For years the commonly accepted number of DeLoreans made has been 8583. The DOA uses this figure, but does not say what it is based on or where they got it. They break it down as follows: 1981 - 6539 1982 - 1126 1983 - 918 Assuming that there were no VIN's skipped during the 1981 production run (00500 - 07199), that would indicate that 6699 were built as 1981 models. The assumption that no numbers were skipped, particularly early in production is a a very large assumption. However, one would think that there would be no reason to skips VIN's in the 1982 model run (010000 - ?). The count of 1126 appears to have come from a service bulletin showing the VIN range of 10000-11126. A quick check of the VIN chronology shows that there VINs as high as 11784 for the 1982 model run. Knut Grimsrud's statistical analysis of the DeLorean Owners Directory data, in the form of the "DeLorean Production Chronology" indicates that the exact number is somewhere in the low-9000's and can be found here: http://www.dmcnews.com/faq/n_chron.htm Interestingly enough, a recent phone conversation I had with Barrie Wills, the original DeLorean Motor Company Director of Manufacturing, also recollected that the actual production was somewhere around 9100. Unless documentation/information surfaces from a former Belfast employee or Consolidated in Ohio, the exact number will probably never be known. James Espey DeLorean Motor Company Houston, Texas 281/568-9573 800/USA-DMC1 http://www.delorean.com >Is the exact number of DeLoreans made 8,583? More or less?? > >John Feldman >VIN 4275 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]