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.”
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    11 months ago

    I don’t care if the DeLorean is impractical. I think it’s one of the classiest and timeless looking cars out there.

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      11 months ago

      In my mind no car will ever be as cool or gorgeous as Doc’s time machine sliding off his smoky truck.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve always wondered, with the gull-wing doors, how did Doc get inside the car while it was inside the truck.

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          Lol. He invented a teleportation device just for that.

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          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