[DML] Re: Interesting find inside door

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx>]

Ref writing in door insides...My Grey Auto vin.5638, reg. number AXI 1698,
has a date of Oct.81 on the door vin plate...yet written inside the doors in
marker pen is May82..indeed it was registed and taxed by the factory in May
82..I assume mine is not typical, as much of the intervening time was
probably taken up during the conversion to Right Hand Drive. Personally I
think the date in the door headliner is an good indication of any final
adjustments made just before they "left the factory" rather than the date
the chassis plate was fitted. This is probably much more complicated with
the majority of the cars that were shipped to the USA.. did the quality
control works in the USA write anything in the headliners? Mine is also
initialled next to the date..are all cars like this?..all the ones I've seen
in the UK are..If so, we could organise cars into groups from specific
individuals or shifts / inspectors at the plant!

Speaking of bits of paper found in the car I have a red/pink Delorean
Motor Cars LTD. drivers licence, no.A0178, dated 1st June 81, in the name of
Dennis Patterson, Department...Test, person 240...nice find eh?

Happy and peaceful Christmas to all,

Chris Parnham DOC uk.

BTW..I think the moderator could be right...lets start off the new
Millennium with a slightly "less aggressive" attitude..quite a few of us
lost our cool over the last few months ( some of it was "moderated" away!)
CP

----- Original Message -----
From: <NJP548@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 11:27 PM
Subject: [DML] Interesting find inside door


> Hey List,
>
> I had found a piece of paper inside the drivers side door of my DeLorean
> some time ago (it was located at the top of the door where the headliner
> snaps into) , I put it away and forgot about it. Recently when I was
> cleaning out my room, I found it and I remember a thread on the list about
> finding interesting things in their cars and I just wanted to tell
everyone
> about it. Its a piece of paper dated 4/29/81, and its sort of a check
list
> to adjust the door locks on the cars. On the paper it says that there was
an
> "Electrical Test Unit" to test the electric locks on the cars. I find it
> most interesting to note that my car was built June of 81 and this paper
is
> dated April 29 of 81. I wonder how long my car was on the assembly line
or
> even outside the factory waiting to be shipped to the states after it was
> finished being built? Does anyone know at which point on the assembly
> process does the VIN plates get added to the car? Another note to make is
> that the door itself has a magic marker that is dated 5/31/81. Also who
ever
> did this check list on my car must have been given a number or something
> because whenever he/she finished doing that portion of the check list
there
> is a little box on the right side of the paper and they put the number
"270"
> in it. I am going to scan this piece of paper and add it to the EGroups
> vault for all to see. It should be there by the end of tonight (12/20/99)
> Thats all for now. Happy Holidays everyone.
>
> Later,
> Nick
> VIN#1852
>
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