I know it’s obvious from the picture, but I never realized DeLoreans were stainless steel, which is very rare for vehicles made in the past half-century. DMC DeLorean Wikipedia here

Other DeLorean oddities:

  • The car did not vary design by year, but rather by production batch, making it hard to identify a DeLorean’s year from its design
  • The car was expensive for its time ($25,000-$34,000 in 1982-1984) and sold as a GT style car, despite being relatively slow (0-60 in approx. 8.8-10sec)
  • “A total of four recalls were issued by the factory to correct problems such as a sticking throttle, front-suspension issues and an inertia switch”
  • “The original 80-amp Ducellier alternator supplied with the early-production DeLoreans could not provide enough current to supply the car when all lights and electrical options were on; as a result, the battery would gradually discharge, leaving the driver stranded on the road.”
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    1 year ago

    I definitely saw the one at Universal Orlando and am also surprised its a legit version. Also saw some Fast and Furious cars there so they might have been also!

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      1 year ago

      If you saw it before 2020 then yes it was the real one. They replaced it with a replica when they reopened post COVID

      Universal actually treats a lot of their props and cars like shit, but I didn’t know that when I was visiting lol. They are the ones that destroyed the fiberglass car