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Body work can be done on stainless steel.It is hard and an art unto itself.A proper repair is cost prohibitive,hence the paint jobs.I would guess that the dealer may have gotten a good deal,possibly buying a wrecked shipment or some other.Special preparations have to be made to stainless steel for paint products to have good adhesion.Just curious,does your paint job seem to be holding up?Also check and see if the shop that painted it placed the paint code somewhere on the auto just in case a future repair is necessary.When I change a color on an auto,I place all the pertinent info in the glove box,and also the owners manual if it has one.It should include paint type[lacquer,enamel,3 stage,etc.]year of paint selected,Ford,Chevy,etc.,and whatever info that can help a repair shop do as best they can.It is something I learned from old timers when I first started out.[Before uni-bodys]Many times,I find that shops do not do that.It makes a painters job very difficult.Go to a store that sells automotive paint and just ask to see the white colors alone.You will be amazed at how many color variations there are!Now days,there is a computer that scans a paint color,and will spit out a formula.The scanner looks something like a grocery store hand held gun type looking thing.It is not always accurate,but will bring a paint color within adjustable ranges.The machines are very expensive,and a lot of paint distributors don't have them.[15,000 and up].Don't mean to be long winded,but you will understand if you are in need of a repair.If you are located near a place that has a machine,usually one that has a high turnover rate,have them scan your auto for a code,providing you do not have one.Chances are good,you do not.NAPA,DUPONT,MARTIN SEYNOR,PPG,etc.Sorry for being long winded.

Our DeLorean lasted a year or so after my daughter got it. A coyotee was in the road one night and she swerved to avoid it only to lost traction on the rear wheels (just got new studded tires) and it spun out on a curve and she totalled it. We made out great on the insurance and she wasn't hurt at all.

Now when I had my accident in it, I was driving along at 55 and some gal with a MADD sticker on her car was arguing with her kid and pulled out right in front of me. That almost totalled it but I got the parts myself and made out great on the insurance again. I think I had about 10G left over after getting the parts and having the whole car repainted. I didn't see any markings as to what color it was painted but it was done locally in Bend at Dudes Body Shop who knew just how to paint it and it came out great. I originally traded a 928 Porsche I had just bought for 15G for this DeLorean that had a window sticker of 34G because they weren't able to sell it.