JustHatched 12,103 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 News reports out of Humble, Texas, say the automaker plans to make about 300 replicas of the 1982 DeLorean that has not been in production for 34 years. The company has remained in business by refurbishing old DeLoreans — about 9,000 were originally sold — for enthusiasts. “It’s fantastic. It is a game-changer for us. We’ve been wanting this to happen,” DeLorean CEO Stephen Wynne told TV station KPRC2 in Houston, saying it is possible under a new low-volume manufacturing bill approved by the federal government. “That was a green light to go back into production.” Wynne said he wants to build about four cars a month. Refurbished DeLoreans cost $45,000 to $55,000. The replicas will cost closer to $100,000 when they go on sale in early 2017. The original automaker was formed in 1975 by John DeLorean and was made famous by its one model: the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car with gull-wing doors. In the Back to the Future movies, it was able to travel through time via the flux capacitor. The company went bankrupt in 1982, despite John DeLorean's attempt to save it with money from drug trafficking. The suspect transaction was caught on film, but DeLorean was acquitted of the charges. In 1995, mechanic Stephen Wynne started a new company with the DeLorean Motor name, and he purchased the parts and logo of the original company. His company near Houston restores the original cars, and he has a small number of authorized dealerships. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/01/28/delorean-sports-cars-going-back-into-production/79446300/ 2 Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel 5,180 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Do they come with Flux Capacitors as standard or will it be an optional extra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBump360 482 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 extra drug courier secret panel in the gull wings maybeh? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCore89 7,402 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I bet these will be sold before they're produced. No info on any upgrades they'll be doing to the car, no doubt it's in need of many to bring it upto the standards of today. Love the old cars being brought back and improved, much like what Eagle did with the E-Type, although I doubt 300 E-Types will be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeGreenLegend 4,178 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I heard these cars are shit and only became popular due to BTTF. If the new ones are good they will be the greatest cars ever made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidCore89 7,402 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Yeah, It was shit. Terrible build quality, slow and quite expensive. The prototype was built to run a rotary engine which was dropped and replaced for a couple of V6's (Ford and then a slightly more powerful Peugeot I think), but they didn't fit in the engine bay, so they had to make it rear-mounted instead of mid-mounted. Lotus founder Colin Chapman tried to rescue it, redesigning a lot of the car except the body, but the 140BHP V6 Peugeot engine meant it was just too slow. I'd still like to own one, because it looks fantastic. Edited February 25, 2016 by DavidCore89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHatched 12,103 Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 I think it is a good looking ugly ass car, but wouldn't turn one away if it were offered to me. Quote The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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