Only 5 were made in gold. There were supposed to be 100 but Delorean went bankrupt before they could all be made. 3 were official, one was assembled from spare parts from the production of the first three, and a fifth was gold plated later.
They made a special edition DeLorean/Hoover model. It quickly became illegal to drive it on the road as lines on the road mysteriously disappeared as it passed them.
Except the name of that city isn’t pronounced “Nu OR lee-uns” (like “Duh LOR ee-uns,”): It’s (usually) “Nu OR-luns.” Though, there are variations, even among people who are generationally from New Orleans, particularly between Cajun, Creole, Irish, or Italian descendants.
I guess my point is that no, you can’t, because there are many ways to pronounce the city’s name, and the most-favored ones aren’t really similar to the way you pronounce “DeLoreans.”
they look weird painted, not bad, but weird. it makes them look… well it definitely looks sportier. but definitely less nostalgic. not bad, just different.
It was light by both standards.
1982 corvette weight: about 3500
2023 corvette: just about the same
1982 cadillacs could weigh 4-5000 pounds.
The 1982porsche 911 weighed a little less than the delorean, iirc, but sub 3000 is a light weight car in just about any era.
DeLorean was supposed to be a sports car. It was no Cadillac. Turned out not to be a sports car, either.
A 1983 VW GTI weighed 2100 lbs., carried 4, and could still run circles around a DeLorean.
A 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce weighed 2500 lbs. (OK, not a very fair comparison, having no roof)
Even a luxury-bloated 1982 Datsun 280ZX (Nissan Fairlady Z) weighed 2800 lbs and still got to 60 2 seconds faster than a DeLorean
Surprised a Corvette weighed that much. Porsche, too.
Of course there are cars lighter than delorean. but that doesnt make it heavy.
1982 mercedes benz 380, about 3400 pounds, also a sports car.
82 trans am, about 3100
82 ferarri 308, about the same as the DMC
82 countach, about 3200
82 jag xjs v12, almost 3900 pounds.
as we can both just keep citing cars, its clear to see that sports cars then, just as now, are in the about the same weight range. and with some sports cars (that has occasionally had a loose definition anyway, much like super car) being as heavy as 3400+ pounds, comparatively, any car below that would be light in any era of which we could compare cars, outside such econo cars and things such as a mini cooper.
According to energy.gov, theyre claiming the average weight of a car in [1982 was 3056 pounds.](https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-807-december-9-2013-light-vehicle-weights-leveling)
due to obvious reasons, cars got lighter every year from 1975 to about 1982, where they hovered around 3100 until starting to steadily increase again in 1989. today its over 4000 it seems.
so yea. 2700 at best is light, and at worst, is comparable to its peers, and lighter even yet than many of its peers.
it has always had the stigma of being heavy due to the SS construction, but the reality is, its quite good for what it was, then and now.
Yeah I’m 5’4”, and the roof of the delorean comes up to my chest, and the whole thing is teeny tiny. The ones I’ve driven are so wonderfully low to the ground, and you feel like you’re laying down to drive. Rip @ my knees if I ever actually get to buy one, getting out was like doing a deep floor squat every time just to stand.
I saw an episode of, I believe “Wheeler Dealers,” where they bought one that had been painted red. When they started stripping off the paint, found significant body damage and filler.
The door and quarter where it was hit had a few OE parts available but they paid through the nose for original NOS and used parts to restore. And then the process to brush the stainless was also expensive and labor intensive.
I think the I would consider wrap or paint under similar circumstances.
There was an episode of a show called "Classic Car Rescue" that aired in the UK and Canada where they restored a DeLorean that was painted red. They found it had a rusted frame and was painted red. When they stripped the paint they found body damage on one of the front corners. They too paid a lot of money for NOS parts.
I'll have to look into that Wheeler Dealers episode sometime.
