Re: [DML] DeLorean's Soul

["Donald Ekhoff" <ekhoff@xxxx>]

As an analogy to the human body, it is not the originality of all the
components but the path that has been taken to get there. The human body
continuously replaces itself , cell by cell. We change as we get older but
do not change our identity (even without a VIN #). As long as the lump of
parts, designated as VIN 9XXX, generally remains a lump than it retains it's
identity. If it gets "parted out" (dies) than it looses it's identity.

Don't know if this helps or not.

Don E.
(four D's)

----- Original Message -----
From: <RJRavalli@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [DML] DeLorean's Soul


> James, interesting--I never knew there could be such a thing as DeLorean
philosophy/metaphysics. So if you close a DeLorean gull wing door in a
forest, does it make a sound? :)
>
> Honestly, I have no answer to your question--but I would start with asking
if it is ever feasible that an owner *would* replace *every single* but of
car that is original, meaning all screws, carpet pieces, knobs, windows,
etc. If it is probably never going to happen (?), then maybe we never need
to worry about the issue, because as long as *something* original exists, it
can still be considered its VIN number, right?
>
> Richard