[DML] Re: Question about SSI numbers

["James Espey" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regardless of what the caption says, being that the photo is taken at
the docks, I think it's more likely that 1897 is the 1000th car
*shipped*. Looking at the shipping manifests, the cars were not
shipped to the states in the exact order they were built. Many earlier
VIN cars got shipped much later on as they QC's them there at the
factory or kept early cars there for development/company car purposes.

I think it's a very good bet that the number/letter on the foam
shipping block reflects the VIN/trans type.

James 

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dmcerik" <dmcerik@xxxx> wrote:
> On pages 84 and 93 of Stainless Steel Illusions, you see two cars.  
> Page 84 has a picture of the 1000th Delorean made.  The other page 
> shows a car driving down a ramp.  Both these cars have numbers on their 
> front bumper.  The 1000th car says "1897-A" while the other car 
> says "910-M". 
> Would those numbers be their VIN number and the letter indicating if it 
> was an automatic or manual?
> If it is the VIN number, does anyone know where these are?  I checked 
> the VIN list and it looks like 1897 is an Auto while 910 is a manual.
> So then are they saying that 1897 was the 1000 Delorean loaded onto the 
> ship, or is it the 1000 Delorean produced?  I know they started at 500, 
> thats why i'm asking this question.
> 
> Erik







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