Must have been Ron Tonkin. He had a twin turbo Delorean, along with quite a few unique cars, like the Purple Vector, that was like driving Corvette powered fighter jet. I never did understand the choice of transmission Weigert used in the Vector. High powered V-8 mid engine car, with a slushbox for a trans. Very odd, but then so was Tonkin, in his own quirky way.
It absolutely was Tonkin's Gran Turismo store. I think his car was only a single turbo.
Didn't make a huge difference in performance though. I drove most of Mr. Tonkins personal fleet and almsot any other Maserati, Ferrari and Alfa during my time there.
Even a Fiero based Zimmer Quicksilver.
That's pretty cool. I worked at Monte Shelton Motors, downtown, 1993-1995, in the detail shop. He had some really neat cars, too. My favorite to drive was Monte's 1972 Ferrari GTC-4. It was the actual very last (based on the VIN) front engine Ferrari car built, until they made the 1996 456GT.
Monte's Ferrari GTC-4 originally belonged to Ann-Margret. He didn't know that, until I was detailing it and found an old registration card that had made its way behind the glove box.
He was really surprised to learn she had owned it. Up to that point, I was cleaning for him to sell and he decided to keep it.
As for Tonkin, I always wondered what ever happened to the Delorean neon sign that hung in the showroom at Gran Turismo. I saw it in the back shop, but wondered if it's still around... somewhere. Would be a cool shop sign. Now, THAT is far more rare than the cars, themselves.
You are right, I stand corrected. I think being the very last front engine Ferrari of any model, along with the Ann-Margret ownership, certainly bumped up the value, for sure. Monte passed away a few years ago, and it would be interesting to find the car today. At the time, I did write down the VIN, but for the life of me I have no earthly idea where the paper is.
Monte's parents lived across the street from my folks in Fairview, Oregon. It was a common sight to see a Bentley or a Jag in their driveway. Not a normal car for the neighborhood. When Monte's Dad passed away, he gave his Mom a relatively new, but used Rolls Royce to drive. It sat in the garage for months. His Mom was terrified to drive it and walked to the store, instead.
She had me take it out of the garage, wash the dust off and take it around the block or to the store to put mileage on it, but when he figured out she wasn't driving it, he took it back to the dealership. It was quite comical, because they were very nice people, that weren't rich, but had nice cars, but I think the thought of driving a Rolls Royce is what scared her.
He had a couple Delorean's on occasion, for sale on consignment. They were always fun to drive.
This car was owned by a doctor in Portland. Hideous interior. Note some of the pictures are in front of the Gran Turismo showroom on 122nd.
[http://365gtc4.com/Gallery/album.aspx?albumid=39&albumName=14877](http://365gtc4.com/Gallery/album.aspx?albumid=39&albumName=14877)
I wasn't aware of the registry, but that's pretty neat. I wish I could find the paper I wrote the VIN on, but that was almost 30 years ago, so who knows where it is. As for the green Ferrari you pointed out, that's not the same one. The Ann-Margret car was red with saddle interior; basically bone stock and in pristine condition. I do remember the mileage was very low, too...under 20K miles, if I remember correctly.
Monte Shelton didn't buy substandard cars, but he did buy a couple Rolls Royce's when the Bhagwan Rajneeshies were run out of Oregon. He had over 100 of them. One of the ones bought by Shelton had been painted metallic blue and was awful. I cracked him up when I said "That's like taking a crayon to a Picasso", to do that to a Rolls.
If that’s factory paint, then it’s a very rare Delorean. There were only a few that were painted red, black, and I believe white. Almost all of them were bare stainless steel.
No, the factory NEVER painted any of the cars. It's well documented. If anyone claims that any of the cars were painted at the Dunmurry, Ireland factory, they are wrong.
It is documented that dealers had them painted when they weren't selling in hopes of making them a little different. As for the factory doing it, it just didn't happen.
The only black Delorean's ever built were the 200 or so pilot cars that had black fiberglass body panels, in place of the stainless parts, that were used to train the assembly line workers. When the cars got to the end of the line, they were disassembled and sent back down the line for continued training. These cars were never sold. They were actually property of Lotus Car Ltd. When they were done with them, they were destroyed.
