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From: efren hicks <marty_mcflyjr@xxxx> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: The DeLorean's Gullwing doors Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 22:47:31 -0700 (PDT)
does some one have the link to the page of mr guigiaro i remeber seeing one that had all his cars
efren
--- Kevin Rawlings <blast59@xxxx> wrote: > Dear Ed, > > Although Lotus did have a big part in the design of > the DMC-12, this has no > connection to how the DeLorean looks like the > Esprit. The reason is that > John DeLorean went to Mr. Guigiaro (ItalDesign) to > style his car, > incidentally, this is the same company that did > (does?) all the design work > for Lotus. If you look at other cars styled by > Guigiaro, they all look very > much the same as the DeLorean and Esprit. > > Just thought I'd let you know, > Kevin > > > >From: Ann & Ed Thompson <RappaRivaRat@xxxx> > >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx > >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [DML] Re: The DeLorean's Gullwing doors > >Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:53:54 -0400 > > > > > As many of you know, the DeLorean wasn't the > only car to have gullwing > >doors. > > > I have seen a lot of e-mails saying it was, but > it wasn't. > > > >Who are these people John? I would like to help > set them straight. > > > > > Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing also has gullwing > doors, as specified in > >the > > > name. There is a 1956, 1957 and I think more > > > >The original Mercedes gullwing coupe (introduced > March 1952) was not > >designated > >"300SL Gullwing". It was simply the "Mercedes-Benz > 300SL Coupe" the "SL" > >meaning > >Sport-Light. Of course it did have gullwing doors > and was to become > >affectionately > >know as "The Gullwing Coupe" by automobile > enthusiasts. Later the Mercedes > >C111 > >with gullwing doors was developed primarily for > speed and endurance trials. > > > >In the early seventies, under the watchful eye of > JZD (as General Manager > >at > >Chevrolet), the Corvette group designed and built a > gullwing Corvette coupe > >that was > >supposed to be powered by the 4-rotor Wankle. It > never made it into > >production but > >was no doubt the single most influential project > that led JZD to > >incorporating > >gullwing doors into the design of the DMC-12. The > Corvette doors were > >remarkably > >similar to those on the DMC-12, except the lower > half of the door had a > >second hinge. > >(BTW, JZD unsuccessfully tried to buy the Wankle > from GM for the DMC-12.) > > > >Later the Bricklin SV-1 gullwing coupe was > introduced. The Bricklin went > >into > >production in 1974, the same year JZD formed the De > Lorean Motor Company. > > > >Incidentally, the fact that the DMC-12 design was > remarkably similar to the > >Lotus > >Esprit was no accident. Lotus had no small part in > bringing the DMC-12 to > >fruition, > >but the Esprit did not have gullwing doors. > > > >Regards, > >Ed Thompson (#6419 since 1982) > >Midlothian, VA > > ______________________________________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting > policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating > team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > >
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