Great Scott! DeLorean factory to resume production after 35 years!

www.wthr.com ^ | Updated: Jan 27, 2016 11:19 AM CST | By KPRC, Houston

[Red Badger]

I’ll wait until I have some spare cash.................got my power ball tickets!.............

[nascarnation]

I did an internet search and found some nice painted ones and some bizarre ones.

[Red Badger]

The new law excludes small production cars (<325 per year) from NHTSA rules and regs..................

[Reaganez]

A Delorean is at least 10x more likely to catch fire.

The only reported Volt fire was a totaled car that was in a salvage yard for weeks.

[Red Badger]

Bizzare?..............

[nascarnation]

Dayum!

[Smokin' Joe]

The chief problem with stainless was that if someone hit you, you had to replace the panel. Paint covers Bondo...

[Torcert]

I’d ask if Flux capacitors are going to be an option, but someone has probably beaten me to it.

[Red Badger]

Yes, they are optional, but there’s a waiting list................

[Charles Martel]

The painted examples make it more apparent just how close the design was to the Renault Alpine of that period (I think the one that looked most like the DeLorean never made it to the U.S. market).

I had an opportunity to drive one once, without any foreknowledge of what to expect. It was really awful. If this gentleman is really going to assemble and sell 300 more copies, he should seriously consider coming up with an engine swap that puts some life in the car. An electric power steering system might be a good idea, too.

[Palio di Siena]

joke was john delorean, after getting busted, could make the cars and the license plates.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Good one. That’s vertical integration. Or is it horizontal?

[Oztrich Boy]

The painted examples make it more apparent just how close the design was to the Renault Alpine of that period

not really, except the general 70s coupe styling. And the Renault, although an older design is more "modern" in appearance, with a snarly aggressiveness the flattish DeLorean lacks.

[Charles Martel]

In terms of powertrain parts, the Alpine and DeLorean are cousins. Of course, the DeLorean coach work was unique. John DeLorean owned a ‘79 Alpine, so the similarities (and component sources) are not coincidental.

[RipSawyer]

“But, what does the the Volt do upon reaching 88 mph!”

Then it really smokes, period!

[Celtic Conservative]

If you’ve ever owned a renault you wouldn’t be asking that question.

CC

[brivette]

It is like back to the future again.

[brivette]

Reminds me of a song.,..

[Red Badger]

How bizarre...................

[Svartalfiar]

Ah ok. So it wasn’t illegal or anything, it was just a pain in the ass and too expensive to be worth making them.