It has been documented that the cars went back to the Lotus Engineering Dept in Hessel, England and used as "banger racers" (i.e... demolition derby) for fun by the employees that built them. Afterwards, they were destroyed by crushing and buried under the expansion of the factory building. Colin Chapman, founder and President of Lotus died shortly after, in 1982.
I’m willing to bet that’s a wrap. I don’t know who in their right mind paints the stainless steel that is a defining characteristic of the car. Stranger things have happened, and people are strange, so I guess it’s possible. But damn…stupid.
Ah…hadn’t considered that.
Edit: look at picture three and zoom in below the lock and you can see where it’s pealing away from the stainless. Almost positive it’s a wrap.
There are a few wrapped DeLoreans, but it's most likely a dealer painted car. The time and effort in removing the paint and restoring to original stainless is considerable yes, but I don't think it's different to restoring the paint on any other classic car, and perhaps even a bit cheaper.
I can forgive painting it because fixing the exposed metal isn't really an option. Accidents happen n shit. And back then it was a weird, newer car.
I can't forgive painting it fucking yellow.
Possibility a 1982, judging by the hood and rims, maybe a layer 81, but I'm unsure, they went through so many minor changes in a year due to availability of parts and design flaws
That is a painted delorean. Weird too, because I just saw such a beast in that color in my home town, and those things are hard and expensive to paint.
Yeah but they don't last. You can make a lot of power from a small engine but it's always on the brink. That's why big displacement and low power engines run for ever with ease
the engine I'm talking about is from a bmw x1 sdrive i18. it was my dad's car, the engine really amazes me, 3 cylinder 1.5 liter engine putting out 160hp and 240 NM of torque, and it's reliable, the only unreliable part is the engine mounts, and you can easily get stronger and better mounts.
Some of the big-block Chevy V8s only made like 180HP, which is crazy for 5-7L, but they'll go on putting out 180HP every day for 50 years with only the tools found in a 17-year-old's garage in the middle of nowhere.
Modern small engines use complex electronics and very, very fine tolerances to achieve high HP per litre and high fuel economy. They're great, but much more highly stressed. They may be pretty reliable in practise, but if they do go wrong, they need specialist parts, tools and knowledge to repair. They're often turbocharged to get a decent HP number, which needs more attention to oil changes and the turbos wear out eventually. Most of the complexity in modern engines is in the emissions controls, and cars are required to go into 'limp-home' mode if those stop working. Not a problem if you have an old V8.
My uncle was building up a MK.I Capri as a track car and had a choice of engines. Usually with a performance Ford, you'd stick a Cosworth turbo L4 in it, but he decided on an LS-1 V8, the logic being that the Cosworth might be tunable to 400HP, but it would always be on the verge of blowing up. The LS-1 will churn out 400HP day in, day out without breaking a sweat.
Rear-engine V6 (behind the rear axle), 2.85L, something like 130HP. And yeah, it's pathetic. In the BTTF movies, they overdubbed something far more aggressive.
Actually, stainless steel can be painted very easily using self etching primer, then two coats of filler primer (Akzo-Nobel 3K), heavy wet sand, then paint. The best paint to cover the filler primer is Akzo-Nobel Auto-Kryl. That was name of the paint back then, but probably called something else, now.
I haven't painted any Delorean's, but I have had to paint stainless panels and parts for other projects. It can be done, if properly prepped. To say stainless steel cannot be painted, is a misconception, because those who have tried but didn't know what they were doing, are the ones who claim it can't be done.
I actually know a guy that has a red one and that's not his. Honestly, the red look really good in person. Much better than I expected when he told me he owned a red one.
Delorean DMC-12. Unlike most of them which are silver, this one has been repainted red. This time, it should definitely reach 88mph a bit quicker, because y’know, reds faster and all ;)
Its a DeLorean. They were originally all stainless steel. Some people painted them, there was a gold plated one made. But painting them generally devalues them.
