Re: [DML] Re: DMC Prototype

["Don Ekhoff" <ekhoff@xxxx>]

Around 1987 I went to the Lotus Factory in Norwich because of my loyalty to
Chapman and the various Lotus I had owned. I was disappointed to be turned
away from the factory as they indicated they had a "special project" in the
works and for security reasons could not let in any unscheduled visitors.
On chance however I did meet up with an employee who worked in the finishing
department. I asked about what might remain from the De Lorean era and he
indicated that there was a substancial amout of tooling from the prototypes
and many test mules and parts in various states of abandonment. I got the
impression that if I had brought a lorry I could have hauled off whatever I
could load. Oh well!

On another note I was told that the body pressing dies were sold to a North
Sea Fisherman to use as weights for fishing nets. Is there any truth to
that?

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Gutkowski" <webmaster@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [DML] Re: DMC Prototype


> This is as I recall:
>
> 1) The car WAS in the grounds of the Lotus factory but could not be sold
> or moved because Lotus didn't own it... but that the original owners