I spoke with James E. about this as I'm on the waiting list for a refurb'd Delorean in Feb. 2008 (or thereabouts). I was tol a SS frame might be available by Feb. but it ads $10K-$15K to the price, something I can't afford. I decided to have a standard powder-coated frame instead of a SS replacement. Eventually all frames will be SS, I think. I just wonder if they're going to get the door-lift torsion bar made by a third party... --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "IN2TIME" <Specialty@...> wrote: > > I'll let James fill in the details or correct me as necessary when he gets a > chance, but here is what I believe I heard at the open house. > > > > DHCH plans to build the new cars using new stainless frames and new > underbodies made in the molds they already have. Everything on the cars > should be new or NOS (new old stock). The cars will be purchased from DMCH > without the engine/transmission, which allows DMCH to sell the cars as > "component vehicles" (kit cars) and avoid the crash testing and emission > testing that would be required it they were complete cars. The buyer can > then have "another company" (potentially across the street from DMCH) > install the engine/transmission. This is the same method used by > Superformance (www.Superformance.com <http://www.superformance.com/> ) to > sell component vehicle Cobras, GT40s and Daytona Coupes. > > > > James was tasked with figuring out if they had every part required (in the > correct quantities) to make the new cars, and to source any needed parts. > > > > Gary > > IN2TIME > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/