Delorean Model Year and Value

[David T]

Bottom line, all things being equal, the model year doesn't matter at all to 99% of 1st time buyers. More important is condition, mileage, accident history and # of previous owners. The general public will not know about model years or running production changes. To them they all look the same (unless it is painted).

[mr_maxime]

while 83's were built after JZD was arrested, and were assembled by somber workers that glued the cars together with their tears.

that made me laugh

[Sidaries]

I'd like to say, that however you will not see in the price a Delorean's model year, there are big differences in the cars. If it comes to maintenance or restoration, it is a lot easier to restore a '83 car, than an early '81. In the production of the Delorean, there were more than 2000 production changes, and the current warehouse stock of parts are for the late '82-'83 cars. For an early '81, many of the parts will simply not fit. This is why I bought a late '81, which was the most desirable Delorean model for me.