[DML] Re: Hoods. Whats that all about?

[Sean Jones <shain@xxxx>]

Hello,

This was a very good responce. The deLorean owners associations on there buyers
guide has a whole page on hoods. Just neat if your a visual person. Can't wait
until the rest of there page is completed.

- Shain

Stian Birkeland wrote:

> Hello Tris,
>
> There where 3 types of hoods:
>
> 1) The hood with a gas flap and lines on each side of the hood.
>
> 2) The hood with no gas flap but still with lines on each side of the hood.
> These two were on the 1981 DeLoreans. Hood 2 was introduced with VIN 3200
> according to Parts Bulletin PS-01-9/81.
>
> 3) The 1982 hood was totally flat, but with a "DeLorean" logo.
>
> Why these changes?
>
> Apparantly the first hood was very practical since you didn't need to raise
> the hood to gain access to the fuel tank. This was changed apparently
> because of an overall better look of the car without the gas flap.
>
> Hood 2 was discontinued after VIN 7199 (81). The reason for this was that
> the stamping process cracked a lot of hoods due to the lines on each side.
> The 82 hood also got a DeLorean logo. (Not "DMC" but "DeLorean")
>
> Best wishes
> Mr. Stian Birkeland
> The Norwegian DeLorean Owners Club
>
> >From: "Tris Harvey-Rice" <laddie@xxxx>
> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [DML] Hoods. Whats that all about?
> >Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 19:35:25 +0100
> >
> >I keep seeing messages describing hoods (or bonnets, if you're in Blighty
> >like me), suggesting there were several different types of hood used on the
> >DeLorean - could someone fill me in please, as this is obviously a
> >dangerous
> >gap in my knowledge, preventing me from becoming the DeLorean Oracle!
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Tris.
> >------------------
> >"Live every day as if it were your last. One day you'll be right."
> >NO Vin * sniff *
> >
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