DeLorean In A2A:- Help Please

[bozzzydmc]

Hi All

First Post.. Great forum guys!

I'm the Secretary of the DeLorean Owners Club UK and wondered if anyone could help?

We are desperately trying to get a DeLorean in A2A even if it is in a cameo role. These being built in Northern Ireland in 1981 so fit the time frame and all that.

Can anyone give me any pointers as to who to write to or email etc.

Thanks again for any help you can give.

www.deloreans.co.uk/forum

[bozzzydmc]

Thank you to whoever passed my info along... it is greafully appreciated

Regards

The DeLorean Owners Club UK

[bakednudel]

I'm glad someone did! I have absolutely NO IDEA how to contact anyone, but I love the idea of a DeLorean in Ashes to Ashes!

Good luck!

[bozzzydmc]

Well  i will keep you all informed (  as much as im allowed to   )

Thanks again guys !

Maybe a new Genie Quote could be :-

" what the bloodly hell does he think hes driving .... a time machine ??"

LOL

[crazycraiky]

haha, brilliant idea. id absolutely love to see a delorean in a2a. the delorean is my fave car of all time. i am gonna get one when i win the lottery

[Yayster]

I'm really glad that somebody here was able to help you out. Makes me feel all fuzzy inside!

I too love the DeLorean and I hope that it makes an appearance!

[bozzzydmc]

I'm really glad that somebody here was able to help you out. Makes me feel all fuzzy inside!

I too love the DeLorean and I hope that it makes an appearance!

Well i echo your fuzzy feeling   Whilst im more than a little predudice, it would be a damm shame not to get a little of the most iconic car of the 80's onto the show , no matter how small a 'part' it might turn out to be

Loving your forum guys , wish i had found it earlier

http://www.deloreans.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1158

talking of DeLoreans in london

[myothercarisarover]

Designed by Lotus, apparently. Or was it built? Something like that..

[bozzzydmc]

Yes partly, they designed the chassis and suspension side of things, based very closely on the Esprit of that time ..... in fact very very closely, nice money for them at the time ..otherswise they were going under!

[Ooler Oop]

I cant find it at the moment but I did see something on a news website that said the Delorean is going back into production due to high demand. Theyre only going to be making a limited editon though but it would be good if we could see them about again

Found it on the BBC site

DeLorean goes back to the future 
 
The car was made famous in the film Back To The Future

 
Demand for DeLorean cars is so high that it may go back into production, according to a US firm.
The last of the vehicles - made famous in the film Back To The Future - rolled off the production line near Belfast 25 years ago.

However, the number of enthusiasts seeking the car has meant a limited number may be built in the US.

The company was based at Dunmurry. Almost £80m of public money was spent in the hope of creating 2,000 jobs.

More than £20m in legal fees was spent by the government in legal action against the auditors of the failed company, which collapsed in 1982.

Manufacture of the DeLorean DMC-12 car began at the Dunmurry plant in 1981, with fewer than 9,000 cars rolling off the production lines before its closure the following year.

Despite the firm's failure the car, with its unpainted stainless steel skin and gull-wing doors, gained a cult following.



'Market for the car'


The vice president of the Delorean Motor Company in Texas, James Espey, said the car had an enduring appeal.

"A lot of people are interested in the car because of the story behind the car," he said.

"A company started by John DeLorean - a guy who quit General Motors to start his own company to show them how to do it.

"Admittedly John has a much stronger reputation here in the (United) States... but he still created a fantastic car.

"You can't have any conversation about the car without talking about the impact of the whole series of Back To The Future movies."

 
John DeLorean died in March 2005 aged 80

Mr Espey added: "There are guys who were in their teens when they first saw the movie, who are now in their late 30s or early 40s, who are at that point in life when they can get the car they wanted when they were a kid.

"We feel quite confident that there is a market for between 20-25 hand-built made to order cars each year, without question. Right now, we have a nine-month waiting list for cars."


About 8,600 cars rolled off the production line in Dunmurry, but only 6,500 remain in existence.

John DeLorean died in March 2005 aged 80.
 

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[bozzzydmc]

I have never know so much 'hype' around the 'D' its been a manic last few days for all of us with the BBC,  ITV ITN ...many newspapers , radio etc ....all wanting to know a bit about this story... for once its all been good news rather than the misconception bullsh@t  that has been given out over the last 25 years ...


Thanks to everyone who has sent me emails btw, its great to know you all like the D as much as we all do


http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-garage28jul28,0,7786124.story?coll=la-home-center

[sandiesg]

Thanks for posting that article, Mike it was a good read. I love the look of the DeLorean and I'm glad it's making a comeback. Every car looks the same today and I'm saying this as someone who's husband works for Subaru of America! The DeLorean has those distinctive lines that make it interesting to look at.

I'm glad that the car itself is now coming out of the shadows from the other stuff associated with it.

[bozzzydmc]

.......just got back in will do a write up and post more pics tomorrow , we had a really long day but a fantastic one.

[Yayster]

What fantastic pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them with us. This is all so exciting!

[bakednudel]

Oh what wonderful pictures! Is that little fella your son? Thanks for sharing them. Looks like the weather shone on you as well.