Claude, I'm almost afraid to ask, but do you have any real proof here?? (note the "Documented Proof" in the subject line) This is exactly the kind of speculation we're *not* looking for. Jake Kamphoefner 1063 cbl1739 <cbl302@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: THE main reason for bringing the nose upwards on a Delorean,was because of a safety concern,as the impact zone on the nose of a Delorean is ONLY AND ONLY in the Black bumper/ strip zone on the front fascia,with the heightened springs it brought the Black rub strip area on the fascia in a level plane should it collide or impact into another vehicle,you can simply check this out by playing around with your Sunstar Delorean models,if you put another model of the same size in the front of a Delorean model,in my case I used a 1978 Corvette Pace Car model,the black rub strip,or impact zone,with the <snip> 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/