[DML] Re: DeLorean VIN Speculations (was: DMCs for sale) - LONG

[jzd_88mph@xxxx]

 Dear John and all DML'ers,
I know I'm going to get flamed for what I am about to say, but I hope
the 
ToM's <Team of Moderaters> let me post this as I accept full
respondiblity for it.
What ever the "final" count for the VIN's is, we must subtract 500
from it.
The reason I say this is because <and I hate to burst the bubble here,
but....
the first 500 VIN's NEVER EXISTED!!!! I have talked to someone very
close to
JZD and he said that the first cars <after crash testing> where sent to
reporters. The reporters claimed the DeLorean was "a worthless piece of
junk
that would be best left in the garbage can" <I didnt say it, they did>.
Naturally JZD was mad at this and talked to my friend about ways to
sqaush
these storys. Finally several storys where made up ranging from the
first 500
cars where given to the government to be crash tested and destroyed to
they where sold to the Arabs to be destroyed. Whatever the story, the
cars where 
always destroyed. But this was all make believe because the cars didnt
exist.
JZD told reporters that the "bugs" where worked out with the demise of
the 500 
cars. 
My friend has credability because he recently sent a 300 VIN to
Germany to be sold.
The DMC Wannabe


<SNIP>
3.) Also what would its VIN be? Prior to #00500 is my guess. Or
> somewhere between 00502 and 00614 (00670? what was the number?? I dont
> have the page in front of me right now) which brings up...
> 
> 4.) Where is #00501?? never heard mention of it before anywhere.
> 
> 5.)how many of the 'testing cars' are known to still be around?? 
I
> have knowledge of 500, 502, 514, and 570 (owned by a gentleman also on
> the DML -would you care to shed light on the subject since you own one
> of these in speculation?).
<SNIP>
In the DW article accompianing the picture, it talks about 3 cars of
> the 150 or so crash test cars were the only one's known to survive. 
> I'll be damned if I can't remember those VIN numbers, but I do know 2
> were of the 500's and one in the 600's. (570 was not one of them)
<LITTLE SNIP>
What ever happened to the 'black cars' made from fiberglass? I came
> to understand they were later dismantled, but there has got to be a
> picture, or story on them somewhere on them. ANYONE?? Were they
given
> actual VIN's (possibly explaing why the production cars started at
> #00500?)
<MEGA BIG SNIP>


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