***** Moderator's Note ***** This subject just will not die (no pun intended). I'll give it another day or two, but once things start getting repetitive, I will close the thread. Mike G Moderator of the week ***** I think it would be useful to the history of DMC if we brought these up. Even if they were not usable in production, I am sure they would have museum value, not to mention, you would have the specs for new dies at your fingertips without the R& D. Maybe they can be rebuildable? I think it is at least worth looking into. Joseph vin 2850 ----- Original Message ----- From: <MPolzin@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [DML] Want to dive DeLorean dump site. stupid crabs! > Being a certified diver myself, I have seen the effects of sea water on > various different metals doing wreck dives. Before any effort would go into > recovering these molds, someone should be sent down to see if they are even > worth trying to bring up. Sea water extremely corrosive on just about any > metal and I can only guess what these things look like after sitting on the > bottom of the ocean for nearly 20 years -- unfortunately there is a high > likelihood that they are trashed by now. > > It would also be critical to know what depth of water they are sitting in. > If they are below 120 feet in depth it would make recovery efforts much more > difficult because it would require a person with special certifications and > equipment to go down that deep. > > Does anyone even have a clue what the molds were made out of? Please say it > wasn't regular steel, if so, this whole conversation is moot they are > nothing more then rusty anchors by now. > > Mike Polzin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> > To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:19 AM > Subject: Re: [DML] Want to dive DeLorean dump site. stupid crabs! > > > > Pretty much, I'm sure that everyone here would like to see the dies > > recovered. However, over the years here on the DML, and elsewhere, > > there is one question that remains unasnwered about the dies: Who > > owns them as of right now? In short, recovery of the dies would be > > great, but I would hate to see all that effort go into raising them, > > only to have someone else lay claim, and take them. A bit more > > research needs to go into this before any action is taken. > > > > Great pains were taken to insure that no one would be able to get > > their hands on those molds. So it is a realistic possibility that > > someone may still put forth efforts to keep those dies inaccessable > > to anyone. > > > > -Robert > > vin 6585 "X" > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > > moderators@xxxx > > > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >