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1981 DeLorean DMC-12
Sale price: £25,000.00 Make an offer
Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom
Sale type: Fixed price listing
Technical specifications, photos and description:
- Make:
- Vauxhall
- Model:
- DMC-12
- Year:
- 1981
- Type:
- Coupe
- Mileage:
- 6900
- Transmission:
- Manual
- Drive side:
- Left-hand drive
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1981 DeLorean DMC-12 for sale
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For sale by auction on Saturday 29 August 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
When John Z. De Lorean stepped down from his position as the
General Manager of Chevrolet in 1973. it was widely reported that
De Lorean 'had fired General Motors'. Always ambitious and willing
to try new things. the talented salesman and engineer was planning
to go his own way with a new sports car. one that would be more
technically advanced and have superior safety features. He called
it 'the ethical sports car - for the bachelor who's made it'. Built
in Northern Ireland under an agreement with the British Government. br/>the DMC-12 was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign. It
featured distinctive gullwing doors and outer body panels of
brushed stainless steel over a rear-engined. Renault-powered
chassis and suspension that was largely based upon the Lotus
Esprit. Colin Chapman. founder of Lotus. was then brought in to
resolve any engineering issues. The first 500 production De Loreans
were ready for shipment in April 1981 and. at first. the model was
a smash success. mainly due to its founder's fame and innovative
design. Unfortunately. the success cooled quickly and the De Lorean
Motor Company filed for bankruptcy in late 1982 after John
De Lorean's well-publicised arrest on drug trafficking charges. He
was eventually acquitted but it was too late to save his dream.
Some 9. 00 De Loreans had been built with approximately 6. 00 still
in existence worldwide today.
With just 6. 00 miles on the odometer. this example of the
iconic De Lorean represents something of a rarity. Originally
supplied to the USA in 1981. YKR 543 X was imported in 2000 and in
the first year was used by its then owner after which it was stored
and used very sparingly by the current vendor. Benefiting from a
fresh Mo T test certificate. the bodywork is in good order as is the
trim and. being priced very reasonably. this example certainly
could be a sound investment with values achieved for DMC-12's
recently soaring.
When John Z. De Lorean stepped down from his position as the
General Manager of Chevrolet in 1973. it was widely reported that
De Lorean 'had fired General Motors'. Always ambitious and willing
to try new things. the talented salesman and engineer was planning
to go his own way with a new sports car. one that would be more
technically advanced and have superior safety features. He called
it 'the ethical sports car - for the bachelor who's made it'. Built
in Northern Ireland under an agreement with the British Government. br/>the DMC-12 was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign. It
featured distinctive gullwing doors and outer body panels of
brushed stainless steel over a rear-engined. Renault-powered
chassis and suspension that was largely based upon the Lotus
Esprit. Colin Chapman. founder of Lotus. was then brought in to
resolve any engineering issues. The first 500 production De Loreans
were ready for shipment in April 1981 and. at first. the model was
a smash success. mainly due to its founder's fame and innovative
design. Unfortunately. the success cooled quickly and the De Lorean
Motor Company filed for bankruptcy in late 1982 after John
De Lorean's well-publicised arrest on drug trafficking charges. He
was eventually acquitted but it was too late to save his dream.
Some 9. 00 De Loreans had been built with approximately 6. 00 still
in existence worldwide today.
With just 6. 00 miles on the odometer. this example of the
iconic De Lorean represents something of a rarity. Originally
supplied to the USA in 1981. YKR 543 X was imported in 2000 and in
the first year was used by its then owner after which it was stored
and used very sparingly by the current vendor. Benefiting from a
fresh Mo T test certificate. the bodywork is in good order as is the
trim and. being priced very reasonably. this example certainly
could be a sound investment with values achieved for DMC-12's
recently soaring.
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