Although DMC steered away from the ERM chassis, the car is still constructed of synthetic material to a large degree, in this case Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP), which is used to form the entire sub-body, including various reinforced areas such as the rollover bar and crush zones, and then mated to the stainless steel body panels.

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"This never gets old for me to see. Here is a PDC custom built rolling stainless steel frame. The engine was detailed and painted as well, making this a perfect example of how the cars should have originally been built."

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The reason for DMC's ultimate collapse is all to easy to pinpoint – John DeLorean's wildly optimistic sales forecasts dependent on just one market. Instead of settling for a smaller factory with a production rate of around 10,000 cars per year, he built himself an empire which was geared to produce 30,000 gull-wing sports cars a year. John Z. was trying to run before he could walk.

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"Here is another shot of the frame. Press here for a close up shot of the custom 3.0L PRV built by Marty Maier. Custom headers were also built by Marty."

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"It seems like you can't have a car show these days without some sort of accident occurring. Here is a shot of a hotel room that was assaulted by an out of control DeLorean. Press here for a close up shot of the damage to the hotel room. Download the video clip for a short video of the carnage."

Long before the death throes of the company, rumors had circulated in the press and government circles of DeLorean's cavalier handling of other people's money. He was paying himself an annual salary of £250,000 – more than the president of GM, the world's largest car manufacturer – and lavishing British money on plush New York offices.

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"Luckily no one was hurt during the accident, and the DeLorean surprisingly suffered very little damage. I just wonder if the owner had to sleep in the car that night, or did the hotel give them another room on the second floor this time. :)"