Re: [DMCForum] 1983 DeLorean on Ebay..

["Mike Walsh" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is what I was referring too. My guess is that most (if not all) 17xxx
Canadian Spec cars were shipped to be sold in the US. Could the vin plate be
riveted on after arriving in the US depending on where they were going?

Of the 10 17xxx cars have seen, none of them has anything weird with the vin
plate. They either had the regular vin plate or had the addition of the
Radio interference plate. Both kinds seem to be centered and there does not
appear to be any modification after they were put in place.

Another weird thing, That extra plate, and all the other stickers, should
have been in French and English for the car to be imported new from the
manufacturer (I was a Customs Inspector at the border). The only thing that
is different on the Canadian Spec cars is:
1 The repositioning of the vin plate with the extra radio interference plate
on top
2. Metric instrument cluster
3 Small exhaust tips.

If they had been built exclusively for Canada they would have not only had
French stickers, but a French owners manual and a certification from the
"Minstery of Transport" (Federal). Again my guess is that all the 17xxx cars
were built and documented to be sold in the US, and some were converted for
Canada when the orders came in.

- Mike
#17084





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Levy" <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] 1983 DeLorean on Ebay..


>
> I disagree..  Many 17xxx cars were sold NEW in the
> united states, and came with MPH spedos...  and did
> NOT have that extra plate.
>
>
> --- Mike Walsh <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > A couple things though...
> >
> > The 17xxx series were supposed to be for Canada - I
> > know that, I just parked
> > mine after cruising around. The instrument cluster
> > in that one is not
> > metric. I have heard that some have been converted
> > back at KAPAC and saw one
> > at PF. What gets me is that on the Canadian Spec
> > cars there is also a narrow
> > plate riveted above the vin plate on the door post.
> > Not only does this one
> > not have that plate, but the vin plate is centered
> > and it does not look like
> > anything else was riveted there.
> >
> > I am wondering now how much of the conversion for
> > Canada was done at the
> > factory and how much was done by KAPAC. Could it be
> > that some or all of the
> > Canadian Spec cars were converted for Canada using
> > factory parts that came
> > shipped with the 17xxx cars? How else would you
> > explain the different
> > position of the vin plate?
> >
> > I took a quick pic of mine -
> > http://www.oneskydojo.com/delorean/PICT0002.JPG
> >
> > Mike
> > #17084
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Marc Levy" <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <dmcforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 4:27 PM
> > Subject: [DMCForum] 1983 DeLorean on Ebay..
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Vin 17031...  with 1981 style muffler.
> > >
> > > Still waiting to see an original 17K vin with a 82
> > > muffler.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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