Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 749
My VIN: 6720
Club(s): (AZ-D) (LVDG)
Johhny Carsons first Delorean is up for auction now on Hagerty.
It will be interesting to see how much of a premium the celebrity status will add to the final price vs what a comparable condition non-celebrity car would likely get. Full restoration by DMCFL this year, so its very clean.
https://www.hagerty.com/marketplace/...76ec5e1e461155
5 speed, grooved hood, grey interior (Nov '81)
QA1 coilovers, Delorean.eu LCA brackets, DPNW Poly swaybar bushings, DMCMW shock tower bar, Deloreana.com convex mirrors, DPNW Toby Tabs, DPI exhaust, C4 Corvette third brake light, PJ Grady tail light boards, Bitsyncmaster relays
Posts: 1,250
Interesting. I didn?t even know Hagerty had auctions. If you go there, scroll through the George Forman collection.
Location: Hill Country, TX
Posts: 1,579
My VIN: Formerly 2329
I saw that article and thought that VIN looked familiar. My former D was made 110 cars before Johnny's. I never got locked in mine however.
Owen
I.Brew.Beer.
Location: Stevens Point,WI
Posts: 2,470
My VIN: 6125
Looks really clean indeed. Possibly too clean. If I was buying Johnny Carson's former D, I'd want that driver's seat to still contain some authentic Carson butt-juice.
Location: Austin MN
Posts: 583
My VIN: 03500
I don't care that it has engine upgrades. It just means it can be driven. But if someone wants to get nitpicky. The integrated door pulls and rear antenna isn't supposed to be there.Originally Posted by Mark D
I hope whoever gets it, drives it.
Dave B
Location: England
Posts: 112
My VIN: 07164
Club(s): (DCH)
Greater than 130 k for a 40 year old car.... I don't think they would drive it much.
Posts: 1,250
I saw 98 K. Anyways I prefer a 40 year old car to have 100k + miles. That means things were replaced as it aged. But for me, I don?t place any value on the celebrity part. Obviously, others do.
Location: England
Posts: 112
My VIN: 07164
Club(s): (DCH)
It sold for over 100 before...
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 461
My VIN: 16506
Club(s): (DCO) (DCUK)
... and if the butt juice can be authenticated, that adds 12.5k to the total!
Shannon Y
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1st angle drive - 58,027 miles (20 years) -- original
2nd angle drive - 48,489 miles (21 years) -- original from donor
3rd angle drive - 26,572 miles (2 years 3 months) -- DMCH
4th angle drive - 21,988 miles (1 year 11 months) -- DMCH
5th angle drive - 7,137 miles (10 months 2 days) -- DMCH
6th angle drive - OVER 113,704 miles and counting (OVER 13 yr 1 month & counting) -- new Martin Gutkowski unit
over 245K miles
Location: Cookeville, TN
Posts: 322
My VIN: 628
Club(s): (SEDOC) (DCUK)
What's interesting to me is the Gas Flap Hood with a Grey Interior
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