I have no idea how to spell that word! But the point I think James L is making is more on a non biological level. Instead of a person recieving a 'transplant', what about an electronic heart, an iron lung, a stainless steel kidney and a used spleen and so on... Well, its not that great a comparison versus a human/car, ooops, Icon!, but I can see both ways. To me, replacing about everything in a car, and its still the same car, provided the vin hasnt been changed, is all right. If that has, something illegal has gone on. A DeLorean is a DeLorean, whether is be a 5xx vin or something around 20xxx. Replace it with the proper parts and your D wont have rejection syndrome. On a final note, if I had a heart transplant, do I turn into the guy who gave me the heart? Tom Porter/Maine Vin: Summer/Fall 2003 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "robert parker" <roberthparker@xxxx> wrote: > Good anamatapea. (sp?) Now, reverse it. If one receives a heart, > lung, liver, or kidney transplant, and/or loses a spleen, appendix, > or yards of intestine, are they the same person? Ask them... > My cars will always BE my cars. > > Drive Stainless Robert VIN 6924 [moderator snip]