[DMCForum] Re: Oh Wow!!! Prototype DMC for sale on Ebay.

["John Dore" <dmcjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In some ways I think this car is better looking than the production 
car. This of course does not apply to that awful interior.
I do prefer the sharper lines of this one though, especially at the 
top of the front fenders, and the sharp edges of the front fascia. 
Also, I like the stainless spoiler on the front as opposed to the 
black one on prodution cars.

The production car has a much nicer side profile and rear that this 
one though! I don't think DeLoreans look too good without the louvers 
on the back.

John



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxx> 
wrote:
> Yes, that's right.
> This is the car seen used in the original 1981 "DeLorean" 
documentary, and 
> in the dealer films
> before the car went into final design and production.
> It is really nothing like our cars, the interior is completely 
different, 
> the dash and cluster are
> totally different, the engine is a mid mounted 4 cylinder.
> The rims are completely different and so are the facias and glass.
> I think the way the doors open is a little different too, there are 
no 
> torsion bars.
> None of the production parts would fit this car.
> The fenders, doors, nothing would fit as they were all custom 
formed.
> It's a totally different car and I am sure it weighs a ton from all 
the 
> custom fiberglass
> and bondo underneath.
> This thing was just a working mock up for photos and dealer 
relations.
> 
> I have several articles and photos of this car, I will try to dig 
them up 
> and share them.
> - VB
> 
> >From: Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx>
> >Reply-To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Oh Wow!!! Prototype DMC for sale on Ebay.
> >Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 06:59:38 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >AH!  I see now..
> >
> >The car on Ebay now was the car (that was probably)
> >used in the initial investor video.  I suspect this
> >car was built before Lotus got involved in the
> >project.
> >
> >To get it straight, the car that sold back in 1998 was
> >"Pre Production", the car on ebay now was "Prototype",
> >and the car which Claude used to own is just a regular
> >"early" DeLorean.. LOL! (Sorry, had to get a dig in on
> >him because he used to call his car pre-production).
> >
> >http://www.dmcnews.com/Resource/Prototype/prototype.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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