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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1792.0. "Deloreans" by CURRNT::JACKSON () Tue Jun 09 1992 13:07

Just in passing,

I noticed in an Exchange & Mart I brought a few weeks back that there were
a couple of Deloreans for sale. I've never seen one on the road, but only
in the movies - with Doc, young Clint Eastwood and a nuclear powered food
processor. Has anyone actually seen one being used? I think they were made
of stainless steel but don't have any idea on their statistics, such as was
there only one stock standard model? What's the engine, performance etc.?

Lewis

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1792.1		MASALA::IJOHNSTON		`Tue Jun 09 1992 16:01`	6
	I didn't think that they were road legal in the U.K. Something about the headlights or something. Ian.
1792.2	I saw one!	CARLIE::MITCHELLE	Beware of the green meanie	`Tue Jun 09 1992 16:04`	4
	I've _overtaken_ one on the German autobahn near Frankfurt :-) Quite a distinctive looking car! (though not a very helpful answer!)
1792.3		COMICS::WEGG	Some hard boiled eggs & some nuts.	`Tue Jun 09 1992 16:09`	9
	I've seen a Delorean on the road in the UK, and I'm sure there's been a couple of sightings documented in the "Seen in Passing" note. Of course, this doesn't necessarily contradict .1 - Delorean and legality were never exactly hand in hand! A garage owner in Chichester used to own two Deloreans, a lhd and a rhd model. I haven't seen them lately, though. Ian.
1792.4		COMICS::WEGG	Some hard boiled eggs & some nuts.	`Tue Jun 09 1992 16:39`	11
	Thinking about this further, considering the amount of tax payers' money the UK Government sunk into the project, it doesn't really seem reasonable that the car would not be legal here. There's some interesting stuff in 24.854+; 25.1005+ & 24.2908. Tricky question I know, but has anyone any idea what these cars are worth nowadays? Ian.
1792.5		SUBURB::SMYTHI	Ian Smyth 830-3869	`Tue Jun 09 1992 16:49`	9
	I lived in Northern Ireland when the factory was producing them and it was quite common to see Deloreans being tested on the roads. I have memories of "following" one around the Dundrod circuit. The Belfast-Londonderry train line ran around the back of the factory and the carpark with one or two hundred stainless steel cars with the sun glinting off them was quite a sight.
1792.6	All that glisters	RTOVC0::SUPPORT_PJ	Quocunque Jeceris Stabit	`Tue Jun 09 1992 21:40`	9
	From what I remember in a documentary some time ago... The car's handling & performance did not live up to the hype/specification from Mr Delorean. This lead to lower sales than expected, and helped in the Delorean downfall. Nowadays of course, it is collectable & handling/performance not really an issue. I've no idea of current market prices.
1792.7	From what I can remember	FUTURS::LEECH	Where has all the rubber gone ?	`Tue Jun 09 1992 22:17`	5
1792.8		EEMELI::JMANNINEN	This note is set hidden	`Wed Jun 10 1992 11:33`	6
	They had the PRV (PeugeotRenaultVolvo) aluminium V6 engine that was not designed to be used in a sports car. That's why its performance was not equal to its looks. - Jyri -
1792.9		ULYSSE::CHEVAUX	Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584	`Wed Jun 10 1992 12:54`	7
	The main problem is that the company folded before any sort of real testing and setup was done. Should they have survived another 3 years the car would have been sorted out by then. Anyway, for someone with time, money and skills, the DeLorean is a nice base for development. The engine can be tuned very easily (look at the Venturi 260 or Alpine 610) and the gearbox is very solid.
1792.10	Deloreans	SASE::FAILTE::THOMSONS		`Wed Jun 10 1992 13:07`	7
	Eastern Motors the BMW dealer in Edinburgh had one for sale a few weeks ago, 18K was the asking price ,not sure if it is still there though. Stuart
1792.11	A610+Delorean=?	LEDS::ROBERTSON		`Thu Jun 25 1992 17:28`	5
	What would be nice is to take the A610 drive line and fit it to a Delorean. It would make the car worth owning(although I still prefer the A610). Dale
1792.12		ULYSSE::CHEVAUX	Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584	`Thu Jun 25 1992 17:53`	2
	Was the DMC rear-engined ? I thought it was mid-engined. If this is the case you want to use the R25 or Venturi engine-gearbox.
1792.13	Correction	LEDS::ROBERTSON		`Thu Jun 25 1992 19:53`	12
	Patrick, You are correct, the Delorean is mid-engined. I thought that it already did use a Renault transmission. Dale PS. Have you heard of any rumours of Renault coming back to the US? Seems that the A610 was designed to be marketable worldwide including the US. Maybe through Volvo?
1792.14		ULYSSE::CHEVAUX	Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584	`Fri Jun 26 1992 15:38`	3
1792.15	Better by the brace.	RDGENG::SPALDING		`Tue Jul 21 1992 07:08`	10
	My brother owns two DeLoreans - one lhd auto, one rhd manual. Both are under wraps these days, but they were always a joy to drive and the only thing that needed to be done at first service time was to reset the headlights to cast to the left. Sound system was pretty good for its day too. Don't know if the supplier ever got paid though. Prices are not good these days, being around the #15-16k mark so I reckon we'll keep on waiting, unless someone wants to make an offer we can't refuse......