Mismatched VIN/Build months

[James Espey <james@xxxx>]

In the course of assisting Knut Grimsrud in creating the DeLorean Production
Chronology over the past few years, we've noticed a few cars like this. One
possible explanation (partially backed up by a De Lorean Motor Company
internal memo discovered at the factory in 1997) is that some cars for one
reason or another were pulled from the assembly line (the memo discusses
cars with emission problems, in particular) and once the problem was
corrected they were returned to production, hence the build month being "out
of whack" with the rest of the VIN's brethren.

I second Erik's welcome to Bastiaan, and encourage you to register for the
DeLorean Owners Directory...

James Espey
DeLorean Motor Company
Houston, Texas 

281/568-9573
800/USA-DMC1
http://www.delorean.com

> Thats interesting, my Delorean is VIN 4512 and it is an Oct. 81
> build. I wonder why VIN 4597 was built in August.
> Welcome to the strange world of Deloreans!
> 
> Erik 
> 4512 Oct. 81
> 
>> Ohyeah, another nice one. The car manufacturing date stamped on the
>> plate
>> mounted in the door says august 81
>> 
>> Bastiaan Olij
>> Owner of Vin #4597 build august 1981 since 21 June 2001