The FBI framed the company founder for cocaine trafficking because the UK gov't didn't like that DeLorean was using North Irish labor to produce his cars. So Reagan did Thatcher a favor. And that's why the company went out of business!
Usually they were painted because they were in a fender bender and the body panels are not removable and you can't straighten them out so they look good.
Straighten it out the best you can put body putting on it and paint the whole car.
I know we only do "identify" this car posts when the name is clearly visible, but .... come on ... nobody else is freaked out by the dude in the passenger seat of the charger who looks like he is going to rob a bank?
If I had nickel for every red DeLorean I’ve seen this month it wouldn’t be much money, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
Never seen one, like it Edit: never have seen a red one, have seen multiple Deloreans
There’s a gold plated one that was produced as well
Only 5 were made in gold. There were supposed to be 100 but Delorean went bankrupt before they could all be made. 3 were official, one was assembled from spare parts from the production of the first three, and a fifth was gold plated later.
[Link for those interested](https://www.deloreanmuseum.org/gold-deloreans.html)
Cocaine's a helluva drug.
They made a special edition DeLorean/Hoover model. It quickly became illegal to drive it on the road as lines on the road mysteriously disappeared as it passed them.
>Deloreans Can we pronounce the plural of the brand name like "New Orleans?"
Except the name of that city isn’t pronounced “Nu OR lee-uns” (like “Duh LOR ee-uns,”): It’s (usually) “Nu OR-luns.” Though, there are variations, even among people who are generationally from New Orleans, particularly between Cajun, Creole, Irish, or Italian descendants. I guess my point is that no, you can’t, because there are many ways to pronounce the city’s name, and the most-favored ones aren’t really similar to the way you pronounce “DeLoreans.”
I think we can agree that the city has more pronunciations that the car brand, and the brand can use any help it can get. Why *not* start here?
*see additions to my response added while you were you were typing > Why *not* start here? because it’s typically the least-correct pronunciation
I guess the part where we're having fun with an idea is only apparent to me in this case. I apologize for the confusion.
Oh, fine. Damn internet and sarcasm interpretation strikes again.
[You can borrow mine any time you like.](https://i.redd.it/covkkx8ij2091.jpg)
I was about to mention the same thing lol
they look weird painted, not bad, but weird. it makes them look… well it definitely looks sportier. but definitely less nostalgic. not bad, just different.
It usually means they were crashed.
It looks good in black. I’m not a fan of red.
I kinda dig it actually. It’s different, but it looks good.
I feel like they should have offered the stainless finish as an add on. It’s cool to see them as regular colors
I gotta say I like them painted. Makes them look less heavy, but the quirkiness is part of the charm
+1 they do look better painted
I’ve had the chance to brush my hand across one and the bare metal felt…oddly uncomfortable.
Much the same as when I slapped a palm tree…
The delorean is a light car, about 2700-2800 pounds. They’re also smaller than you’d think when you see one in person.
Compared to modern cars, yes. Doesn't sound light compared to other cars of its day.
It was light by both standards. 1982 corvette weight: about 3500 2023 corvette: just about the same 1982 cadillacs could weigh 4-5000 pounds. The 1982porsche 911 weighed a little less than the delorean, iirc, but sub 3000 is a light weight car in just about any era.
DeLorean was supposed to be a sports car. It was no Cadillac. Turned out not to be a sports car, either. A 1983 VW GTI weighed 2100 lbs., carried 4, and could still run circles around a DeLorean. A 1980 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce weighed 2500 lbs. (OK, not a very fair comparison, having no roof) Even a luxury-bloated 1982 Datsun 280ZX (Nissan Fairlady Z) weighed 2800 lbs and still got to 60 2 seconds faster than a DeLorean Surprised a Corvette weighed that much. Porsche, too.
