Proud Owner of TWO DeLoreans, Just bought them today

[OutOfTime]

VIN #4710 - 5 spd
VIN #2181 - Auto with gasflap hood

Here are some pics... rust free CA cars. The auto interior is in great shape, the 5spd needs some love. Both car's body panels are in great shape, 5spd has a slight impression on the T-top. Auto has zero dents.

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[Ron]

Heck of a way to start out :thumbup:

:welcome:
(Drop by the Introductions Section (http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?1354-Introductions!))

[eagle-co94]

Any idea why they were parked like that? I'm curious if they had problems before they were parked.

[Dangermouse]

YOU FOOL!! What have you done ???

J/k

Congrats, welcome to the club. I assume these are the ones you talked about in the other thread.

Now the fun really starts.

[OutOfTime]

Any idea why they were parked like that? I'm curious if they had problems before they were parked.

Parked like what? In gravel, outdoors.... thats how people park cars out here. :)

[DavidProehl]

Congrats! I'm sure it's been done but I've never heard of anyone buying two Ds at the same time before. Well done! Any plans for them? Is one to be a daily driver and the other a garage queen?

[Ozzie]

Congrats.
Congrats.

[OutOfTime]

Congrats! I'm sure it's been done but I've never heard of anyone buying two Ds at the same time before. Well done! Any plans for them? Is one to be a daily driver and the other a garage queen?

Thanks! Actually the plan is to clean up the automatic, get it running and driving nicely and sell it... to fund a bigger build on the 5spd. I know it may be a bit sac-religious around here, but the plan for the 5spd is to drop a much more powerful engine in it (looking at V6 Camaro engine from current model cars 300+ hp)... and modernize the interior a bit, while keeping the outside looking fairly stock.

Mark

[jawn101]

Too awesome. And 2181 is as close as any I've ever seen to mine!

What I wouldn't give for those blue plates.....

[vtdmc]

Congrats!!!

[jmettee]

Parked like what? In gravel, outdoors.... thats how people park cars out here. :)

He means why were they parked & left to sit under tarps for years? They both obviously haven't been started in a long time by the look of the tires & crud on them.

[ed77katr]

Congrats!!! Nice Cars.. Hopefully ya got 'em for 2 for the price of one!!!:)

[eagle-co94]

Too awesome. And 2181 is as close as any I've ever seen to mine!

What I wouldn't give for those blue plates.....
You know there's a ton of them on ebay for $20 or so right?


Parked like what? In gravel, outdoors.... thats how people park cars out here. :)

You can tell by the dirt stains running down from the marker light that that car hasn't moved much. I'm curious why they were "abandoned in place."

[jawn101]

You know there's a ton of them on ebay for $20 or so right?

Yeah, huge gamble on if they're "clear" or not though. Oh well.

Excited to see how these cars turn out... Which one was which in those pictures?

[OutOfTime]

I'm curious why they were "abandoned in place."

The seller is 75 years old.

Crazy story, he took the tarps off for us to look at them, I bought them, we did the paperwork then a van pulls up. A guy about my age (30s) hops out and goes to talk to the homeowner, says he noticed the cars and he was driving by and wanted to buy them. They had been un-tarped for only 30 minutes! He was clearly disappointed to find out that I just bought them both.

I will post more pics (especially of the automatic) once I get them and clean them up. The automatic (without the stripe) is in surprisingly good shape on the interior/exerior. I think it will clean up incredibly well.

Thanks guys for all the well wishes and welcomes!

[Farrar]

Yeah, huge gamble on if they're "clear" or not though. Oh well.

Off topic: licenseplates.tv has "period" plates you can have made up.

On topic: congratulations to the original poster! I was going to say "his and hers DeLoreans" but I see you have another plan in mind. :)

[jawn101]

I just looked closer at the pics and am personally pleased to see 2181 is the auto that you think will be easy to save. Of course these cars can be deceptive with their cosmetics, but I'm really hoping that you got the hell of a deal it would seem!

[OutOfTime]

I just looked closer at the pics and am personally pleased to see 2181 is the auto that you think will be easy to save. Of course these cars can be deceptive with their cosmetics, but I'm really hoping that you got the hell of a deal it would seem!

Your profile says "Sacramento-ish" Where are you located? I found these in Shingle Springs :)

[jawn101]

Your profile says "Sacramento-ish" Where are you located? I found these in Shingle Springs :)

Awesome! I'm a bit further down 80 but you have a TON of local owners in El Dorado, Sacramento, Elk Grove... GREAT group. I have a feeling Clint is getting ready to post right below me here... shoot me a PM when you have some time, we'll coordinate you with some great resources!! Welcome to the family :)

PS we are going to insist on helping. So....

