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Old 12-27-2011, 06:21 PM
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Sticking your hand inside this tiny access whole, surgical grade sharp stainless steel panel slicing my hand with very little effort...yep, I will never forget working on that car.

I only worked a little on one, and agree... they were awful. In addition, they were heavy, didn't perform well, and bodywork was hard to do. Crazily dumb idea in the first place: stainless cladding on fiberglass. Get a dent and you fix not just stainless but fiberglass too.

If you want a stainless car, get a real one:



... or get several:

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Old 01-20-2012, 11:17 PM
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Nice little video from Translogic on Chris's new Electric DeLorean and DMC's plans:

http://translogic.aolautos.com/2012/...lorean-dmc-ev/
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Great video. The redesigned version with "Epic Tech" sounds nice.
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Thanks for posting!
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Thumbs up Dave Bowles

Thanks for the posting Grendal. It certainly would be neat if Steven Wynne can pull this one off with Chris’s help. Back to the future for sure!!

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PS: Steven, Can I put down a deposit with gold plating????
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