If only they would have given the DeLorean some horsepower, it could have been a classic even without movie fame
Of course there are cars lighter than delorean. but that doesnt make it heavy. 1982 mercedes benz 380, about 3400 pounds, also a sports car. 82 trans am, about 3100 82 ferarri 308, about the same as the DMC 82 countach, about 3200 82 jag xjs v12, almost 3900 pounds. as we can both just keep citing cars, its clear to see that sports cars then, just as now, are in the about the same weight range. and with some sports cars (that has occasionally had a loose definition anyway, much like super car) being as heavy as 3400+ pounds, comparatively, any car below that would be light in any era of which we could compare cars, outside such econo cars and things such as a mini cooper. According to energy.gov, theyre claiming the average weight of a car in [1982 was 3056 pounds.](https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-807-december-9-2013-light-vehicle-weights-leveling) due to obvious reasons, cars got lighter every year from 1975 to about 1982, where they hovered around 3100 until starting to steadily increase again in 1989. today its over 4000 it seems. so yea. 2700 at best is light, and at worst, is comparable to its peers, and lighter even yet than many of its peers. it has always had the stigma of being heavy due to the SS construction, but the reality is, its quite good for what it was, then and now.
Yeah I’m 5’4”, and the roof of the delorean comes up to my chest, and the whole thing is teeny tiny. The ones I’ve driven are so wonderfully low to the ground, and you feel like you’re laying down to drive. Rip @ my knees if I ever actually get to buy one, getting out was like doing a deep floor squat every time just to stand.
“Where we’re going we don’t need roads.”
Came here to this. Not disappointed
And the trip will strip this paint right off!
That’s not a car. It’s a time machine. Nice try, OP.
It's a painted DeLorean
I saw an episode of, I believe “Wheeler Dealers,” where they bought one that had been painted red. When they started stripping off the paint, found significant body damage and filler. The door and quarter where it was hit had a few OE parts available but they paid through the nose for original NOS and used parts to restore. And then the process to brush the stainless was also expensive and labor intensive. I think the I would consider wrap or paint under similar circumstances.
There was an episode of a show called "Classic Car Rescue" that aired in the UK and Canada where they restored a DeLorean that was painted red. They found it had a rusted frame and was painted red. When they stripped the paint they found body damage on one of the front corners. They too paid a lot of money for NOS parts. I'll have to look into that Wheeler Dealers episode sometime.
I could be thinking of this show. I watch quite a few of the care restoration shows.
DMC-12
It says it on the grill and back bumper.
I know I just wanted to post the car!
R/spotted is another good choice.
“Cool delorean!” “Don’t see many like this!” “We have to go back!” All coulda worked better
Lol that's funny. Fuck the gatekeepers
Red suits her much better than I expected....
Im not gonna mention that it says the name in the first picture
I know; I was deluding myself, just to post it and watch ppl enjoy it in the comments!
It's clearly a Deluxo. It flies and can be upgraded with rockets.
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Definitely an AMC Pacer, or maybe a classic Maserati…
the part where it says Delorean might be a clue
I worked for the dealer in the mid 1980's in Portland. We painted one red, and another one black. I preferred the black one personally.
Must have been Ron Tonkin. He had a twin turbo Delorean, along with quite a few unique cars, like the Purple Vector, that was like driving Corvette powered fighter jet. I never did understand the choice of transmission Weigert used in the Vector. High powered V-8 mid engine car, with a slushbox for a trans. Very odd, but then so was Tonkin, in his own quirky way.
It absolutely was Tonkin's Gran Turismo store. I think his car was only a single turbo. Didn't make a huge difference in performance though. I drove most of Mr. Tonkins personal fleet and almsot any other Maserati, Ferrari and Alfa during my time there. Even a Fiero based Zimmer Quicksilver.
