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35 years ago today the first DeLorean car rolled off the production line

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And I was 11.
I always thought it was the late, flat bonnets that had the "delorean" badge.
(21 Jan 2016, 19:42)88mph Wrote: [ -> ]And I was 11.
I always thought it was the late, flat bonnets that had the "delorean" badge.

This one is just a sticker, not the badge we all know on later models
And it IS a grooved gas flap bonnet.
It must must have been a rush job, the outer door seals appear to be missing!
Some more pics found on the Internet of the preparation of VIN 500 before the unveiling...

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Some of my pictures actually…..from my Esler Crawford archive….Barrie W has been free at sharing them!
Ha, there has got to be some good captions for that lot. Thanks for sharing.
Apart from JZD, who are the people in the pics?
Its all in our book! …If you've not got one i'll list em all tomorrow…early night now.
Hi Chris, let me know if you're ok having the pictures in this thread.

*Shameless Plug alert*

Chris and Andy's Book has hundreds of similar pictures & a ton of information

Highly recommend picking one up 

http://deloreans.co.uk/product/delorean-...ible-book/
Hi Stuart PM sent.
Hi Folks, 

here are a couple of relevant pages from our book. (with a close up of the words)…For those who still haven't got one, Blush  i'll still do a 'show price spacial'. PM me.  Smile
(24 Jan 2016, 10:00)Chris P Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Folks, 

here are a couple of relevant pages from our book. (with a close up of the words)…For those who still haven't got one, Blush  i'll still do a 'show price spacial'. PM me.  Smile

I can highly recommend Chris P's book.
It's an absolute must for any DeLorean fan.

Tris