In the Bricklin v. Delorean battle of the ages, another round of cannon shots has cut through the cold internet air, begging us once again to pick sides for our favorite non-Mercedes gull wing supercar. While Bricklin and Delorean fans have long accused the other of inferiority, rarely have officials of the companies ever weighed in…until now.

Let’s review:

• Copycat claims: The Bricklin SV-1 debuted in 1974 and went south in 1976. While Delorean was designing his car around the same time, it didn’t go on sale until 1981, giving Bricklin fans the opportunity to claim copycat. Both cars had gull wing doors, positioned themselves as supreme safety exercises, and were mostly government-funded. But, the Bricklin has its engine in the front while the Delorean’s is mounted in the back.

• Delorean’s rebuttal: Delorean privately and publicly denied any connection between the DMC-12 and the Bricklin (or the Lotus Espirit, for that matter). He died in 2005, though, so we’re going to have to think that he’d still call bullshit on Bricklin even today.

• Bricklin openly claims DMC-12 is clone: Malcolm Bricklin gives an interview wherein he claims John Delorean bought the original SV1 prototype after Bricklin’s self-titled car company went into bankruptcy. “He wanted to copy it in every way….John Delorean’s car is the exact car that I rejected and still have that prototype that was designed in 1972.