Re: [DML] Antenna production question

["Bruce Benson" <delornut@xxxx>]

My car is a late '81, vin 6938, and I bought it new. The dealer had about 20
DeLoreans on his lot and they were mixed '81's and '82's. Mine has a fender
antenna as did all the '81's on the lot. The '82's had the retractable
antenna. I've seen many vin numbers earlier than mine with the retractable
antenna so I really can't explain why mine had the fender version. I think a
lot was done in the quality assurance centers and I'd guess a lot of mixing
and matching went on there. I owned my car for a couple of years before I
finally caught a fender in the right light to see that a bit of repair had
been done on it before it was shipped to the dealer.

Bruce Benson


> Ok, I know that the early cars had the not so great >windshield antennas;
the mid-'81 cars had fender >antennas; and all the cars from late '81 on had
the >retractable antennas that popped out of the rear quarter >panel vents.
But what's the VIN cut off for each? I can't >say I've ever seen a D with a
fender antenna... and I >know I've seen at least 100+ DeLoreans by now. Are
>they the rarest?
>
> Louie Golden
> VIN 5252 (with the retractable antenna...)
> Charlotte, NC