This is a unique opportunity to say the least! I was recently approached by Cliff Schmucker's executrix to help her find a new home for Prototype 1. This is the car that launched the dream for all of us.
This prototype represents John DeLorean's criteria for an "ethical sports car" as executed by Giorgetto Giugiaro's design team and Bill Collin's engineering team. It bears only a passing resemblance to the production cars. This is due to Giugiaro having refreshed the aging styling of the prototype prior to the production car tooling being made. Bill Collin's departure from the company and the subsequent hiring of Lotus to do the engineering work on the production cars completely changed the cars inner workings as well.
Proto-1 has been widely photographed, appearing on the covers of all the national and international car magazines, on promotional materials from the original DeLorean Motor Company, and was taken around the country in the late seveties and early eighties to motivate investors and dealers to sign on.
Features of this car include:
• Unique stainless steel body styling
• 4 cylinder mid-mounted Citroen engine
• 4-speed manual gearbox
• Unique caramel colored leather interior
• Sliding glass door windows
• Rear-hinged bonnet & engine covers
• Unique chassis and body construction
• Highly instrumented dashboard
• Consideration for airbags
The car was recently restored by DMC Florida and the stainless steel was regrained by Chris Nicholson. It is immaculate inside and out and is in excellent running condition. It has been kept in a heated/air-conditioned building since it was moved to Ohio from Florida.
UPDATE - CAR IS OFFICIALLY SOLD TO TONY IN DMC FLORIDA.
-Josh
Originally Posted by beernpizzalover
