Memo 040881 Product Evaluation Summary - CRBrown

[ssdelorean]

These particular memos belonged to Ben Byrd and are now in Cliff Schmucker's library.

I am particularly drawn to number 15 where it states that the front ride height "must be lowered so that the tire fits within the arch of the wheelwell." Here is the proof that the nose high look was not suppose to be. All you concourse competitors out there now can lower your car and not get any points deducted :-)

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Typing some info here so it is available in the searches:

Inter-Office Memo from April 8, 1981
From: C. R. Brown
To: Don Lander
CC: John Z. Delorean, E. A. Cafieero, K. M. Loasby, B. Wills, C. K. Bennington

Inner Door Seal, Outer Door Seal, T Panel, Armrest , Carpeting, Door Strikers, Door Latch, Wheel Color, Center Console, Underbody Defect, Window Louvre Ledge, Engine Cover Side Decks, Front Standing Height, Ride Height Too High, Inner Wheel Housing, Coil Springs, Glove Box Door, Rear Fenders, Interior Courtesy Light, Front Facia, Body Panel Fits, Batteries, Automatic Transmission, Windshield, Sway Bar, Suspension Security, Radios, Door Lock Cylinders, Air Conditioning Heating Control,



Memo 040881 Product Evaluation Summary - CRBrown

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This second memo is a follow up C R Brown received from DMCL.

Memo 041681 Product Evaluation Summary DMCL Response - CRBrown

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[Kenny_Z]

That was a really interesting read. It looks like some of those complaints never got addressed.

[jawn101]

These are really amazing. #12 is proof that the B pillar vents were supposed to be functional too, something that was always a question in my mind.

[Nicholas R]

Man whoever was reading the response was clearly not satisfied with the lack of established timelines on addressing each problem, lol. "WHEN?! WHEN?! WHEN?!"

[jawn101]

Man whoever was reading the response was clearly not satisfied with the lack of established timelines on addressing each problem, lol. "WHEN?! WHEN?! WHEN?!"

I actually burst out laughing at the comment towards the end; "In other words, T/S..."

[matt clark]

This is incredible, thanks for sharing this.

[Domi]

Thanks for sharing your informations

[Farrar]

My car still has some of those problems...

What's the "door filler flap"?

[jawn101]

My car still has some of those problems...

What's the "door filler flap"?

Haha, we all still have at least SOME of these...

My bet on the door filler flap is the roof seal, based on their description of rivets and rattles etc.

[Shep]

Thanks for sharing! Wow, someone with a blue pen was in a foul mood that day

Interesting to note, this confirms the pontoons were changed not because of the way they came out of the molds, but rather for easy cleaning. I tried dusting my textured pontoons down and only got about a third of the way on one of them before it started shredding the paper towel I was using. Would've been much easier to clean without all the little bumps on it, and I could've wiped them both down fully. Not sure why they were textured in the first place though. Maybe to hide imperfections like they later did with the sideview mirrors?