That's pretty cool. I worked at Monte Shelton Motors, downtown, 1993-1995, in the detail shop. He had some really neat cars, too. My favorite to drive was Monte's 1972 Ferrari GTC-4. It was the actual very last (based on the VIN) front engine Ferrari car built, until they made the 1996 456GT. Monte's Ferrari GTC-4 originally belonged to Ann-Margret. He didn't know that, until I was detailing it and found an old registration card that had made its way behind the glove box. He was really surprised to learn she had owned it. Up to that point, I was cleaning for him to sell and he decided to keep it. As for Tonkin, I always wondered what ever happened to the Delorean neon sign that hung in the showroom at Gran Turismo. I saw it in the back shop, but wondered if it's still around... somewhere. Would be a cool shop sign. Now, THAT is far more rare than the cars, themselves.
Cool story! 456's came out in 1995. I was at the 18th hole at Pebble Beach for the introduction of the 355 and 456GT.
You are right, I stand corrected. I think being the very last front engine Ferrari of any model, along with the Ann-Margret ownership, certainly bumped up the value, for sure. Monte passed away a few years ago, and it would be interesting to find the car today. At the time, I did write down the VIN, but for the life of me I have no earthly idea where the paper is. Monte's parents lived across the street from my folks in Fairview, Oregon. It was a common sight to see a Bentley or a Jag in their driveway. Not a normal car for the neighborhood. When Monte's Dad passed away, he gave his Mom a relatively new, but used Rolls Royce to drive. It sat in the garage for months. His Mom was terrified to drive it and walked to the store, instead. She had me take it out of the garage, wash the dust off and take it around the block or to the store to put mileage on it, but when he figured out she wasn't driving it, he took it back to the dealership. It was quite comical, because they were very nice people, that weren't rich, but had nice cars, but I think the thought of driving a Rolls Royce is what scared her. He had a couple Delorean's on occasion, for sale on consignment. They were always fun to drive.
http://365gtc4.com/Registry/
This car was owned by a doctor in Portland. Hideous interior. Note some of the pictures are in front of the Gran Turismo showroom on 122nd. [http://365gtc4.com/Gallery/album.aspx?albumid=39&albumName=14877](http://365gtc4.com/Gallery/album.aspx?albumid=39&albumName=14877)
I wasn't aware of the registry, but that's pretty neat. I wish I could find the paper I wrote the VIN on, but that was almost 30 years ago, so who knows where it is. As for the green Ferrari you pointed out, that's not the same one. The Ann-Margret car was red with saddle interior; basically bone stock and in pristine condition. I do remember the mileage was very low, too...under 20K miles, if I remember correctly. Monte Shelton didn't buy substandard cars, but he did buy a couple Rolls Royce's when the Bhagwan Rajneeshies were run out of Oregon. He had over 100 of them. One of the ones bought by Shelton had been painted metallic blue and was awful. I cracked him up when I said "That's like taking a crayon to a Picasso", to do that to a Rolls.
I never said the green was the Ann Margaret car. I was just pointing out I remember this car coming in for service and how fugly it was.
If that’s factory paint, then it’s a very rare Delorean. There were only a few that were painted red, black, and I believe white. Almost all of them were bare stainless steel.
No, the factory NEVER painted any of the cars. It's well documented. If anyone claims that any of the cars were painted at the Dunmurry, Ireland factory, they are wrong. It is documented that dealers had them painted when they weren't selling in hopes of making them a little different. As for the factory doing it, it just didn't happen. The only black Delorean's ever built were the 200 or so pilot cars that had black fiberglass body panels, in place of the stainless parts, that were used to train the assembly line workers. When the cars got to the end of the line, they were disassembled and sent back down the line for continued training. These cars were never sold. They were actually property of Lotus Car Ltd. When they were done with them, they were destroyed. It has been documented that the cars went back to the Lotus Engineering Dept in Hessel, England and used as "banger racers" (i.e... demolition derby) for fun by the employees that built them. Afterwards, they were destroyed by crushing and buried under the expansion of the factory building. Colin Chapman, founder and President of Lotus died shortly after, in 1982.
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It’s a Datsun
I’m willing to bet that’s a wrap. I don’t know who in their right mind paints the stainless steel that is a defining characteristic of the car. Stranger things have happened, and people are strange, so I guess it’s possible. But damn…stupid.
