Re: [DML] Re: The Rare Deloreans

[Jake Kamphoefner <jakekamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--And just to add a bit to what Mike said, the VIN 500 car has the early style VIN plate on the dash (the one that read: "DeLorean Motor Cars Ltd.  Belfast - N. Ireland") and the VIN tag on the door sill (including the build date of JAN. '81).
 
-So it looks like the intended procedure from car #1 was to have two vin tags.  I've got a ton of detailed pics of this car if anyone wants to dispute!  :-)
 
Jake Kamphoefner
1063 --> early, but not *that* early.

Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I happened to visit VIN 500 at the Crawford Museum Saturday night. Here 
are a few other details:

VIN 500 was donated by Jeff Abrams, a Consolidated executive, not 
purchased by the Crawford.

VIN 500 is displayed with its factory window sticker, just like any 
production car at any new car dealership. The VIN on the sticker 
matches the VIN on the dashboard. I doubt that pre-production cars get 
such stickers.

To me the window sticker is clear evidence that VIN 500 and every 
DeLorean thereafter are "production" DeLoreans.

- Mike Substelny


Koncelik@xxxxxxx wrote:

>John and I had this conversation years ago in Cleveland when we had the show 
>at the Crawford. That question was asked a few times if my memory is 
>correct.
>The first production 
>HEAR THIS 
>PRODUCTION
>car was bought by the museum to have as the FIRST DeLorean off the 
>PRODUCTION line
>It has vin 500 and it had at that time I think 8 or so miles on it.
>The museum has this car and its claim to fame is that it IS the first 
>PRODUCTION CAR off the line. That means it was meant to sell because it was bought 
>by the Museum.
> 

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