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DeLorean DMC - back without a future

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Created on April 3, 2011

Reading time 8min

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Bruno von Rotz

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1979) - Vorserienprototyp von der Seite gesehen - die Fenster in den Türen reichen noch weiter herunter als in der Serie

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - wie ein Ufo von einem anderen Stern

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - der DeLorean wurde als Zeitmaschine fast zum Hauptdarsteller der Back-to-the-Future-Trilogie

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De Lorean (1976) - Prototyp

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De Lorean (1976) - Prototyp

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De Lorean (1976) - Prototyp

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De Lorean (1976) - Prototyp

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - De Lorean One - endgültige Version des Sportwagens

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1979) - Vorserienprototyp - gut sichtbar die Edelstahloberfläche

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1979) - Vorserienprototyp von schräg hinten gesehen - durchgängiges Leuchtband hinten

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1979) - Interieur des Vorserienprototyps

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1980) - vor imposanter Gebäudekulisse

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1979) - Vorserienprototyp von vorne mit offenen Flügeltüren

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - Profilansicht - Vorserienversion mit Schiebefenstern in den kleineren Seitenscheiben

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1979) - Vorserienprototyp mit offenen Flügeltüren

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - Heckansicht des Flügeltürers

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - Interieur mit Ledersitzen

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De Lorean DMC - Ein Blickfang ist der Flügeltürer am Genfer Autosalon 1981

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - Aufnahme aus dem Verkaufsprospekt von 1982

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Chassis-Design

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - Heckansicht mit geschlossenen Flügeltüren

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - John De Lorean beim Probesitzen am Steuer seines Sportwagens

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - das Edelstahl-Gefährt zieht immer Neugierige an - fotografiert anlässlich des BMC 2008

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Frontansicht eines Schweizer Fahrzeugs - aufgenommen 2007

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - die Flügeltüren erlaubten ein Einsteigen auf engem Raum - fotografiert 2007

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Elegantes Einsteigen will gekonnt sein - aufgenommen 2008

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Heckansicht des Produktionsfahrzeugs - aufgenommen 2007

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Interieur eines Fahrzeugs in der Schweiz - aufgenommen 2007

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Interieur mit hellem Leder ausgeschlagen - aufgenommen 2008

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Motorraum mit dem PRV-6-Zylinder

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - De Lorean an einem Treffen für englische Fajrzeuge im Jahre 2007

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - 2010 bot ein Service- und Restaurationsbetrieb in Florida eine ganze Reihe (fast) neuwertiger De Loreans an

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - 2010 bot ein Service- und Restaurationsbetrieb in Florida eine ganze Reihe (fast) neuwertiger De Loreans an

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Das an der Techno Classica 2011 angebotenes Fahrzeug hat das dunkle Interieur

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - An der Techno Classica 2011 angebotenes Exemplar

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Auszug aus dem Handbuch mit Erklärungen zum Öffnen und Schliessen der Flügeltüren

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Summary

Passers-by who see a DeLorean, which is very rare in normal traffic anyway, usually think of the movie "Back to the Future" when they see the shiny steel-grey vehicle. But John DeLorean had bigger plans. He wanted to assemble 20,000 to 30,000 cars a year in Belfast, Ireland. They were to be sports cars with gullwing doors, stainless steel bodywork and advanced safety features. The story ended in bankruptcy after hundreds of millions in subsidies and a handful of scandals. What remained were around 4,000 sports cars, which are cherished and admired by fans around the world.

This article contains the following chapters

Big plans, big words
Innovative solutions
First prototype and the enthusiasm of the dealers
Massively subsidized by the state
Production readiness with Lotus support
Too expensive, too slow
End with horror - bankruptcy after 18 months of series production
They still exist
Further articles and documents

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Passers-by who see a DeLorean, which is very rare in normal traffic anyway, usually remember the shiny steel-grey vehicle first from the movie "Back to the Future" and perhaps even the following movie dialog:Marty: "Hey wait a minute, wait a minute Doc! Are you trying to tell me you built a time machine - out of a DeLorean?" Doc: "Well, the way I see it, if you're going to put a time machine in a car, you'd better do it in style!" In the three films of the "Back to the Future" trilogy, the DeLorean DMC-12 almost had a leading role, something it was denied in "real life" and in the tough sports car market.

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