500 Mile 82 on BAT

[OverlandMan]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...rean-dmc-12-4/

This one will be interesting to watch

[Jonathan]

Wow, interesting to watch is right. Quite the car. Haven't seen a catalytic convertor heatshield as intact as that one before.

Needs a couple of these: http://store.delorean.com/p-6980-wiper-nut-cap.aspx

[eight8toy]

Doesn't seem that clean for 500 miles. Why do I wonder if the angle drive was "broken" for a few years...

[Col Bennett]

Doesn't seem that clean for 500 miles. Why do I wonder if the angle drive was "broken" for a few years...

+1

Generally lovely with lots of original details. A few quick observations.

— Front fascia warping at the corners. Lots of general visible lift above the light bezels.
— Facias look repainted. Seems to have the incorrect fascia paint for a late VIN car. Definitely glossy. Should be matte.
— The rear fascia looks repainted too. The black urethane bumper looks very glossy.
— …Which would make me ask why a 500 mile car needs repainted fascias?
— Hood alignment to the fascia is off. Front hood edges protrude at the far left and right.
— The lower front spoiler is pretty scratched-up and worn for 500 miles.
— Rear louvre has a lot of patchiness and scratches on closer inspection. Might be a poor detail.
— Left knee pad is weirdly aligned to the dash.
— Damage to the right of the binnacle.
— Electric window switch is wonky.
— Seat covers look very poorly fitted with staining on the passenger leather.
— Discoloration (and warping?) on the center console next to the ash tray.
— Rust on the hood hinges and ground wire.
— Transmission housing looks heavily weathered with staining on air deflector plates.
— Springs and shocks look pretty worn for 500 miles.
— Fluid staining on rear frame with a few rust spots.
— Fuel closing plate has very rusty washers and bolts.

Nothing that can't be made better with some effort, but I'm seeing a lot of wear for only 500 miles which makes me think it may have a lot more miles on it.

Put it this way. My car has 39k pampered miles and has original parts that look newer than this car.

Either way, I still think this could fetch a v-good price.

[DMC-81]

This looks like a very good car, but, if it is truly a 500 mile car, it was stored improperly at some point due to the rusty fasteners & hardware on the exterior as mentioned. In addition to what was mentioned:
- the lower door seal is warped and needs to be replaced
- the inner door seal has been replaced with a non OEM version that doesn't have the proper integrated wipe. They are already torn as well
- the top of the fiberglass tub in the engine area looks like it was painted with an incorrect glossy paint ( or it has a lot of Armor All on it)

These are minor things to be sure, but if any car deserves concours correct parts, it would be non-titled 500 mile car from the original dealers collection.

This would make me question the claim of the miles and history. Maybe it was sold to a flipper that didn't do the refresh work correctly.

[steve]

Is this the one listed 1 or 2 year back from Virginia? My search did not bring up anything. If it is I can shed some light on the subject.

Steve