James, I think it is VIN 2465 - relatively early.... The seats are very comfortable and the whole tan interior is made of leather, that's what I liked most about it. What the car also has is a battery cut off switch which was said to be installed at DMC back then. This is one reason why they call it a "prototype". Maybe DMCH should send them a full set of gas struts to replace the wrong ones that are installed. To shut the doors somebody has to sit on it or has to hang on the door strap... the louvre can't be opened completely as the struts are too short... ...but they said this was original... Besides that the car is in a good condition and was driven not too softly thru the hills of San Marino at around 100°F without any trouble. Not bad for a car that normally is kept in a museum. Elvis & 6548...slept one night next to Giugiaro's DMC ;-) > > The seat upholstery looks very similar to the way Maserati did their > seats in the old Biturbo and Quattroporte. Like anything else, I think > it's subjective whether or not it looks good. I agree that the shade > of the tan is better than the orange tan of the gold cars. Is the VIN > of this car listed anywhere? It's apparently a relatively early VIN. > > James -- GMX DSL = Maximale Leistung zum minimalen Preis! 2000 MB nur 2,99, Flatrate ab 4,99 Euro/Monat: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl 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/