We're certainly not holding our collective breath on this one, but according to an article put out by the
Los Angeles Times, the cult classic DeLorean automobile just might be resurrected. Reportedly, the DeLorean Motor Company is laying plans to bring the
car back into limited production, and while it'd be easy to brush aside this whimsical scheme, 2007 certainly has
been good to
vintage automobiles
made new. Apparently, the supply of cars suitable for rebuilding is quickly dwindling, and if everything pans out, DMC could possibly produce "20 or so cars a year." Of course, there's simply no way to tell how legitimate these expectations are, but here's to hoping for a brand new gull-winged whip in the not-too-distant future.
posted Jul 30th 2007 6:08PM
Yeah so maybe i'm a dork. But I think it's awesome.
Maybe it'd be awesome if it didn't have such a lethargic engine.
I saw something about this on TV... all of the parts still exist on shelves somewhere, and you can comission one to be built. Original DeLorean parts, but not a DMC vehicle, per se. Are we talking manufacturing new DeLoreans, or builing/rebuiling "old" (or unassembled) ones?
I think these are the people you're looking for:
http://www.delorean.com/remanufactured.asp
Now if I could just get me a Flux Capacitor....
Wait a minute ...
If I can go forward in time I can get one there.
But I need one to go forward in time..... DAMM YOU TEMPORAL PHYSICS!!!
A set of neodymium magnets run through a BlendTec Total Blender will get you started!
Bohi... i'm pretty sure i know how this works...
Just promise yourself that when you DO get your hands on a Flux Capacitor, you will go back in time to THIS DATE and hand deliver it to yourself. Then you can time travel, yourself.
Look behind you, your future self should be there smiling with your very own Flux Capacitor. Don't forget to pick up a sports history magazine when you visit the future!
In all seriousness, the very idea of time travel is ludicrous......
KNOCK! KNOCK!KNOCK!
What The....
Gotta go....... anybody know a good bookie?
apparently you can get one at DMC
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3492/dmcfluxcapacitorxb1.png
:D
so cool !
Yea so I saw that thing on tv too. Ireland had all the molds used to build the body panels destroyed along with the plans. I don't think they are brand new, maybe used or oem spare parts.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/escapist/911416417/
The current people who own the name Delorean Motor Car were ruminating on bringing out kit cars, not full production. That's cuz full production cars have all kinds of legal requirements that kit cars don't have.
1.21 GIGAWATTS !!!!!!!
Great Scott!...
WHAT THE HELL IS A GIGAWATT!?!?
It's one billion watts. Use the metric system.
I can't believe you didn't mention a flux capacitor anywhere in this post. For shame.
Even a Mr. Fusion would have sufficed!
no thanks!
Hmm... I half-expected cocaine jokes per the DeLorean drug scandal. Ah well, I guess my problem is that I'm too darned old.
I'm 21 and I even know about John DeLorean. I refer you to the joke below.
Got this via email... thought it was cool. I have to work...
MEDIA ALERT: THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 AT 9:30 A.M.
EMMY®-AWARD WINNING ACTOR CHRISTOPHER LLOYD HELPS
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD SET OFFICIAL “CLOCK TOWER” COUNTDOWN
AS “BACK TO THE FUTURE – THE RIDE” PREPARES FOR ITS FINAL
VOYAGE INTO THE “SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM”
CONVOY OF A HUNDRED DELOREANS SET TO ARRIVE EN MASSE AT
THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF L.A
TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT SERVED AS THE INSPIRATION FOR DOC BROWN’S FLUX CAPACITOR-EQUIPPED TIME MACHINE
You know what's sad,.. some kids these days don't even know what a Flux Capacitor is.
I weep for our future.
I drive my DeLorean everyday to work and such. I think this is nice to see more DeLoreans on the road so people don't stare at me while I'm at a red light. :D
I wonder if the people building them will prefer their candy to be of the nose variety.
Can I hook my iPhone to it?
I saw the Back to the Future DeLorean on the freeway once.
Even though it hit 88 miles per hour, it didn't go back in time. Must have been something wrong with the flux capacitor. We saw this on I-95 in North Carolina. The car had vanity plates "XLR8288"
Here's a video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lg8XkfyN6Bo
Sheet metal won't be easy to get:
http://www.dmcnews.com/Resource/bodydies/bodydies.html
details the truth about "rumors" about the stamping dies being
dumped in the ocean
The DeLorean Motor Company has everything needed to build the car from scratch.
It would be correct though that to build entirely new ones without using salvage or ragged out car VIN's would be a great challenge.
When they run out of original stainless body panels they have all the original engineering drawings and a company picked out to make those. They also have the vacuum mold for the body tub. They only thing they don't have are a supply of frames but do have a company that are making them out of stainless steel as opposed to regular steel and then powder coated. The stainless design is much superior since flexing of the frame has been causing the powder coating to flake off.
I own two of them and have toured the Humble, TX location and was really impressed with the stock of parts they have.
Gordo
The car is made with a fiberglass underbody, with a dairy grade stainless steel skin overlaid on the fiberglass underbody. No need to purchase ordinary sheet metal.
Great Scott!
Wow
i WANT one of those! I loved those cars since I first saw the BttF movies! Hell, I checked out one of them when me and my bro found it one in the parkin lot at our local mall XD
I really want one x.x
So does it come with the antigrav unit?
Now if they could put in an engine that doesn't suck.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/13104/back-to-the-future-de-lorean-time-machine.html
Oooohh... 130 blazing HP.
For any one who loves Deloreas and BTF, I made this a while ago, it's a icon, with all the sizes for all platforms, hope you guys like it: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58789202/
For any one who loves the Delorean and BTF, I made this a while ago, it's a icon, with all the sizes for all platforms, hope you guys like it: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58789202/
For any one who loves Deloreas and BTF, I made this a while ago, it's a icon, with all the sizes for all platforms, hope you guys like it: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58789202/
Hey guys I am so sorry of posting my comment 3 times, it was a error, my mistake
WILL THE FLUX COMPASITOR BE A STANDARD ITEM !!!!
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