When I first decided I would try to be a “blogger,” the first thing I told myself and Zack, Dan, and Blake, our writers, was that I didn’t want any posts copied or recycled from Jalopnik or Autoblog. That lasted about 3 days, until they wrote about something that meshed with what I think is cool, so here goes:
Jalopnik is reporting that Houston-based DMC, which bought several lifetimes full of parts from Delorean when they went under, has created a right-hand drive version of its “Series II” Delorean cars for a foreign customer. For those who haven’t seen the Series II DeLorean, it’s literally a brand new 1981 DeLorean created entirely from NOS factory parts, except with an upgraded engine producing 197 hp instead of the original DMC’s 130 using new cams, heads, and exhaust. Even though the DMC-12 was originally produced in Ireland, it was designed specifically for the American market, and thus, never came in right-hand drive. The photos look very good, even better than the factory example parked next to it (25 years of aging leather may have something to do with that), and reportedly all that has to be changed is the dash, some carpeting and the A/C system. Seems simple enough, huh? What do you think? Would you shell out $60,000 for a “brand new” Series II DeLorean? How about $25,000 for an original ’81?
Just gotta accept that overlap is bound to happen – I like all the updates though!
Yeah, man, I liked Smoking Tire before they sold out, dude. Now they're all corporate and shit, and real fans like me liked them before they became big.
Seriously though, the Delorean is the coolest car in the world, bar none. Even if you lived in an Amish basement for your entire life and on your first day of escaping the bonds of religious sanctitude you walked down the street only to see a Delorean for the first time, you would still know that it was something special. Studies have proved how awesome the Delorean is over anything else with wheels. It's science.
can u let me know how much the DMC 12 RHD Kit ? Thank
no idea, you'll have to go to DMC Houston's web site.