Location: Sunfield, Michigan, USA
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Nice video summarizing an interesting car built in the DDR. Note that the doors appear to use a springed hinge assembly, similar to that found on US auto maker's trunks. Worth about 4 times the average good condition DeLorean - $82k. And ya gotta love the simplicity of the two stroke engine (not to mention Wartburgs reputation for tank like durability and reliability). I'd love to own one - perhaps someday!
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My VIN: 2848
Very cool car, thanks for posting that.
-Alex
We work jobs we hate, to buy shit we don't need, to impress people we don't even like.
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I like it! Then again I like any car that's not the typical vette, camaro, TA, mustang, mopar, cookie cutter muscle car.
Location: South Jersey
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My VIN: 4245
Club(s): (DMA)
Great video. I had no idea this car existed.
Surprised to hear it arrived after the DeLorean. Fiberglass body, metal skin, gull wing doors... familiar stuff but to me it looks like a 1960s DeLorean.
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My VIN: 3937
Neat. Had never heard of that car until now.
Looks like it has some oddball stuff about it that might make owning one less attractive than just admiring it from a distance.
Anyone else think the twin gas tanks to the outside of each seat is a bit of a "T-bone" accident/disaster waiting to happen?
Sept. 81, auto, black interior
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 147
My VIN: 4245
Club(s): (DMA)
Nah, that wood board that adjusts your seat height will save you. Let's not forget the plywood in our own cars.
The dual gas tanks is curious. Does the original motor draw from both at the same time or is one considered to be a reserve that can then be 'switched' over?
Location: Mainz, Germany
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My VIN: 2678
Here is a side-by-side comparison of the Melkus and the DeLorean:
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The pictures have been taken during a classic car meeting in Wiesbaden, Germany in 2012.
--Peter
Always a filled fuel tank.
Location: Stevens Point,WI
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My VIN: 6125
Wow and I thought that DeLoreans were low to the ground.
Location: France
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My VIN: 16951
Club(s): (DCO) (DOA) (DCUK)
The doors looks so small next to the DeLorean
Location: Sunfield, Michigan, USA
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My VIN: 1798
These pictures are INCREDIBLE - thank you so much for sharing themOriginally Posted by pk2678
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