Re: Hand Built DeLoreans

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

As interesting as it may be there will never be anymore Deloreans 
created. The problem as I understand it is no one has the authority to 
create a vin number for a Delorean anymore. To create a "new" Delorean 
would require it to meet all emmision and safety requirements that are 
presently in place, not the ones from 20 years ago. The only way the 
83's were built was that the vin numbers for them were already 
created, it was just a matter of building the cars to go along with 
the numbers. It is still possible to take a "dead" Delorean and 
resurect it with the origional vin # but you cannot ever have anymore 
vin #'s then there presently are. There is no longer a manufacurer 
that can issue a Certificate of Origion which is required to register, 
title, and finance a car. There are not enough parts for a build run 
of any significance anyway, where would all of the frames come from? 
If you take them from "real" cars then you can use the vin # which is 
what Delorean One must be doing when they claim to rebuild a car. In 
effect it is not a "new" car because the vin # has already been sold 
so it is legaly a used car although it is rebuilt. It cannot be sold 
as new. The only way you could buy a "new" Delorean is if you can find 
one that is still owned by a Dealer and never titled. I only know of 2 
cars that still have that status, they are owned by an origional 
selling Dealer in Keyport, New Jersey and no they are not for sale at 
this time
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757.


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> wrote:
> In all honestly, I could totally care less about any 
positive/negative effect that 
> new cars could have on our existing vehicles. And as far as parts 
go, all you 
> need to do is have a little faith! :) A new car should mean 
new/improved parts 
> that we all can use for our existing ones. I just read the 
arcitcle/saw the video 
> today, and having seen it, everything makes perfect sense. When 
questions 
> about the reproduction of key componets arose, prices/solutions were 
almost 
> immediately available as to what the costs would be. So someone has 
been 
> doing a bit of research to prepare for this.
> 
> So, aside from the usual questions that I'm sure will arive about 
any new 
> powertrains, etc.., I would just like to ask the following 2 
questions:
> 1. Will there be a new model designation? i.e. DMC-12a, 13. etc...
> 2. What will the price be? Even if it takes me another few years to 
save up for 
> one, I want one. There's an empty space in my garage already just 
waiting to 
> be filled!
> 
> And if Steven, James, Warren, or anyone else down @ DMCH is reading 
this, 
> I've only one suggestion: The first car that you built MUST have 
that final door 
> you guys found installed onto it. There would be no better fitting 
tribute to the 
> car, the company, and the man than to have the final part assembled 
from the 
> first dream to help build the new one!
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"
> Living the Dream, and waiting for the new one!