Re: [DML] VIN 20105

["Tom Porter" <treehouse2000us@xxxx>]

Although I have never seen a Gold DeLorean in person, I do know that 
there were two gold cars made for the American Express Catalog, 
originaly the plan was for 100 of these to be made. The last vin was 
a gold car using the spare parts from the American Express Cars, sold 
to a guy in Maryland, the only automatic gold car. Dont quote me, 
but i thought he sold it a while back, like a year ago with less than 
700 miles on the odo, i saw that on the internet somewhere, i even 
think its on the list archive, at a time when few were interested in 
knowing about the gold cars. In 1984 or 1985 a Doctor had a regular 
stainless steel car gold plated, so this would be the 4th car, but 
not official DMC gold. I also believe there is a phony painted gold 
DeLorean floating around somewhere too, a mockup of what the doctor 
did in the mid 1980's. If you dig on the internet, you will find all 
4 of these gold cars.

Also, of the two American express cars, One is gold interior (one in 
Reno), one is black (Bank in Texas) and the Last vin using the spare 
parts is gold interior. The Phony aftermarket gold plated car (#4) 
is believed to be black interior, as far as I know.

I do not know the location of the last vin Gold car, but i do believe 
it was sold in 2002 and moved out of state.

Tom Porter

Ps. If you are selling a black interior car in Maine, New Hampshire 
or Vermont, please email me, I am currently looking... Thanks


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Murray Fisher" <murrayf@xxxx> wrote:
> James,
> 
> I am STILL not clear about a fourth car.....all STORIES have said 
that it
> was decided at the factory in Ireland to use the one spare set of 
gold
> panels on the last car and they claim this was done.......so the 
question, I
> guess, is were there TWO spare sets of gold plated panels then? I 
have
> never heard that one before. Also had never heard that a fourth 
gold
> plated D was assembled in the States at some point later? At one 
point one
> of those was offered for sale and I called the gentleman....he told 
me he
> had thought to use the car for a more or less traveling display and 
charge
> for looking at it, but the insurance was astronomical and he 
decided against
> it. He didn't say anything about it being the 3rd car or the 4h 
car. I
> assumed it was the 3rd car as nothing had ever been said about a 
4th car at
> that point. I spent a day talking to my wife about it and got her
> permissionto buy it, called back and the car was sold! I wont lose 
any
> sleep over this, but am still the curious type after 82 years!
> Murray
> Vin:05962
> Lic: DMC-XII