[DMCForum] Prototypes, legend and lore
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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.

Claude
00570

P.S.Some of my facts were gleened from DMC factory Documents, and DW
and previous owners,and Consolidated Leasing,and California Tech
Center.






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