This is the most accurate posting to date, so far as I know. But I believe that there *IS* a fourth gold car. Many years ago there was a gold-plated car advertised in Hemmings and I called on it, more out of curiousity than anything else. The sellers representative was very upfront about it NOT being one of the AMEX cars, and sent me a few pages of documenting paperwork including the chemical analysis that was donw on the gold-plating by an independent laboratory. A year or so ago I ran across the paperwork in my files and tried to track it down. A phone call to the lab which is still in business recalled doing the job, but no further details. I *think* I have the paperwork handy, and if i do, i will post the information (VIN, owners name - a doctor in NY) again and see if anyone knows about it or its whereabouts. James "derrick viane" <clarion9375-@xxxx> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/dmcnews/?start=5749 > From what I have read from various sources there were three gold DeLoreans > produced VIN#'s 4300, 4301, and 20105. The first two were produced for a > christmas catalog for American Express. VIN# 4300 is currently in the Reno > National Auto Museum. VIN# 4301 is currently in a glass case in a bank in > Snyder Texas. the third VIN# 20105 is currently owned by a man in Maryland. > This third DeLorean was the final DMC produced, and was assembled on > christmas eve of 1982. It was made from body panels that were extra for the > AE cars in case one had a problem.