Just about any service parts you may require are available. Some replacement parts are not. For example, it will be difficult to find a replacement grooved hood. You *could* get a flat hood easily. Not cheap, but easily. Most of the wearable parts are either obtainable through vendor sources or are being reproduced. We are fortunate as Delorean owners in that many of the parts of the car are not specific to Delorean so are still available through other sources. Most of the engine and electrical parts are like this. Tires are a problem but still obtainable. Shop around among the Delorean vendors. They do not all have the same inventory and pricing. Some things can also be found on E-Bay. Many parts are repairable or rebuildable like brakes, body panels, etc. If you are taking a car out of long-term storage you will most likely need mostly fuel system parts, brake system parts, tires, filters, fluids, and a battery. All of that kind of stuff is available. As far as '81s,'82's or '83's they really are pretty similar as far as serviceable (wearable) parts are concerned. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Clint Pearson <cpear760@...> wrote: > > I'm currently working to bring my '81 out of the garage and into the light. My question is, being an '81 with the grooved hood, are there any parts that I can no longer replace should something happen to the car? > > And if so, what efforts are being made to reproduce these parts? > > Clint > #4739 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ 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/dmcnewsYahoo! 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/