check out the delorean faq. I have the same stripes on my car. they were a factory option. if you look at the delorean in the wedding singer it has the other option stripe. A thick black one that takes up the bottom portion of the door. colin 4626 Toscano <toscano2@xxxx> wrote:Interesting thread...I hadn't seent hat auction yet. > Speaking of unusual striping, I knew a fellow who owned VIN 1650, an '81, > about six years ago. It had adhesive (?) stripes that the owner swore were > factory-applied. I place the question mark after the word adhesive because > honestly they were either very thin decals or actually painted on. Anyhow, > they appeared to be painted on, and ran just above the wheel wells down the > natural outer edge of the car, for lack of a better description. A black > line on top and bottom with a grey in the middle and DMC logo on each door. > > Anyone know the story on those? I have never seen another car with them and > I've been to several shows and own all the DMC books I know of and still > nothing.