Re: Legend Turbo Deloreans, factory and others I am sure Chris does Superior work,but come on you are making vin 570 sound like it was sitting in a field somewhere,(which technically it was before I got it)when it fact it was stored indoors(and with a car cover over it) from day one,until it was sold,it NEVER ever saw the outside world until it left my hands!!! (appox 15yrs)and then it was stored 15 feet above earth(second floor),(all my "Ds" were permanently stored indoors)any Physical damage(passenger door) was done by the P.O.and I had a mint door for it's replacement(on a donor car),the only "damage" I did was accidentally crack the windshield,the SS panels were perfect,the Qpanels WERE NOT the permanent panels(and not the originals(those were still on the donor car or stored) and given with the car(s)the frame was a perfect MINT 0 rust perfect straight(as new)Interior was as I got it minus removal of seats and carpet(stored away)If you saw it as I got it,yes then you could/would have said, it could have been a parts car(same with vin 16686,now a mint show style car) Any "butchering"/Damage was done by the previous P.O. Vin 570 had/has a perfect mint SS on the nose,drivers door was perfect,pass door had damage(by the p.o.lower area,repairable by Chris,me I was going to replace)the temporary Q panels had some "nicks",but easily removable/repairable,but again those that were on the car when taken were NOT supposed to be the perament panels,the Black body was very Clean,with no damage,Yes the car needed completion,as I was doing a ground up restore,and the drive train was not installed,(and started before removal,ran excellent)but at one point in time,I was having problems with my local town hall, (because of a bad renter in part of the building)and at the time by local code I was NOT allowed to do major automotive work in my building,(as they planned to break the door(s) down and enter)so I hastily put the black body on the frame,and just bolted the (the temp. Q panels) on as to make all cars look as stored cars(allowed by local code),then never got back to finish, where I had left off.(Then sold in that state) If he is making it into a Turbo car,that's great news!! But Again like vin 16686, vin #00570 would not be around today to be completed,had I not done a partial restore,and a full restore on 16686.But I needed to do a quick sale as I had to give the place to the new owner,and had no place to store them,and would not EVEN think about storing them outdoors,so I sold rather than watch them rot outside.Otherwise it would have become another completed car as I did with vin 16686(back in 1988 and still going strong today,a testament to my workmanship).As I had ALL parts(and then some) to make it into a showcar,which I was planning to do,but never completed.The car(s) left as described above,I cannot say,what the condition it was after it left my hands,or if parts were exchanged for lessor parts,BUT the only real damage was on the pass door/nicks on Qpanels/cracked windshield,otherwise a very easy car to assemble only.Since I had the SS parts,it was assembly ONLY for me.Wiring was unbutchered/dash untouched by me(mint)except someone had already taken the radio.Black body was very clean,along with the frame. All parts were there to complete.I had well over 200 hours into the car when sold. CBL --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "d_rex_2002" <rich@xxxx> wrote: > CBL and others, > > I would like to provide some first hand information I know about > the extensive refurbishing being done on VIN570. The only reason > it was put in the "prized" list was the low VIN, not its purchased > condition. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/