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It's turbocharged, but what's really interesting about this particular DeLorean is the minor movie star who owned it. KnowhutImean? 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day
The DMC DeLorean is a rear-engine two-passenger sports car manufactured and marketed by John DeLorean's DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) for the American market from 1981 until 1983—ultimately the only car brought to market by the fledgling company. The DeLorean is sometimes referred to by its internal DMC pre-production designation, DMC-12.
The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975. [1] It produced just one model, from early 1981 to late 1982—the stainless steel DeLorean sports car featuring gull-wing doors. Its history was brief and turbulent, ending in receivership and bankruptcy in 1982.
DeLorean was born in Detroit, Michigan, the eldest of four sons of Zachary and Kathryn (née Pribák) DeLorean. [4] His father, a mill worker, was Romanian, born Zaharia Delorean [5] (Romanian pronunciation: [deloˈre̯an]) in Sugág village, Alsó-Fehér County, Austria-Hungary (currently Șugag, Alba County, Romania) and emigrated to the United States when he was 20. [6]
Owned by the same family since 1983, the DMC-12 presented by Worldwide Auctioneers has only 2,891 miles on it. Car of the Week: This Pristine 1982 DeLorean Has Less Than 3,000 Miles, and It’s up ...
The criminal trial was fresh in memory when the DMC-12 — equipped with the mysterious "flux capacitor" — served as a time machine in the 1985 hit "Back to the Future," enshrining it in pop ...
The original DeLorean Motor Company was founded in 1975 by businessman John DeLorean, beginning production in 1981 of a distinctive sports car with a gull-wing doors and a stainless steel exterior. The company went into bankruptcy and ceased manufacturing in 1982.
The DeLorean DMC-12 can be converted into an EV with a new bolt-on kit from Electrogenic. Along with a 43.0-kWh battery, the conversion includes a 215-hp electric motor that's claimed to take the ...