This is something I have been wondering as well, especially after reading
the posts from the owner of 0538. I have also been wondering, since those
early test cars are seemingly missing and they were behind schedule, if they
were later made into production cars and sent out the door as fresh off the
assembly line.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Mack [mailto:christopher_mack@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:21 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Re: new find...
Greg,
I came across two october 81 DeLoreans and one Nov 81
DeLorean (#6451) that all had flat hoods and no
indication of any body damage. Perhaps these were
cars that were pulled off the assembly line during
production and put back onto the line when only flat
hoods were available
>
> Yea, and I never heard the fans come on but it may
> have not warmed up enough
> while I was there.
>
> It does run and stop, and he exercised the car
> regularly but it has now been
> sitting for a few months so it took us a few
> minutes, and a phone call to
> Rich, to get it started.
>
> It's not so much a garage queen since it has about
> 50k miles on it, but it
> has been garage kept. I am assuming the dash fading
> and cracking are from
> the previous owner using it as a daily driver before
> the current owner. The
> previous owner bought it new.
>
> I have no idea why it has a flat hood. Nothing on
> the car indicates it
> having been in an accident. Like Rich told me on
> the phone, I can't catch a
> break with these flat hoods. If I get this one, it
> will be my third car
> that has the wrong hood.
>
> Greg
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thebrave65 [mailto:ssawyer37@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 10:32 AM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: new find...
>
>
> Hi Greg. From the photos, it looks like a decent
> car. It has the
> original blue fan fail module and it looks like it
> has a rear main
> seal leak with all of the oil coating the oil pan.
>
> Without looking at it or any of the fluids,
> electricals, etc. (and
> assuming it runs and stops), I might guess a $14,000
> car.
>
> A garage queen is good but I wonder why the dash is
> faded.
>
> Do you know why it has the flat hood? Was it in a
> collision?
>
> Johnny
> 5518 - with hood grooves
>
>
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I have uploaded a few pictures to the photo
> section into folder "new
> find".
> > This is a car I looked at today and am considering
> buying so I would
> like
> > everyone's opinion on what you think it is worth.
> Right now the
> owner is
> > asking way more than it is worth.
> >
> > It is an '81, gray, five speed with a flat bonnet
> and in the low
> 5000 VIN
> > range. It has around 50k miles. The stainless is
> near perfect,
> with only
> > two very small dings. He put new tires, brakes,
> front wheel
> bearings, and
> > struts on the car recently. It sits inside all
> the time, which is
> why the
> > car looks so dusty. Like I mentioned, the
> stainless is near perfect
> and the
> > pictures do not do it justice.
> >
> > The binnacle is cracked, the dash faded, and the
> seats have some
> cracking.
> > The front fascia is just barely showing signs of
> warping. I do have a
> > theory on why the fascia warps, other than high
> beams or the sun.
> Anyway,
> > overall the car looks very nice and if you didn't
> look at the
> odometer then
> > you would never know it had that many miles on it.
> >
> > So, what does everyone think?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > PS - As a bonus, he also had a Volvo that had the
> same engine. I
> uploaded
> > two pictures of that car as well, for those
> interested. What I
> didn't get a
> > picture of was the gear shift for the manual
> transmission that has a
> switch
> > on it for overdrive.
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