Now to add my 2 cents worth,here's my reply, The factory begain producing cars for DEALER shipment in June of 1981,prior to that,there was a series of cars Vin # 000520 thru 000648 that were HAND ASSEMBLED and shipped to the USA.There were approximately 40 in number.These autos were for the factory executives,trade shows EPA and DOT.To the Best of my knowledge only a few(appox a dozen or so) of these cars survived.The balance were crashed tested,destroyed or disassembled for parts.They were NEVER destined to be sold to the general public My car has a vin tag showing a date of March 1981.As ALL cars HAVE to have VIN#'s this was probably done in March prior to shipping to the States.There are possibly several pre-prod.prototype cars in the US.or worldwide,BUT in the 22yeras I have been into Deloreans,I have only information on maybe a total of 10-12( possibly a few more that I am not aware of). WORLDWIDE with vin's below vin# 648,as the FIRST car that was sold to the General public was Vin # 000649.The #1 and #2 prototypes were sold in the fall of 1984 AT auction in California.Neither of the autos was in drivable condition,being damaged and with parts missing.The #1 ptototype purchased by Bill Yaccobozzi,sold for $37K.The #2 prototype,purchased by Don Williams,sold for $21K. As for my car Vin#000570,it was assigned as a "training car"(after BEING HAND assembled) and then was assigned to a K.Rzemek,as it was never intended/nor was it EVER sent to a DMC car delearship,again,this car(00570)was NEVER intended to be "sold" except for the fact of the DMC's need for cash/ collaspe,saved it from it's fate of doom.Again in my 22years of keeping a interest in Deloreans,I have ONLY come across about a dozen cars(worldwide) Between vins 520-648. If they were "regular production cars",then just answer this Question--Where are all these(128 cars) missing cars- -- You would think since they were the first "dealer sold cars" as some people would think,then they should be easy to find.(remember the first Dealer sold cars WERE HOT HOT HOT,and were going for in excess of $32K) As I went to my nearest Delorean Delearship,back then,and SAW the STICKER myself,and was SHOCKED at the time to SEE $32K for a window sticker price,as a NEW corvette at the Time FULLY LOADED was going for $16-17K.If indeed as some people say that Vin 500 up were "production cars" at $32K for these "first cars" then they would have been treated like "gold" and NOT be Forever "missing" which again leads to only one direction,disassembly/or destroyed. Also the true "first" Delorean prototype Delorean was not EVEN a Delorean,it was a FIAT X/19 (a pic/stoty is shown of it in SSI)So that the two orignal prototypes are cars 2 and 3(Besides the X/19 P.T. 2 and 3 were the ONLY AMERICAN built Deloreans,all others were built overseas) was on the list. Also to back up what I am saying I have Documents to prove/backup my words.One more thing I am the second owner of 00570 the first owner got it from a company that was a liquidator of some kind, for DMC excess inventory(ie:items that COULD NOT be sold thru regular channels)(this is what the first owner told me,as I located him in N.J.) They(DMC) needed cash,but could not sell the cars(vins 520-648) thru normal Dealer channels/networks,for liability reasons,as these cars again were NEVER intended to be sent to/thru the new car dealerships Ferrai TODAY does the same thing with their new production Prototype Ferraris(except they will never release or sell those cars(or any parts off those cars) in any manner,no matter how much money you throw at them)if you go to the Ferrari factory,somewhere in the corner of the factory grounds,you will FIND MILLIONS and Millions of Dollars worth of Ferrais,crushed or stacked 3 or 4 high one on top of each other,it just would make you sick to see testerossas,GTO's and F-50's,and some of their "lesser cars" stacked one on top of the other.(I HAVE PICS somewhere,of these stacked Ferraris)And a start-up Company like DMC was following the same path(or at least disassembling,these early cars)but like any company that needed/strapped for cash,you sell off what ever you can,that is where my car and others like mine had their chance,to escape their fate.If I am wrong please correct my facts. 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