I rarely take to comment except on technical issues. However, now I feel compelled to write a line or two. I have read all the Delorean books. One point that was made clear throughout all the books, (even the books that did not paint a nice picture of Mr. Delorean) is that all who worked with him would not dispute that he worked harder than everybody around him, earned the respect of all, even those on the floor working to assemble, working in management, in fact, working at all levels. This is a rare characteristic in a man. This man rose from the floor out of shear determination to be the best. In fact, he did that. He carried out an engineering feat that few men have achieved. As an engineer, I am continuously in awe at how fast he created his factory, his automobile, and his dream. I am still amazed at the very few engineering "bugs" in the car considering that it was pretty much a scratch design. I am amazed at the tenacity he had to drive the dream home. I think we all should be if we only look at each of our own accomplishments. He did "Rise against the machine" He did it with determination and with all the strengths and weaknesses of a man. His weakness was that he saw no limits and kept pushing his dream even when it became clear that there were too many against him. His weakness was that he was a true man who faced his accomplishments and the temptation of the reward. His weakness like every many of success was that he was willing to sacrifice family, friends, and relationships in the name of his goals. Every man who has succeeded at any level has to be driven by something. History judges them only by where they end. He has been judged by many forces outside of his control, and placed in that judgement seat because he dared so much more than most. His life, and our automobiles stand for much more than a piece of stainless steel with some dollar value. As we all play with our Deloreans, ponder the what ifs, perhaps for a moment, we should forget about the value of our car, forget about what we have or have not accomplished in our lives and simply look with awe at the man who created this "hobby" for all of us. Look at his whole life. He gave us our beautiful cars, but the drive he had, the persistence he showed throughout his life should be an example and inspiration for every man who dreams of going beyond the status quo. His family, his children, and all who knew or associated themselves with him should be proud of this man for giving us who know his history that dream. Now that I've said that, I'll stick to the technical issues. Dale 4984 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/