Re: [DML] Alternate side-stripes on Ebay DMC

[Louie Golden <louie@xxxx>]

This car has been on ebay a couple of times in the past year. I'm certain it's a custom job... it's an imitation of the wide black stripe... but it's not an exact copy... it's more of a caricature. I have an old documentary which covers the DeLorean saga from 1977 to mid 1981, and there is a scene in the factory where they are looking at several different colors for the fascias, and if you look closely at the cars behind them, there are 2 or 3 cars with side stripes styles that never made it to production. I kind of doubt this car is one of those, because if you look closely at the "DMC" on the front fenders, it's kind of funky looking... clearly not original DeLorean stuff.

Louie Golden
VIN 10115 Sanford, NC

--- "Richard" <dmc_driver@xxxx> wrote:
>Hello List,
>
>There's an automatic Delorean on Ebay right now, item number
>2427273190. Look at the side stripe decals on this car. I've never
>seen this style before and was wondering if it's a custom job, or if
>it was really an original DMC dealer option. I've only seen two
>styles: the thin grey triple lines with the DMC logo on the rear
>quarter panels that runs above the centre-line of the car, (what my
>car has), and the the black wide "Ital" stripe that goes below the
>centre-line. If the "alternate" stripes on this particular car
>are genuine, then would that make it rarer than other DMC's and
>therefore slightly more valuable?
>
>Richard Rowe
>vin 5853

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