[vwdmc16]

Jon is in Vacaville, There are quite a few of us in the Sacramento-ish area that would love to come see these cars, even just to lend a hand with the scrubbing:)

[jawn101]

Jon is in Vacaville, There are quite a few of us in the Sacramento-ish area that would love to come see these cars, even just to lend a hand with the scrubbing:)

Haha, I'm psychic. See my post above....

[vwdmc16]

Off topic: licenseplates.tv has "period" plates you can have made up...


Just checked out that site, No California plates strangely. I also want to get older plates, The California "Sun set" style that was like 1984-1990. The used to be common but now I rarely see them, at least in decent shape.

[OutOfTime]

Haha, I'm psychic. See my post above....

Its nice to have so many local guys around. Is there a local club with meets? Thx guys

[nullset]

Welcome to the Double Owner's Club! Your post card will be in the mail!

--buddy
(2072 5 speed stock and 2930 auto time machine rats nest)

[OutOfTime]

Welcome to the Double Owner's Club! Your post card will be in the mail!

--buddy
(2072 5 speed stock and 2930 auto time machine rats nest)

Awesome! I wonder how many "double owners" there are in the world. It sounds like an elite club! :thumbup2:

[Mark D]

Double congrats! Thanks for sharing your story, I'm looking forward to more pics.

It's really nice to see more cars being discovered and pulled out of hibernation to be restored.

[jawn101]

Its nice to have so many local guys around. Is there a local club with meets? Thx guys

Check out www.ndcmc.org - but only the major, major events are posted there. Join the Nor Cal DeLorean Owners Club on Facebook and sign up for the mailing list (links to both are on the main club page) for the most active info. We also have a club forum here on the site (http://dmctalk.org/forumdisplay.php?46-The-Northern-California-DeLorean-Motor-Club-%28NCDMC%29) that sees a good amount of chatter. But a lot of the things we do are just organized through impromptu emails.

[OutOfTime]

Thank you!

[Stainless]

Too awesome. And 2181 is as close as any I've ever seen to mine!


Ahem. I believe ours are closer. 2100-2087=13. 2181-2100=81

[Bruce Johnson]

Awesome! I wonder how many "double owners" there are in the world. It sounds like an elite club! :thumbup2:

Double owner here, but not for long. As soon as both boys graduate college (by Jan. '14) the car is officially theirs. Congrats!!

Regarding the blue CA plates, they're fine on your car as long as they are on the title. Don't give them up, just register as you would any other car....lucky you! California's YOM (Year of Manufacture) program only allows you to use plates up to 1969 for cars and 1972 for trucks as long as they are DMV clear. I've registered 3 cars ('55, '58, and '64) under this program and it's tough. The DMV scrutinizes every plate. They even used a magnet to see if mine were actually steel. Re-manufactured plates for any year are unusable.

Bruce

[Dangermouse]

Awesome! I wonder how many "double owners" there are in the world. It sounds like an elite club! :thumbup2:

Just for fun to answer that question, I have started a poll thread on your new elite club, that I have dubbed "DOOM Club" - DeLorean Owners Of Multiples club

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?6892-DOOM-Club-%96-%28DeLorean-Owners-Of-Multiples-Club%29

[jawn101]

Ahem. I believe ours are closer. 2100-2087=13. 2181-2100=81

oOo, so they are. Cool :)

[DMC5180]

Did somebody say Double-D's :ohcrap:.



Oh, wait you meant Deloreans :wink:

[dmc3130]

Check out www.ndcmc.org - but only the major, major events are posted there. Join the Nor Cal DeLorean Owners Club on Facebook and sign up for the mailing list (links to both are on the main club page) for the most active info. We also have a club forum here on the site (http://dmctalk.org/forumdisplay.php?46-The-Northern-California-DeLorean-Motor-Club-%28NCDMC%29) that sees a good amount of chatter. But a lot of the things we do are just organized through impromptu emails.

Congrats on your purchase....... And a big Hello from El Dorado Hills. There are two of use here. Would love to come and shake howdy and welcome you to the club. We will keep you posted on any tech days and other events.

Stephen

[jawn101]

Congrats on your purchase....... And a big Hello from El Dorado Hills. There are two of use here. Would love to come and shake howdy and welcome you to the club. We will keep you posted on any tech days and other events.

