Some dealerships did occasionally send a DeLorean or two out to be painted before they sold them. It's no different than when they do this with modern cars for two-tone paint jobs, gold-plating trim, or aftermarket wheels. And just the same, it doesn't increase the value of the car any either. Doesn't matter if the dealership painted the car before it's initial sale, the owner painted it after, or even if someone even did it themselves in their garage. The price is unaffected. And after a quarter-century, who knows what condition the paint is in. Now if you had this car by chance, and put together a portfolio for it showcasing it's history, that would be an interesting factoid to include in it. If I were to consider buying this car, I'd want extra pictures first. Have the seller remove both the seat covers and the front bra to make sure they're not covering up any damage. You want to check the condition of the leather and the stitching of the seats. Being a car that you slide down into the seats on, the stitching can easily stress and tear over time when people get into the car. And although it's supposed to protect the car, a bra can easily do more damage that it's meant to stop. Water gets behind it, and rusts out hardware, and wind and constant vibration will make the bra, and the fasteners rub back and forth on the paint and cause it to wear away. And if you take a look at the pictures, you can see the vehicle was just washed and has some nasty condensation build up behind the vinyl lenses right now. So even if the car was perfect when that bra got installed, things can quickly change unbeknownst to the owner of any car who installs one. -Robert vin 6585 "X" --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, R Holden <royceholden@...> wrote: > > This is interesting: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190124230076 > > How many folks have a black Delorean that was painted > at the dealership in 1981? > > Royce Holden 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/