RE: [doc] Doris?

["Mike Green" <mgreen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think your D just got her nickname then Rich.. Its gotta be done.

Now go make her a nameplate to stick on the bonnet :)

Mike 

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> On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: 15 June 2005 15:13
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> Whilst at the Belper Carnival on Saturday, I had a chap come 
> up to the car, point at the door strut, and say "Did you fit those?"
> 
> "Err, no. They've all got them"
> 
> "Oh", he said "They must have put them on later. I don't 
> remember the ones we tested having them on"
> 
> Turns out the chap I was talking to was on of those involved 
> in the original preproduction 75,000 mile endurance testing 
> of the DeLorean!!
> 
> He later introduced me to the owner of the then company, and 
> we had a long chat about how Lotus would deliver the cars to 
> them under cover and how they would drive them around the UK 
> until they broke. Then they would collect them from the 
> roadside, transport them back to the unit, where Lotus would 
> pick them up and determine what had failed. They also had to 
> have a fuel store, and carry it around in the cars, since 
> unleaded fuel wasn't sold in the UK at the time.
> 
> Apparently the Auto's were the most troublesome - mainly due 
> to the transmission overheating. Another source of failure 
> was the electrical system - Hmmm, I guess that bit never got 
> fixed then :)
> 
> And 'Doris'... well apparently that's the nick name Lotus gave the D !
> 
> Richard Hutchinson
> DOC 365 VIN 1274 (err....Doris)
> 
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