In a message dated 9/18/99 12:10:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, a0017673@xxxx writes: << On the other hand, you could have done worse. You could have bought a Bricklin. Bricklins, while they have more power, have REALLY poor design and suspension although their wiring is better and is mostly absent of Delorean era electronics. The acrylic body (no Erik, it is not fiberglass) does resist dents and gouges quite well, but is very susceptible to stress cracks and cannot be repaired or painted easily (nor can a Delorean). And as far as JZD being a genius, well while he was at the top of his class, he did nothing more spectacular than Malcom Bricklin. >> As a Bricklin and Delorean owner since 1980 I had to respond to Steves Remarks on The Bricklin,First off, acrylic in itself is too weak to be a body panel,The Bricklin is a fiberglassed car with acrylic bonded to the fiberglass,like the colored fiberglass bathtubs,Second ,The design on both the B and the D were designed for their time period and they both are still timeless,for a seventies car(Bricklin)it handled its own against the same year corvettes as far as fiberglass stress cracks go,a Bricklin taken care of is no worse than a Corvette,and as far as painting a Delorean or a Bricklin,they both can be painted if you know what you are doing,also if people like JZD,or Malcom Bricklin,or Mr.Ford,or Wright brothers,or any other person with visions,if they did not act upon their dreams,chances are you would not have what you have today.Come on Steve if both cars are as bad as you say,why have you hung on to them as long as you have,The suspension on the Delorean,is just as good as a mid 80's Lotus Esprit,and the"bugs" on the D,that is what this List is all about,to help each other when we have problems with our Deloreans as they age. Claude Vin#000570/6383/10554 Bricklin#1024/1136