1981 DeLorean Barn Find only has 309 miles

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1981 DeLorean Barn Find only has 309 miles

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[Bob Denman]

How much do they want for it?

[Bob Denman]

That was tghe Delorean R; high-performance Le-Mans model...
As if the standard 135 horspepower, wasn't enough...

[ARtraveler]

I always thought the DeLoreans were pretty cool looking. I kind of lost faith when DeLorean got scammed by the FBI trying to get into the drug business (or something like that).

Then read a review on them (somewhere)--trust me please --that they were underpowered and very clunky. You can still buy them today from the people that bought all the engines and parts when the factory went belly up.

I believe someone tried to sell the Pawn Stars one and their car "expert" said they were worth about $15,000 used. Of course, the customer would not take the $8K or so they offered. I won't swear to the number in court though.

[twain]

You can still buy them new here in Houston. They have all the modules in crates and assemble you a new car. I think they are advertised for 35k.

[Bob Denman]

http://delorean.com/

[bullant12]

I always thought the DeLoreans were pretty cool looking. I kind of lost faith when DeLorean got scammed by the FBI trying to get into the drug business (or something like that).

Then read a review on them (somewhere)--trust me please --that they were underpowered and very clunky. You can still buy them today from the people that bought all the engines and parts when the factory went belly up.

I believe someone tried to sell the Pawn Stars one and their car "expert" said they were worth about $15,000 used. Of course, the customer would not take the $8K or so they offered. I won't swear to the number in court though.

John DeLorean had originally envisioned that the car would produce somewhere around 200 horsepower, but eventually settled on a 150 horsepower output for the engine. However, United States emissions regulations required that parts such as catalytic converters be added to the vehicle before it could be sold there. This caused a 20 horsepower reduction to the vehicle's power output, a loss which seriously impeded the DMC-12's performance. When this combined with the suspension system changes, the US version was regarded as disappointing. DeLorean's comparison literature noted that the DMC-12 could achieve 0–60 mph in 8.8 s, respectable for the early 1980s, but Road & Track magazine clocked the car at 10.5 s. It is possible that the factory performance numbers were achieved using a European-spec car with the 150 horsepower engine.

Your numbers on Pawn Stars were correct. The seller wanted $35,000 which I knew that Rick thought was high but wanted to get his "expert" just to prove he got an opinion.

DMC Houston bought all the leftover cars and parts from the factory, which was originally purchased from Consolidated International (now known as Big Lots). DMC Houston announced in 2011 an electric version of the DeLorean for 2013, but nothing has come out yet....

[Flanker]

Well.....................if they give me $5000.00 to take it...................not much of a DeLorean fan here.

[bscrive]

Quick....put it back into the barn and forget about it.