----- Original Message ----- From: <senatorpack@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [DML] Delorean Vin#000570 > In a message dated 07/08/2001 9:24:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > chrisparnham@xxxx writes: > > << The Right Hand Drive cars were taken off the production line at various > stages for the conversions to be done..but day 2 eh? >> > > In the documentary film "Start-up," John DeLorean ordered C. K. > Bennington to start the RHD conversion immediately during a 1980 board > meeting. > The initial plan would take DMC 12-14 months to start production of the > RHD car. > JZD wanted the cars retrofitted at the ports of entry in European markets. > DMC was looking for substantially more sales than that in North America. > DMC could not support the current overhead with the one car in North America. > The RHD car was not a matter of something extra, it was a matter of pure > survival. > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >