Actually, Ralph Lauren owns two McLaren F1s. Maybe the attendant confused the scissors type door on the McLaren with the gullwing type doors on our Ds. Ron > I believe that the concept is this ... Ralph Lauren owns a company > that makes clothing, clothing accessories, and fragrances. Not a > thing to do with cars. However, if you say his name fast, and kind > of all at once, it *could* sound a little like "DeLorean". I think > it's as simple as that. The gas station attendant confused the two > names because they sort of sound alike, and then tried to appear > smart ... until he opened his mouth. Those of us who've had a > DeLorean for a while have heard all kinds of bizarre things like > this. Goes with the territory, I guess. And Merry Christmas to you