I know it’s obvious from the picture, but I never realized DeLoreans were stainless steel, which is very rare for vehicles made in the past half-century. DMC DeLorean Wikipedia here
Other DeLorean oddities:
- The car did not vary design by year, but rather by production batch, making it hard to identify a DeLorean’s year from its design
- The car was expensive for its time ($25,000-$34,000 in 1982-1984) and sold as a GT style car, despite being relatively slow (0-60 in approx. 8.8-10sec)
- “A total of four recalls were issued by the factory to correct problems such as a sticking throttle, front-suspension issues and an inertia switch”
- “The original 80-amp Ducellier alternator supplied with the early-production DeLoreans could not provide enough current to supply the car when all lights and electrical options were on; as a result, the battery would gradually discharge, leaving the driver stranded on the road.”
I don’t care if the DeLorean is impractical. I think it’s one of the classiest and timeless looking cars out there.
In my mind no car will ever be as cool or gorgeous as Doc’s time machine sliding off his smoky truck.
I’ve always wondered, with the gull-wing doors, how did Doc get inside the car while it was inside the truck.
Despite appearances, the gull wing doors don’t actually require that much horizontal clearance. There are videos online showing you only need a few inches