Interesting Rolls Royce observations

[Rad Dad]

Louie - you are right on target - the finer grain looks great on a DeLorean. Don't believe me? - ask the Stainless expert, Chris Nicholson. He has regrained a couple of cars using 180 grit rather than the 80 grit used on the stock DeLoreans. My car is one of those. It is a "tad" shiner, but it keeps its' clean look longer than the original finish. I love it.

No, it does not look like a refrigerator.

Dick Ryan
Vin 16867.

[pezzonovante88]

Louie - you are right on target - the finer grain looks great on a DeLorean. Don't believe me? - ask the Stainless expert, Chris Nicholson. He has regrained a couple of cars using 180 grit rather than the 80 grit used on the stock DeLoreans. My car is one of those. It is a "tad" shiner, but it keeps its' clean look longer than the original finish. I love it.

No, it does not look like a refrigerator.

Dick Ryan
Vin 16867.

Interesting. I'd love to see pictures!

[Patrick C]

I once read that because of their high engineering and build quality, as well as the way they are cared for, over 75% of Rolls Royces ever produced are still on the road.

And if you think about it, let's say 6,500 DeLoreans of the 9,200 built are still on the road. That's about 71% of DeLoreans ever produced are still on the road.

[OverlandMan]

And if you think about it, let's say 6,500 DeLoreans of the 9,200 built are still on the road. That's about 71% of DeLoreans ever produced are still on the road.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that only about 1500 of the 6000-6500 believed to still exist are actually registered and can be assumed as "on the road".

[john 05141]

That is right, no other brand in the world still has that % of cars still on the roads after 30 years!

About the SS hood on the Rolls Royce,
A friend of mine works as an engineer at a steelplant in Belgium where stainless steel is made. This is done in large quantity for trailers for trucks where the cylinders are made to hold liquids. They have to be flawless becasue they have a mirror shine on it.
He explained to me how this is done, but he also said that they supply the SS to Rolls Royce for the hoods. And he told me that when Rolls Royce did the study / engineering, they aquired a DeLorean to investigate this.

I should ask him more on this...

Jan

[thirdmanj]

That is right, no other brand in the world still has that % of cars still on the roads after 30 years!

About the SS hood on the Rolls Royce,
A friend of mine works as an engineer at a steelplant in Belgium where stainless steel is made. This is done in large quantity for trailers for trucks where the cylinders are made to hold liquids. They have to be flawless becasue they have a mirror shine on it.
He explained to me how this is done, but he also said that they supply the SS to Rolls Royce for the hoods. And he told me that when Rolls Royce did the study / engineering, they aquired a DeLorean to investigate this.

I should ask him more on this...

Jan

That is cool! I'd also like to know a little more about that!

[pezzonovante88]

And he told me that when Rolls Royce did the study / engineering, they aquired a DeLorean to investigate this.

I should ask him more on this...

Jan

Now that I would like to hear more about.

[thirdmanj]

Now that I would like to hear more about.

Jinx. You owe me a pop!!

A few years back I was at DMCFL for the unveiling of Ken B's Stage II DeLorean, and I noticed his grain seemed to be significantly finer than mine. I wonder if this was also Chris's handy work.

[pezzonovante88]

Jinx. You owe me a pop!!

hahaha

[Dangermouse]

Nonsense. A 300 looks much more like a Bentley than a RR.







Back in 2003 a neighbor of mine was car-sitting a 1981 RR Shadow and he let me drive it a couple of times. “Wafty” comes to mind. Very soft-suspensioned, reminded me of old Buicks. Huge steering wheel for the chauffeur of course.

About the SS hood on the Rolls Royce,
A friend of mine works as an engineer at a steelplant in Belgium where stainless steel is made. This is done in large quantity for trailers for trucks where the cylinders are made to hold liquids. They have to be flawless becasue they have a mirror shine on it.
He explained to me how this is done, but he also said that they supply the SS to Rolls Royce for the hoods. And he told me that when Rolls Royce did the study / engineering, they aquired a DeLorean to investigate this.

I should ask him more on this...

Jan

I think this is partially true. There is a very nice D owner that has worked at RR in some capacity (consultant of some sort perhaps - he is very knowledgeable on vintage RR's) Most recently he worked with them on the engineering for the Rolls Royce Wraith, and through all of this he was able to gain a tour of the Goodwood facility for the UK DeLorean club

Here's a short video that someone posted (thanks Brian). It was in June, hence the trousers and sweaters



First 3 mins is of the club parking and talking, and then the "shuttle buses" arrive at 3:10 to take them for a test drive