Re: [doc] Painted Deloreans from the Factory!!!!!

["Mike Bosworth" <mike.bosworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

:)....Or the man who approched me at a car show last year and said i 
had done well to get the 2.8 litre option, he only had the UK spec'd 
2.0 litre one.

Now theres real power for you :)

Mike
#2001/403



--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris Parnham" <secretary@...> wrote:
>
> To the best of my knowledge there was no paint shop at the DeLorean
> factory. Certainly ex employee, Joe Murray was adamant when he was 
asked
> about painted cars, I believe he said "I did all the painting at the
> factory, if I didn't paint it then it wasn't painted" or words to 
that
> effect. 
> 
> You'd be amazed how people recollections differ.  I was approached 
at
> the NEC by a man who swore blind that his firm made the "inner 
wings" He
> did not believe that they were part of the under-body. 
> 
> Best Regards
>  
> Chris Parnham Hon Sec DOC UK
> RHD  vin 12173   "Gully"
> 1983 vin 20049  "Lefty"
> BTTF vin 02631  "Herman"
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf
> Of willinot
> Sent: 03 April 2006 12:05
> To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [doc] Painted Deloreans from the Factory!!!!!
> 
> Hi everyone,  
> 
>  
> 
> I was out on Saturday to the shops in #2493 and was approached by a 
guy
> who
> used to work in the factory.
> 
>  
> 
> After a bit of general chat he got to talking about painted cars 
and was
> very adamant that there WERE painted cars that lefty the factory and
> that he
> worked in the paint shop.  He reckons that about 27 left painted 
one of
> which was a red one owned by Noel Orr.
> 
>  
> 
> According to an article I have, the red car was painted in Dundonald
> (posted
> the article in the photos section).
> 
>  
> 
> He also has a couple of new stock radios and Delorean lettering 
from the
> factory that was in the offices.  But before anyone may ask, he is 
not
> interested in selling them.
> 
>  
> 
> Anyway, just thought it was an interesting conversation to have when
> round
> at the shop but Im not going to go out hunting for a factory 
painted car
> -
> Im happy with stainless.  Have a nice week everyone.
> 
>  
> 
> Ps:
> 
>  
> 
> Ive posted on the DML but in case anyone does not follow it:
> 
>             
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
>  
> 
> I have noticed a squealing noise from the engine bay during 
driving.  At
> first I thought it was the belts slipping when water had got on them
> from
> rain but yesterday I noticed it happened the odd time when I would 
have
> thought the belts were dry.
> 
>  
> 
> My belt to the alternator is slightly looser than I would think it
> should be
> (does anyone know how tight it should be ie- approx amount of 
movement
> if
> you push it from top to bottom) so I had initially blamed that.
> 
>  
> 
> Does anyone else have an idea what it sound like as Im hoping its 
not
> the
> water pump.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers
> 
>  
> 
> Paul.
> 
> Belfast
> 
> #2493
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
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