'82 DMC-12 Stage II 5-speed gray $45k
1982 Delorean DMC-12 - 10439
Stage II installed by DMCMW in 2014.
5-speed, gray interior
~32k miles (estimated, will check)
~$45k
Pittsburgh, PA
Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/p56Ed58vCuiKu3kt9
There is a sideways video of it on a dyno in there as well.
My ownership thread: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?16...dship-of-10439
Prior owner's thread: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?89...to-Bethpage-NY
I love this car but life is throwing some challenges my way in the form of my wife's cancer returning, she is going to have to quit work and treat. Combine that with me trying to build a BMW race car and there just isn't enough time and money for a fun cruiser collector car.
I'm offering the car up here as a pre-public sale notification. The car is in storage at our other house and I can't get the car out for a photo session for a week or two. When I can I'll take it out and update pics. At that time I'll begin listing it publicly and nationally, but I wanted to give DMC Talk a crack at it first because I've had such great interactions with people here and I'd like it to go to a good home. The prior owner approached me about buying the car back at $45k, but he ultimately decided to buy a car for significantly more from DMCH.
I bought it in December 2017 and immediately spent $8,500 with Josh at DPI making it a perfect cruising car:
New clutch w/new pressure plate, clutch disc, throw out bearing, pilot bearing, and rear main seal.
New shift linkages and cross gate cable assembly.
New chrome hardened axles flanges w/seals.
Converted to R-134 from R-12, including new compressor and all lines, pulley system/belt, evaporator, orifice tube, accumulator, front air distribution housing, and lower pressure switch.
I also installed ceramic window tint so the AC system doesn't have to work as hard in the summer, it works great.
Earlier in 2019 I drove the car from Pittsburgh to Coastal NC and it did well. In 2018 I drove it from Pittsburgh to Kentucky and back, again, did very well. I wouldn't hesitate to get in it today and drive it anywhere in the country. The car is not perfect but I bought a really nice example of a DMC and then improved on it so it's a very high quality car as it sits. It gets compliments from other DMC owners for how clean it is. Prior owner did a really great restoration on it, there are some pics in the link showing some of the work. Prior owner epoxy'd the frame and I had Josh at DPI look over it and he didn't find any weak points worth fixing, I'll get pics when I can.
Known issues:
There is a small coolant leak when you run the heater and then park the car. It loses a few ounces from a loose hose somewhere. I boroscoped the VOD and it's not getting in there so I haven't made it an urgent priority.
Distributor corrosion, needs replaced. Car is difficult to start if its in a very high humidity area, like rain. I can see that the distributor is old and needs replaced, I just haven't gotten into it yet. I started just driving it on nice days and haven't prioritized that fix.
Rear bumper cover near the DELOREAN inserts is scuffed, you can see it in one of the first pics on the link above. Some numbnuts kid wasn't paying attention at a red light and rolled his Ford Focus into the bumper at walking speed and left a scuff mark.
Happy to take questions here or you can contact me at dodint at gmail, or text to 412-453-6093. I know this ad isn't very specific, again it's just a pre-sale notification for this group. Let me know what you want to know.
Car is in Pittsburgh, PA. I have a tow vehicle and open trailer and can work with you on meeting or delivering to a reasonable distance. Thanks!
