Just out of curiosity and wonders, how would John DeLorean hold a patent on gull wing doors in which he did have the 1st concept?? There is the glorious 1957 (i believe the year was) Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, and then there is Malcom Bricklin's 1974-75 SV-1 , all which were produced before the DeLorean car.... i give credit without doubt that JZD's gullwing doors on the DMC-12 are nearly the best designed in measurements and space needed to open the doors, But yet still i have seen many articles even with kit cars containing Gullwing doors, any further info. to justify if JZD truely hold such a patent? -Jeff Valenta