The earliest '81's (prior to VIN 3200) shipped with two formed style lines and a small door in the hood to access the fuel filler cap. This was superseded by a version of the hood without the door, but retaining the style lines, which was itself superseded by a totally flat hood. This all occurred in the '81 model year. See http://www.delorean-owners.org/legend/diff.html for some pictures.
The inertia switch is a safety device designed to be activated in the event of an accident or roll-over. It shuts off power to the fuel pump (to minimize the chance of fire) and activates the door-unlock mechanism.
Waernst@xxxx wrote:
> Hi - please excuse two dumb questions from an
> (obviously) non-owner... what are gas flaps and
> inertia switches???
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