Re: [DML] Found some interesting information

["Jake Kamphoefner" <jakekamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kirk,

Here's my theory on that:  My car, VIN 1063, was at some 400 miles when 
first sold.  Considering my car was on the first shipment over here (left 
Belfast on April 19, 1981, arrived about a month later to the west coast), 
I'm sure the dealers were happy to have the coolest new car.  In the period 
between delivery to Colorado and purchase (less than two months), the dealer 
must have done quite a bit of driving.  Perhaps they used my car for test 
drives.

As I understand it (anyone jump in here if I've got my facts wrong), the 
first delivery to the east coast was somewhere in the 1500 VIN sequence, 
delivered on June 19, 1981.  Considering your VIN, 2378 was probably pretty 
fresh meat around Savannah in October of 1981.  If I had to guess, I'd say 
your car was built in July, shipped over in August or September, and your 
dad took delivery in October (?).  In the meantime, the dealer probably 
drove the car, gave a lot of thrilled people rides, and gave a few 
prospective buyers their first taste of DeLorean.  Pretty cool!  I would 
suspect that many of the later cars were sold with "no miles" simply as a 
result of having a larger supply.

Jake Kamphoefner
1063 in St. Louis


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "delorean02378" <delorean02378@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 8:12 PM
Subject: [DML] Found some interesting information


>
>
>
> I was digging through my odd parts, old pictures, and original
> documentation on Vin#02378 and ran across the "Warranties 1981 New
> Vehicles" booklet. Here's the info.
>
> Owner's Name: My dad
>
> Street Address: Our old TN address
>
> City/State/Zip: Martin/ TN, 38237
>
> Vin# -002378
>
> Date of Delivery:* 10/5/81
>
> Vehicle Mileage At Delivery: 1373
>
> Why would the mileage have been so high on a new vehicle?
>
> He drove to Savannah Georgia and purchased it from Southern Motors.
>
> He tells a funny story about how he showed up at the Dealership in
> some jeans and a Harley Davidson T-Shirt with a check in his hand and
> when he told the lady at the front desk he was here to pick up his
> Delorean, she looked at him like he was crazy. She passed him off to
> some random salesman until he finally mentioned the GM's name who
> sold him the car.
>
> Kirk Vin#02378
> 





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