New DeLorean production confirmed

[TNT]

John DeLorean's brainchild had its fifteen minutes of fame in the Back to the Future trilogy as Doc Browns's home-made flux-capacitor time machine. The DeLorean DMC-12 was produced between early 1981 and late 1982 and sold approximately 9200 units of which now about 6500 remain on the roads. In 1982, after John DeLorean was accused of cocaine trafficing, the DeLorean Motor Company closed its doors and all parts were shipped off to a warehouse in Texas, which eventually were bought by the current owners in 1995. For twelve years now the new DeLorean Company has been supplying and manufacturing parts for the classic DeLorean cars.
Today the Detroit News delivers the good news that the DeLorean will go back into production, at a rate of one or two hand-built units per month. Production will commence in the third quarter of next year with first deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2009 and should cost USD 57,500.
Stylingwise the car remains mostly unchanged from the original, but engine and interior will get updated to what is standard for this day and age. Five dealerships in the USA and one in Europe will have the new DeLorean for sale when they roll of the production line.

[blinkmeat]

1 or 2 a month seems too small of a profit to bother :roll:

[TNT]

i didn't know there was a demand.......

[666fast]

Originally Posted by bmw06m6 This actually is an intresting story, when the plant shut down in Ireland they still had parts to build somewhere around a few thousand cars? The parts got bought by some Americans and most of them are in Georgia and Cailifornia.

Whereas, the molds were tossed into the ocean. No joke.

Duder I work with isn't happy about this, he owns an original one with all the rare options. He's thinking that making more might devalue his car somewhat. Especially if they build some of the rarer options.

[acmarttin]

I wonder what they consider to be an appropriate interior for todays market considering the interior (especially the instrument cluster) looked a lot like my old 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck (R.I.P.)

[RC45]

http://www.delorean.com/

Currently HQed outside Houston

I might like one - if we could shoe-horn the LS7 into it

[graywolf624]

Especially if they build some of the rarer options.

Can you order it with the ultra rare 2 kilos of Cocaine option?

Didn't old John smuggle the drugs in the seats or something?

I wonder what they consider to be an appropriate interior for todays market considering the interior (especially the instrument cluster) looked a lot like my old 1991 Ford Ranger pickup truck (R.I.P.)

Even worse would be what they consider appropriate engine for todays market considering the original engine came out of a Peugot and had less bhp then an actual horse.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by graywolf624 Even worse would be what they consider appropriate engine for todays market considering the original engine came out of a Peugot and had less bhp then an actual horse.

I seem to recall they were rated as about 190 baby-horse-power - approximately 46 regular horse power - good for 88mph

[dutchmasterflex]

So they are just going to re-make the old models? Better off just sticking the body onto a Vette chassis

Car and Driver did a "movie car" test and couldn't even get the DeLorean up to 88 mph with its crap engine.

[Mattk]

I seem to recall they were rated as about 190 baby-horse-power - approximately 46 regular horse power - good for 88mph

At least it could travel through time!

I find it baffling why they are making the same old car with a fresh interior. At least give it more grunt with a solid engine.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by Mattk I seem to recall they were rated as about 190 baby-horse-power - approximately 46 regular horse power - good for 88mph At least it could travel through time! I find it baffling why they are making the same old car with a fresh interior. At least give it more grunt with a solid engine.

Because that is exactly what they are doing "building the cars from parts left over from the factory and refurbing cars they purchase".

Nowhere does it say "making a new DeLorean"

[nthfinity]

Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by graywolf624 Even worse would be what they consider appropriate engine for todays market considering the original engine came out of a Peugot and had less bhp then an actual horse. I seem to recall they were rated as about 190 baby-horse-power - approximately 46 regular horse power - good for 88mph

Actually.... what is odd is that the producers of BTTF series had several DeLorean's which they were using... and to avoid having to fix them all the time, and have good throttle response for misc. scenes... had them fit with a Chevy V6 (or was it V8) in any case... it was a much stronger reliable engine... the more i think about it, it was an 8 cylinder.

[dutchmasterflex]

http://jalopnik.com/cars/woodward-dr...?autoplay=true

first "new" delorean debuts on morning show.

light stainless steel? ha!

[ZfrkS62]

Originally Posted by nthfinity Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by graywolf624 Even worse would be what they consider appropriate engine for todays market considering the original engine came out of a Peugot and had less bhp then an actual horse. I seem to recall they were rated as about 190 baby-horse-power - approximately 46 regular horse power - good for 88mph Actually.... what is odd is that the producers of BTTF series had several DeLorean's which they were using... and to avoid having to fix them all the time, and have good throttle response for misc. scenes... had them fit with a Chevy V6 (or was it V8) in any case... it was a much stronger reliable engine... the more i think about it, it was an 8 cylinder.

I believe it was the 4.3L V6. I don't think there was enough room for 2 more cylinders back there.

[graywolf624]

^ I've seen a north star (gm 4.3L out of a Caddilac) equipped Delorean. Not saying it was in the movie though.