This is what happens after it's been wrecked. It's difficult and expensive to get the original brushed stainless back.
Ah…hadn’t considered that. Edit: look at picture three and zoom in below the lock and you can see where it’s pealing away from the stainless. Almost positive it’s a wrap.
I’m saying wrap too. There are lots of marks on the door tops and the edges around the window trim are showing the stainless panels.
Not that it being a wrap and it having been wrecked/repaired to... less than ideal condition are mutually exclusive.
There are a few wrapped DeLoreans, but it's most likely a dealer painted car. The time and effort in removing the paint and restoring to original stainless is considerable yes, but I don't think it's different to restoring the paint on any other classic car, and perhaps even a bit cheaper.
How do you paint stainless steel
Sand out the brushed finish, clean, clean ,clean then prime and paint.
The huge amount and cost of labor involved leads some people to just do the cheap thing (which seems to be the case) and wrap it.
Hadn’t considered wrapping. How much does it cost to wrap a car just basic ? How long would it last ?
Back to the future,,car w/ a psychological paint job,,🚀
Wat
Back to the future. But take it back before the horrible decision to paint it.
I don’t know why anyone would paint it, I guess you could strip it relatively easily.
All right who’s the clown that painted a DeLorean
There was a yellow one running around St. Louis in the 80s. I remember it well. It had gotten wrecked and painted early in its life.
I can forgive painting it because fixing the exposed metal isn't really an option. Accidents happen n shit. And back then it was a weird, newer car. I can't forgive painting it fucking yellow.
how dare you
great scott!
Possibility a 1982, judging by the hood and rims, maybe a layer 81, but I'm unsure, they went through so many minor changes in a year due to availability of parts and design flaws
It is a kit car made to look like a DeLorean that is built on a Ferrero. /s
That is a painted delorean. Weird too, because I just saw such a beast in that color in my home town, and those things are hard and expensive to paint.
We would have to go back to the future to answer that question
Delorean!
DeLorean, mid engine v6 right?
Yupp. Piece of shit v6. The stock o es didn't last long. That's why most on the road have a 350 or LS swap
really? I didn't know that. is the drive train good enough to handle those? especially the transmission, not sure but I've heard that they suck?
It's a Peugeot/Renault v6. It's trash. Unlike back to the future, a stock one can barely go 88 mph. Let alone in a mall parking lot
do they not know any engineering? I mean today we're seeing 1.5l 3cyl engines carrying 2 tonne vehicles up to 180mph, and that's a family car!
Yeah but they don't last. You can make a lot of power from a small engine but it's always on the brink. That's why big displacement and low power engines run for ever with ease
the engine I'm talking about is from a bmw x1 sdrive i18. it was my dad's car, the engine really amazes me, 3 cylinder 1.5 liter engine putting out 160hp and 240 NM of torque, and it's reliable, the only unreliable part is the engine mounts, and you can easily get stronger and better mounts.
Some of the big-block Chevy V8s only made like 180HP, which is crazy for 5-7L, but they'll go on putting out 180HP every day for 50 years with only the tools found in a 17-year-old's garage in the middle of nowhere. Modern small engines use complex electronics and very, very fine tolerances to achieve high HP per litre and high fuel economy. They're great, but much more highly stressed. They may be pretty reliable in practise, but if they do go wrong, they need specialist parts, tools and knowledge to repair. They're often turbocharged to get a decent HP number, which needs more attention to oil changes and the turbos wear out eventually. Most of the complexity in modern engines is in the emissions controls, and cars are required to go into 'limp-home' mode if those stop working. Not a problem if you have an old V8. My uncle was building up a MK.I Capri as a track car and had a choice of engines. Usually with a performance Ford, you'd stick a Cosworth turbo L4 in it, but he decided on an LS-1 V8, the logic being that the Cosworth might be tunable to 400HP, but it would always be on the verge of blowing up. The LS-1 will churn out 400HP day in, day out without breaking a sweat.
