In the mid 1980's Ford spent about $200 million for a state of the art paint facility used in manufacturing Ranger pick- up trucks ; this in the plant where I currently work. Using this example, and taking into account that 1981 was horrendous regarding the U.S.economy and auto sales, I think the British government was very naive regarding the cost they expected to incur starting an auto manufacturing operation from scratch. Even though John DeLorean may have also been naive in his estimations of potential sales of his sportswear, especially regarding the economy and the uniqueness of his car, I still feel John and company did a remarkable job getting to where they got for the amount of $'s that were spent. Bruce Benson