Wrong - "fiberglass chassis and underbody structure, along with a brushed stainless steel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel> body" and "The engine is a Peugeot-Renault-Volvo (PRV) 2.85 litre V6 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V6> which was designed and built under special contract with the DMC Company. These PRV engines <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRV_engine> were a development of the 2.7 litre V6 in the Renault 30 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_30>, and were built in the PRV Factory in Douvrin <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douvrin>, Northern France. The gearbox, also designed by PRV, was built at the Renault facility near Caen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caen> in Normandy."
The guy three hangars north of me has one - he says it has the typical English electrical system and crap drive train. Other than that, it is cool looking. "The original Ducellier alternator <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternator_(auto)> supplied with the early production DMC-12s could not provide enough current to supply the car when all lights and electrical options were on; as a result, the battery <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity)> would gradually discharge, leaving the driver stranded on the road." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12 On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > IIRC the "body" was fiberglass with stainless panels over it... > I also seem to remember the engine was a GM v6 which considering the era > meant something not terribly powerful. > -Curt > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
