Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 94
My VIN: 16355
Vin 4273 out and about in her new home on Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand. Her second jaunt since early October after a thorough detailing and a few odd jobs to do. Living the dream! Thank you to everyone for there advice of which I am sure I will need more of over the years ahead
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Location: Tacoma, Wa
Posts: 2,208
My VIN: 4877
Club(s): (PNDC)
Congrats and glad she's up n runnin.
Rob Depew
Tacoma, Wa
'81 DeLorean 4877 Grey, Auto, 4 wheels
The Ressurection of 4877......
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Congratulations Lee, and welcome.
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Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 2,405
My VIN: 01049
Hello, my name is Mike, and I am a DeLorean owner, communist, and porn star.
-Mike
My engine twists my frame.
1981 DeLorean, Carb LS4 swap completed
1999 Corvette, cam/headers/intake manifold, 400 rwhp
2005 Elise, stock
2016 Chevy Cruze
Posts: 6
Greetings DMC talk! I am a HUGE Delorean fan and have been my whole life. Owning a DMC has been a dream of mine since I was about 10 or so, and BTTF had a lot to do with it. I am a huge fan of everything 80's, including 80's sports cars, music, movies, etc. I am in Upstate NY, near Syracuse. I currently own a 1986 Nissan 300ZX going on 16 years now (acquired in 2003 in FL). I have put countless time, money, blood sweat and tears into that car and I do most of the work myself. I consider myself a quasi-mechanic of sorts.
As I stated, owning a D has been a life long dream, and that dream looks like it could come true in the near future. I am very familiar with the problems/quirks/history of the car as I have been a student of the DMC for so long, quietly waiting in the shadows for my turn to own the legend. I only wish I could have afforded one back in college in the early-aughts when you could get a nice example in the mid-teens. The Z is holding a spot for one in my shop.
I'm not sure if I can clearly express what owning a Delorean will mean to me. Something I have been waiting for for over 2 decades. I'm well aware of all the 'faults' of the car and welcome them with open arms. The wife and I recently welcomed out first born child on Halloween (my favorite holiday!) so maybe I can pass it on to him someday. Or maybe I'll be buried in it?? HA Can't wait to take the little guy to car shows in it, I hope he turns out to be a car guy.
I hope to gain more knowledge in the D and welcome any help from you vets. Thank You!
Attached pics of the Z and a sign I had made for my garage.
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Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)
Wow, your post reminds me so much of my post I made about 12 or 13 years ago. Took me a few more years but I am coming up on my 10 year anniversary with my DeLorean. I also had a Z car at the time, wish I could have kept it, but I only had enough garage for one and rental garages were expensive. I wasn't going to let either one sit outside so I reluctantly sold it. Mine was a 1991 and just flawless, yours looks very nice too. Always had a soft spot for Z-31's, the seemed like the last incarnation of what a true Z car was. My Z-32 is and will always be my favorite, but it deviated from tradition which wasn't a bad thing but it seemed like Nissan never found itself afterward. Still miss her a lot though and those beautiful evenings after work. Just pull the t tops out and cruise till after sundown. I ofter catch myself looking at Z-32's on ebay just for old times sake, best road car I ever owned.
Here are a few shots of my old baby:
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Anyway welcome! Your mentality sounds a lot like mine was and I am sure you will enjoy your future DeLorean with your son. My buddy Christian and his son do everything in theirs (notice I said "theirs" ).