[DML] Re: ? about black cars

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx>]

Black cars were the ones in the factory that new employees were trained to
take apart and put back together again. (see Motor Makers of Ireland by John
Moore ) .I am not sure what happened to these cars after this. The doors
are indeed part of the structural strength of the cars, they were fitted to
the "black" bodies,on the production line before the body was lowered onto
the chassis.

Chris DOC UK


----- Original Message -----
From: Erik Geerdink <delorean502@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 4:59 PM
Subject: [DML] ? about black cars


> Ok, this is what I know...there were 500 black cars, right. They were
> used for testing purposes correct? crashes and such. They were called
> "black cars" because they did not have stainless steel panels attached.
> now heres my question: What did they do for the doors? A while back
> discussion about fiberglass panels came up and was determained "not a
> good idea" because the doors are part of the structure of the De Lorean
> and they are made of Stainless Steel all the way thru. Also, how could
> they test the black cars without that structure the doors give? Did
> they have something else in place of the doors?
> Pictures??? does anybody have pictures of these black cars? or am I
> totally missing the point of this hold subject. Thanks!
>
> Erik Geerdink
> 4512
>
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