No, John wanted the ERM sandwich. Bringing Lotus onboard was a last minute decision when the car he wanted to build didn't work. Which is the best possible thing that could have happened. I am convinced that ERM DeLoreans would all have broken in half by now. However imperfect our frames may be, they are at least frames. Consider this: Had DMC built its operations in Puerto Rico, how different would the final product have been? How many parts would have been sourced from the United States rather than Europe? Would the vehicle have been fractional instead of metric? Would JZD have turned to AMC rather than Lotus? Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@... wrote: > > Let us not forget that JZD was, himself, an engineer. I am sure he was busy > selling the car, but I find it hard to believe he had absolutely no hand in, > or at the least, knowledge of what Lotus was proposing. It was JZD's car > with his own name on it! Surely JZD was convinced the design was acceptable. > > Andy 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/