From: senatorpack@xxxx
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Subject: [DML] Crashed
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 22:36:03 EDT
Dear DML,
I need your help.
Please look at your car with the doors closed. Pay particular attention to
the Gap between the door and the front fenders.
How many of you have a more pronounced gap at the sill area?
I have been trying to research what ever happened to DeLorean cars
that
were damaged while inside the cargo ships en route to the United States.
Some
of these DeLoreans had intensive damage.
I have a contact that worked at the QAC's. He said a number of
DeLorean's
suffered from damage. He was responsible for chassis damaged. He simply had
the chassis replaced since there was a continuous supply of chassis. He
had
knowledge of destroyed cars and cars that were a total loss. He went on to
say, how the cars were thoroughly inspected, repaired, replaced damaged
parts
and rebuilt to be sold. This seems evident especially in the early days.
However, I have seen photographs of DMC-12's that had severe,
extensive
damage in the front areas of the cars. The bonnet area looked beyond
repair.
The damaged resulted from chains that secured the cars down, breaking free
and the cars sliding into each other. The VIN numbers in the photographs
indicate that the cars were built in Sept of 1981. I.e. VIN # 3000-3999.
The purpose of my inquiry is to determine why the Body panels of cars
in
this VIN # range are out of alignment. My determination is to conclude that
these cars either;
1. Had suffered from lack of door shims at the factory. This would
conclude that the factory was running out of stock, or changed the
specifications for the shims. This resulted in doors completely out of
alignment. ((Look at the area of your car with doors closed. The "Gap"
between the front fenders and the doors))
2. The more probable, cars damaged during shipment, and repaired at
the
QAC's. The cars having the stainless steel panels, or VARI sections
replaced
at the QAC in Long Beach or New Jersey. Resulting in body panels out of
alignment. However, the really early, and late VINs' seem to have the
panels
aligned.
So did the company have damaged cars repaired/rebuilt to be sold, or did
they
have them destroyed since the cars looked totaled?
Your input is very much appreciated.
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