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'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:45 pm
by JohnC
I have added a new album to the SC gallery of my other car, a 1981 DeLorean.
Still less than 20,000 miles from new, although I've added more than any of the previous owners.
Stainless steel body with the infamous gullwing doors. 2.85l V6 PRV engine, manual, black leather interior.
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:58 pm
by wigit
exclusive club that, one of my friends did a double take when this pulled up next door in the west midlands
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:43 pm
by Kev
That's wicked fella.
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:16 pm
by gingerscotsman
Stunning!!
I would love to own one of these. Not many about at all. I have only ever seen 1 !!
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:51 am
by JohnC
Thanks for the kind comments.
I have uploaded pictures of the DeLorean owners at the Gaydon motor museum...
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/scgall ... fullsize=1
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:59 am
by Kev
Did they make them in any other colour? I've only ever seen silver. Or was it unpainted aluminium?
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:54 pm
by iAmbu
Not my cup of tea at all...
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:43 pm
by SuperJB
Kev wrote:Did they make them in any other colour? I've only ever seen silver. Or was it unpainted aluminium?
I imagine JohnC will know more, but to my knowledge they were made in unpainted stainless steel - only - but you may see of painted ones as some philistines had them sprayed...
Re: 'My Other car' the DeLorean
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:26 pm
by JohnC
Yep, ~9,000 made between 1981 and 1983.
All but 3 left the factory in unadorned grade 304 stainless steel.
The 3 exceptions were actually gold plated (as part of an American Express promotional offer).
Some owners have painted them, but the porcess of getting paint to stick to stainless is actually quite hard. Most owners prefer the plain stainless, no polish, quick squirt of either wd40 or glass cleaner is the usual method.