Delorean owners flock to have their car fitted out like time travel machine from hit movie
It may not time travel,
but the DeLorean sports car is finding its way into the future even without a
flux capacitor.
People are spending
thousands of dollars to have DeLoreans outfitted to resemble the one that
starred in the 1985 movie "Back to the Future."
About 9,000 DeLorean
DMC-12 cars were produced from 1981-82 before the original company went bust.
About 6,500 are believed to still exist, easily recognizable with their boxy,
stainless steel bodies and gullwing doors.
The current brand owner,
DeLorean Motor Co. of Huntington Beach, handles everything from oil changes to
full reconstructions. But as the 30th anniversary of "Back to the
Future" approaches in 2015, there's been an increase in requests to
recreate the movie's iconic car, according to the Orange County Register
(http://bit.ly/19MDv5j ).
"I've grown up
around DeLoreans my entire life. I was dropped off to kindergarten in the
actual `Back to the Future' car. A DeLorean was my first car at age 16,"
said Cameron Wynne, DeLorean Motor Co. general manager. "`Back to the
Future' has been a huge part of the business. The car is so well known from a
90-year-old person to a 4-year-old because of that movie. That shows how
timeless the car and the brand is."
Some replicas have been
ordered for movie cameos, corporate appearances and even as the ride for a
newlywed couple.
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