Re: DeLorean model name...and other registration info

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>]

Hey..wait a minute. The plaque also says SOHC. As in "single overhead 
cam". Each head has it's own cam. Would that not constitute DOHC? Or 
does each head require two cams, totaling 4 to qualify as DOHC?

Or did they use a different engine?

Rich
#5335


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Stian Birkeland" <delorean@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > Hi,
> > What is the correct model name for the DeLorean?
> > 
> > I have found 2 variations:
> > 
> > * DeLorean DMC-12
> > * DeLorean LK Sport Coupé 
> > (what the heck does LK stand for?)
> > 
> > My registration document states: 
> > 
> > DeLorean DMC-12 / 2.8i V6
> > 
> > Does any of you have another model name stated in your 
registration
> document?
> <SNIP>
> 
> The correct model designation is indeed, "DMC-12". I have no clue as
> to what "LK Sport Coupé" means, but I do know it's origin. When
> Harrah's Auto Collection in Reno, NV acquired their Gold Amex car 
(2nd
> built, 5-speed "Saddle" interior), the paperwork that came with it
> designated it as a "LK Sport Coupé", and NOT a DMC-12. Why, I've no
> clue, but from what I heard, the museum curator swears up and down
> that's what the paperwork from the previous owner had printed on it.
> 
> Fast forward many years. Sunstar decided to release the 3 DeLorean
> models based upon a regular DMC-12 (not stock, as can been seen by
> that CD player & Self-Bleeder kit on the model), a BTTF2 conversion
> for USH Theme park, and an Amex car, based upon the one in Reno, NV.
> This is where the "LK Sport Coupé" title comes from. And if anyone
> ever gets the chance to visit the museum, you'll see "LK Sport 
Coupé"
> printed as the modem type right on the plaque in front of the car, 
and
> assuming they STILL haven't dusted the car, my handprint on the
> driver's fender (karma caught up to me with a vengance on that 
one!).
> Which you can see for yourself with the following links:
> 
> http://www.automuseum.org/1981delorean.html
> http://www.isd.net/jpatrick/delorean/pics/gold15.jpg