Re: [DML] Re: Help prevent Propagation of Delorean Myths from BTTF

[Andrew Prentis <aprentis@xxxx>]

I think its much more likely that the engines were
never removed and the film makers,like many
others,just got their facts wrong and think the car
has a four cylinder engine.
Andrew
#2883
Sydney

Any idea as to why someone would
> go to all the 
> trouble to do a complete engine swap, let alone one
> for a smaller 
> engine for the movie shoots? Perhaps this could
> greatly shed some 
> light as to why some people insist that the cars
> came with 4 cylinder 
> engines.
> 
> Though if true, perhaps the wording used on the new
> DVD's should be 
> modified to give a disclaimer to say that the
> original V6 was 
> replaced.
> 
> -Robert
> vin 6585 "X"
> 
> 
> -Moderators: I know that BTTF topics are normal
> discouraged on the 
> list here. However, this does indeed appear to be a
> specific topic 
> directly relating to our cars.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Stephen Clark" <stephen@xxxx>
> wrote:
> > --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Palatinus, Joe"
> <jopalatinus@xxxx> wrote:
> > > I recently purchased the DVD version Back to the
> Future (its 
> > available
> > > in England now) In the commentary it says that
> all Deloreans had 4
> > > cylinder Volvo engines.
> > 
> > The "Animated Anecdotes" trivia track on the DVDs
> is speaking 
> > specifically about the seven DeLoreans used in the
> three films, not 
> > the other 8,576 cars which were not. Some heavy
> modifications were 
> > made to the cars (obviously) for use in the films.
> > 
> > Stephen Clark
> > BTTF.com
> 
> 
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