28 Oct 2008, 23:47
Greetings all, I hope you are all well.
As you know, the DeLorean can be a subject of lengthy discussion. However, I find it difficult to find accurate refences on the net and in literature concerning Euro-spec cars, mainly because it seems that the information revolves almost exclusively around cars converted to right hand drive. This curiosity was aroused when I was reading Wikipedia - irresponsible I know! However, with the following the DeLorean has, I thought it to be a pretty good bet for accuracy. But it would seem, again, there was yet another...interesting version of events concerning Euro spec cars.
I was asked by Phil Peters a while ago for information on the Euro spec. I was told, long ago by a reliable source, that there were originally 14 Euro-spec 'prototypes'. Of these, 11 were converted on commission to become right hand drive, leaving three in their original LHD state, though with the euro mods. Of these three, two were manual transmission, one automatic. Despite even the 'SIJ' plate prefix being acknowledged in sources, the 3 (if there were three: I know of at least one) phantom LHD Euro specs are usually overlooked in these (usually RHD-conversion-orientated) histories.
I wondered what the consensus is on this data, on internet and literary sources. All I know for sure is that there is innacuracy/omission of infomation...!
As you know, the DeLorean can be a subject of lengthy discussion. However, I find it difficult to find accurate refences on the net and in literature concerning Euro-spec cars, mainly because it seems that the information revolves almost exclusively around cars converted to right hand drive. This curiosity was aroused when I was reading Wikipedia - irresponsible I know! However, with the following the DeLorean has, I thought it to be a pretty good bet for accuracy. But it would seem, again, there was yet another...interesting version of events concerning Euro spec cars.
I was asked by Phil Peters a while ago for information on the Euro spec. I was told, long ago by a reliable source, that there were originally 14 Euro-spec 'prototypes'. Of these, 11 were converted on commission to become right hand drive, leaving three in their original LHD state, though with the euro mods. Of these three, two were manual transmission, one automatic. Despite even the 'SIJ' plate prefix being acknowledged in sources, the 3 (if there were three: I know of at least one) phantom LHD Euro specs are usually overlooked in these (usually RHD-conversion-orientated) histories.
I wondered what the consensus is on this data, on internet and literary sources. All I know for sure is that there is innacuracy/omission of infomation...!