Kit is just a Kit. It doesnt apply to plastic parts in anyway. You can buy all STEEL kit cars. Kit cars are meant for the purchaser to assemble, and the cars are not sold as complete vehicles. You have to do some assembling to make them a complete vehicle. Mark V On Sep 15, 2007, at 11:55 AM, gbsdelorean wrote: > Original or not? > > It does get down to the definition. > Most would agree that a car that has replacement tires, replacement > brakes, new binnacle, replaced hoses, updated fans, replaced TAB's, > new battery, fuel pump, even a bolt on turbo is still an `original'. > > Now take a new chassis, assemble a car that has the original material > created 25 years ago, and now it's not a DeLorean? It's a kit? > > Kit implies a plastic exterior and a chassis/motor from a different > auto > (think pinto with a model-T exterior). > > If I could afford it, I would be standing in line for one of > the `new' cars. > Call it what you will, it's a DeLorean. > I'll bet Mr. DeLorean would own one of these. > > > > > > > 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 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/