[DML] Re: DMC Quality Assured?

["Stian Birkeland" <dmc_norway@xxxx>]

Hello,
How can you explain why the "DMC Quality Assured" sticker is on some 81s and 
most all 82s?

I think the answer is in the stockpiling of DMC sportscars at the Quality 
Assurance Centers. If a memorandum was issued in 82 telling to put a sticker 
on the inspected 82 cars, I can understand how some of the 81s got that 
sticker too! I suspect that the 81 DeLoreans which got this sticker were 
stockpiled among the 82s because of bad sales.

On a related subject - I've seen some DeLoreans which have a small black 
metal plate of the size of a thumb inside of the driver's door right in the 
front of the door.

It can be somewhat tricky to find but it's there on many late 81s. On the 
black little plate there is a red round sticker saying "Quality Assured". 
The plate is actually "shot" into the interior door panel and fastens on the 
top and botton.

Does anyone have this other "Quality Assurance" marking?

Best wishes
Stian Birkeland
NORWAY

> From: James Espey <james@xxxx>
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> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Re: Concour Manual
> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:25:43 -0500
>
> >	"DMC Quality Assured" label on driver side fixed glass acceptable on
> >	DDXXXXX VINs only.
> >
> >...but, I have an 82(CD)build with that sticker in place (and at a
> >horrible angle too), see
> >
> >http://labwww.csv.cmich.edu/luke/auto/delorean/garage/17.jpg
> >
> >So, why would earlier builds be excluded?
>
> It comes down to documentation. What can be documented as original and what
> can't be. I have a copy of a DMC memorandum that says these labels were put
> on the 83's, primarily to differentiate them from the 82's at a glance.
> Unfortunately, you don't mention what your VIN is, but this wouldn't be the
> first time that the "documentation" contradicted what was seen, or
> contradicted other documents.
>
> James Espey
> DeLorean Motor Company
> Houston, Texas
>
> 281/568-9573
> 800/USA-DMC1
> http://www.usadmc.com
>
>
>
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