,
               2001  Statements  of  Consolidated  Cash Flows,  any purchaser of
               Deltona as a going concern would be required to inject
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               approximately $4,000,000 per year to maintain the business in its
               present state. In light of the financial  requirements  presented
               by Deltona's  negative cash flow, and the development cost of its
               inventoried  real  property and the lack of any lender other than
               the Gram  affiliates  showing a willingness to fund the Company's
               needs,  little  weight  was given to the going  concern  value of
               Deltona.

          D.   Historic and Current Market Price in Deltona's  Stock. In view of
               the above factors, Miller Advisory gave greatest consideration to
               the current and historic market value of Deltona's  common stock,
               the value of which has averaged less than well under the $.40 per
               share over the last 60 months.  It is also noted that the trading
               volume of Deltona's  common shares was relatively thin. The total
               number of shares  traded in 2001 was only  505,100 for the entire
               year;  714,300 for 2000;  757,500 for 1999; and 662,800 for 1998.
               Over this period,  there are were weeks in which no shares of the
               stock  were  traded  at all.  A  significant  amount of the stock
               purchases were made by Rudy Gram.  Without those  purchases,  the
               stock price most likely would have been far less.

I am available to augment or to clarify any of the above information,  to answer
any questions, or to generally assist the Board.

Yours truly,

MILLER ADVISORY CORP.


Ronald L. Miller, President

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  [Address Label]



                                      PROXY
                            THE DELTONA CORPORATION
                    Proxy solicited by the Board of Directors,
                SELEX  INTERNATIONAL,  B.V.,  YASAWA HOLDINGS, N.V.,
                  ANTONY GRAM, AND WILBURY INTERNATIONAL, N.V.
                     for the special meeting of stockholders
                            to be held _________, 2003




     The  undersigned  hereby  appoints  Antony Gram as attorney  and proxy of
the  undersigned,  with full power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  to
vote all of the shares of common stock of The Deltona Corporation (the
"Company") which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the sepcial meeting
of  stockholders  to be held at the Woodland  Pavilion,  312 Marion Oaks
Boulevard, Marion Oaks, Florida 34473 on _________, 200__, at 9:30 AM, local
time.

Unless a contrary direction is indicated,  this proxy will be voted for Proposal
1,  and for  proposal  2, as are more specifically  described in the proxy
statement.  If specific  instructions  are indicated, this proxy will be voted
in accordance therewith.

     You may  revoke  this  proxy  at any time  prior to the vote at the  annual
meeting.

     Please  complete,   date,  and  sign  this  proxy  and  return  it  in  the
accompanying envelope.

     The board of  directors  recommends  a vote for Proposal 1,  and a vote for
Proposal 2, both as set forth below.

Proposal 1
     1.  To  consider a  Reverse  Stock  Split  of the  Company's
         Company's common stock that would result in the shareholders receiving
         one share of our common stock for every  500,000  shares of our common
         stock that they  currently  own.  The Reverse  Stock Split and related
         cash purchase by the Company of fractional shares at a rate of $.40 per
         share resulting from the reverse stock split is proposed to take the
         Company private.

          For                      Against                      Abstain
          [ ]                        [ ]                          [ ]

Proposal 2
     2.  To consider an amendment  to the  Company's  Articles of Incorporation
         to reduce the  Company's  authorized  common stock from 15,000,000
         shares to 30 authorized  shares,  which is in proportion to the Reverse
         Stock Split.


          For                      Against                      Abstain
          [ ]                        [ ]                          [ ]



     3.   To transact such other  business as may  properly  come before the
          meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof.


Please sign exactly as name           Signature-----------------Date -------2003
appears on this proxy.
When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian,
please give full title.
If more than one trustee,
all should sign.  All joint           Signature:---------------Date---------2003
owners must sign.




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