Now that you mention it, I'd be willing to bet that 4/10 is October 4, just about right for the age of my car, and not April 10. So much for that theory, huh? I don't feel too bad...JPL and NASA couldn't figure out the difference between newton-meters and foot-pounds! Gus Schlachter Austin, TX VIN# 4695 > -----Original Message----- > From: delorean@xxxx [mailto:delorean@xxxx] > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 4:14 AM > Subject: [DML] Re: Production Dates > > Gus, > > I might be misinterpreting what you wrote, but do you mean you're puzzled by > the date in your door being "4/10/81", when your car was built in October of > '81? Well, here in Australia, and I think this is the same in the UK as > well, we write the *day* first then the month, rather than the *month* first > then the day (as you do in the US). So the date in your door is "4th of > October, '81", not "April 10th, '81". Is this what you were getting at? > Sorry if I misread what you wrote, but I just wanted to clarify > the date issue.