Stephen

OP - the plus side to knowing Stephen is you can see exactly how everything on your car SHOULD be. He has easily the nicest car in the area :)

[DMCflux]

Did somebody say Double-D's :ohcrap:.



Oh, wait you meant Deloreans :wink:

:hysterical:

[dmc3130]

OP - the plus side to knowing Stephen is you can see exactly how everything on your car SHOULD be. He has easily the nicest car in the area :)

AAAAAAAAAwh, shucks your just saying that.........

[OutOfTime]

Congrats on your purchase....... And a big Hello from El Dorado Hills. There are two of use here. Would love to come and shake howdy and welcome you to the club. We will keep you posted on any tech days and other events.

Stephen

Awesome, thanks! We will have to set something up. I appreciate it.

Mark

[OutOfTime]

OK, I cleaned up the automatic a bit today, just a simple wash. We are getting the list together of fixes.

This is the one that eventually will go up for sale.

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[Chris Burns]

OK, I cleaned up the automatic a bit today, just a simple wash. We are getting the list together of fixes.

This is the one that eventually will go up for sale.

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How much would you sell the automatic Delorean for?

[Coletrain]

How much would you sell the automatic Delorean for?

Slow down Turbo... we just got 'em today. Going to get it running and driving first, it's been sitting for a few years. I'm the husky white dude holding the passenger door up, btw. I'm new here but I'll be asking lots of questions shortly.

Cole

[OutOfTime]

Yes, I'd like to introduce you to my buddy ColeTrain. He is my partner on this venture and will doing a lot of work on the cars.

[hylnder777]

WOW!....You must be rich,,,Nobody has two Deloreans......LOL just kidding couldn't resist, congrats on the purchase.





VIN ahhh, no one cares anyways....

[jawn101]

Slow down Turbo... we just got 'em today. Going to get it running and driving first, it's been sitting for a few years. I'm the husky white dude holding the passenger door up, btw. I'm new here but I'll be asking lots of questions shortly.

Cole

Since no one else chimed in on his behalf, I'll say that if you guys want a good home for your car you should consider Chris. In many of our minds he's certainly earned the right of first refusal on any cars we might come across :)

[Chris Burns]

Since no one else chimed in on his behalf, I'll say that if you guys want a good home for your car you should consider Chris. In many of our minds he's certainly earned the right of first refusal on any cars we might come across :)

Thanks Jawn 101!

Actually I was trying to see if I could advertise the DMC on my FB page. This would be a perfect project car for someone! I'd snag it myself if my credit wasn't crappy.

[OutOfTime]

Just an update... We are installing/have installed all new struts, rubber, tires. Next week starts flushing all the fluids and getting it up and running well, going through the electrical as well. Also the main headliner as well as the door headerliners will get replaced.

Its cleaning up nicely though, body and interior look really good, here is a quick picture.

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[OutOfTime]

Another update. I started a blog to track the progress of both builds. Right now we are focusing on "Marty", the gasflap, black interior automatic. We plan on getting it back on the road with a fresh lease on life and selling it in order to fund an extensively modified build of "McFly" the 5spd. Marty is now purring like a kitten. We got it up on the lift yesterday and were pleased to see a rust-free underbelly... got to love California cars.

I've got a ton of pictures added and Im tracking the progress daily at the link below for those that are interested:

http://www.BioRunDMC.com

Mark

[Starglider]

For the manual, did you see Josh's thread about tuning the PRV up to 250hp without even needing a turbo? Nothing wrong with a good engine swap, but if you don't need crazy power a skilled rebuild of the PRV might be enough.

[OutOfTime]

For the manual, did you see Josh's thread about tuning the PRV up to 250hp without even needing a turbo? Nothing wrong with a good engine swap, but if you don't need crazy power a skilled rebuild of the PRV might be enough.

I will check it out, but the plan right now is to do something over the top... around 350+ hp

[Hand-Schaub]

congrats. I see two beautiful possibilities! As much as I love seeing pictures of people's perfect cars, pictures like this remind me of the 'pursuit' to that stage which is half the fun (but all of the money)!

[OutOfTime]

congrats. I see two beautiful possibilities! As much as I love seeing pictures of people's perfect cars, pictures like this remind me of the 'pursuit' to that stage which is half the fun (but all of the money)!

Its the journey, not the destination!

If I wanted a perfect car I would just go out and buy one. This is much more fun... in my opinion of course