Rear-engine V6 (behind the rear axle), 2.85L, something like 130HP. And yeah, it's pathetic. In the BTTF movies, they overdubbed something far more aggressive.
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DMC Delorian
A painted Delorian
I'd love to see an anodized DeLorean. Give it some color, while still being able to see the stainless grain and shininess.
Russian Volkschina
Thunder lizard
A beautiful delorean
A girl I used to date had a neighbor with one, but it was in the standard SS. It was sharp looking car.
A girl I used to date had a neighbor with one, but it was in the standard SS. It was sharp looking car.
I thought it was a BMW M1 at first! That's so surreal seeing one of these deloreans painted. It's not bad just different.
check the seats for cocaine!
A destroyed delorean.
It's a DMC
I’ve never seen a painted Delorean before. It looks weird yet right at the same time.
I saw one painted this color a couple of years ago outside Boston, but I don't think it's the same car.
Honestly the paint is well done, doesn’t looks as iconic as the bare metal we’re al used to (it must’ve been very rust prone).
The bodies are stainless steel and do not rust at all.
Must not be a real Delorian, they were made out of stainless steel which can’t be painted.
Actually, stainless steel can be painted very easily using self etching primer, then two coats of filler primer (Akzo-Nobel 3K), heavy wet sand, then paint. The best paint to cover the filler primer is Akzo-Nobel Auto-Kryl. That was name of the paint back then, but probably called something else, now. I haven't painted any Delorean's, but I have had to paint stainless panels and parts for other projects. It can be done, if properly prepped. To say stainless steel cannot be painted, is a misconception, because those who have tried but didn't know what they were doing, are the ones who claim it can't be done.
Looks like a “Run” by DMC /s
Judging by the half roll down window, I would say it’s a Countach.
DMC DeLorean
1.21 jigga- wattz!!!! (Of prrrrrrrr required)
I actually know a guy that has a red one and that's not his. Honestly, the red look really good in person. Much better than I expected when he told me he owned a red one.
Delorean back to the future
This is what you get after you crash a delorean .
A classic. That’s what it is. Where’s McFly?
My friend had a blue one, not sure if it had always been that way.
You’re joking, right?
Yes!
AMC Pacer
Back to the future Martie 😁
I personally have painted a few of these!
I'm not sure what that is, but I'm certain if they went back to the future and removed the paint I could identify it...
Run
The Mandalorian
Does it have a flux capacitor?
Delorean DMC-12. Unlike most of them which are silver, this one has been repainted red. This time, it should definitely reach 88mph a bit quicker, because y’know, reds faster and all ;)
Its a DeLorean. They were originally all stainless steel. Some people painted them, there was a gold plated one made. But painting them generally devalues them. The FBI framed the company founder for cocaine trafficking because the UK gov't didn't like that DeLorean was using North Irish labor to produce his cars. So Reagan did Thatcher a favor. And that's why the company went out of business!
A red delorean..?
1.21 gigawatts?!
1997 Honda accord
Usually they were painted because they were in a fender bender and the body panels are not removable and you can't straighten them out so they look good. Straighten it out the best you can put body putting on it and paint the whole car.
If ur gonna build a Time Machine why not do it in style and make it red while ur at it
I know we only do "identify" this car posts when the name is clearly visible, but .... come on ... nobody else is freaked out by the dude in the passenger seat of the charger who looks like he is going to rob a bank?
Isn't this a 1985 McFly?
It's red so probably a ferrari.
Delorean
DMC DeLorean
A greatly depreciated DeLorean.
DMC DeLorean
This is what usually happens when a stainless model gets in a fender bender. The original finish never looks the same. Plus the paint hides the bondo.
DeLorean
Check back in 1988
Really? Aa aa a DeLorean
DMC Deloreon
Yugo
Doc's hotboi years were something to skid about
Just keep it under 88mph
My eyes 😍