And Doc Brown and Marty McFly's adventures in the Time Travelling car?
What was that fantastic sporty car? It was a DeLorean.
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Monday, 2 July 2012
Back To The Future
Remember that movie back in 1985?
And Doc Brown and Marty McFly's adventures in the Time Travelling car?
What was that fantastic sporty car? It was a DeLorean.
The first prototype DeLorean was built in 1976, but the actual cars were produced in Northern Ireland by John DeLorean between January 1981 and
December 1982 partly with money provided by the British Govenment. The
DeLorean was a distinctive stainless steel sports car featuring
gull-wing doors, a rear mounted engine and a fiberglass underbody.
Some of the surviving DeLoreans had a mini-meet at the South Simcoe
Railway yards in Tottenham, Ontario, on Canada Day. So we had to go and
have a look.
Out of approximately 9000 cars built, about 6,500 are still on the
road. We only saw four, but we were there late in the afternoon, and
there may have been more earlier.
As the company fell into debt, John DeLorean was arrested in October 1982 on drug trafficking charges. He was later
found not guilty, but it was too late for the DeLorean to remain in
production and the company declared bankruptcy.
If you fancy yourself buzzing about town in one of these stylish cars, you
can still buy one. A company in Texas can provide you with a smart new
DeLorean (but still with a 1982 V.I.N.) by using a combination of new, original and reproduction parts for a little under $60,000.
Go on.... order one! You know you want one.
And Doc Brown and Marty McFly's adventures in the Time Travelling car?
What was that fantastic sporty car? It was a DeLorean.
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Only $60,000.? I think I'll buy two!
ReplyDeleteFun car!
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It's not exactly family-friendly, but maybe I could use one just to go to and from work... in styyyyle.
ReplyDeleteA bit pricey for my pocketbook, but it is fun to look!
ReplyDeleteJust amazing car and amazing story too!
ReplyDeleteHA! Someone will want one just to see the looks on people's faces when they get in and out. I love it. And enlarging the fact sheet was fun, to read all about it! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI didn't remember that De Lorean was falsly arrested--In fact, I didn't remember that he was arrested, at all. Sad, really, because that Car might have really taken off. One wonders who didn't want it to be a success---I mean, maybe some other Car Company didn't want it to really take off....It was a great car for it's time, and may still be a great car....! $60,000 doesn't sound all that horrific when you think of the costs of cars today...!
ReplyDeleteWell, that answered one of the questions I've always had about those cars - Wouldn't it be a pain in the butt to open those doors in most regular parking spaces? According to the flyer, apparently not!
ReplyDeleteAmazing car - think I would need a hand to get out of it though!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there were still so many left. They certainly command attention!
ReplyDeleteThere were a couple of these at a local car show recently - a normal one and one done like in the movies. Not sure if it really was from the movies or not, but it was a good lookalike if not.
ReplyDeleteI remember when these were the car of the future...
Thanks for stopping by the blog - always nice to see a new face!
very cool....would be neat to see for sure...as i enjoyed the movies back in the day...cool car
ReplyDeleteYears ago when the how to succeed books said to put a picture of what you want on the fridge or on your mirror, I had a picture of a Delorean on my mirror. Ha.
ReplyDeleteToo pricey for me but what a fascinating thing to see even 4 cars all together.
ReplyDeletei would have love d to see them.
Interesting things turn up in your neck of the woods. Years back I read a great book on the rise and demise of JDL, very enjoyable it was.
ReplyDeleteLove the t shirt dress in previous post.