Remember the car from Back to the Future with the gull wing doors and gleaming stainless steel finish, has come back to the future. A group of greasemonkeys in Houston who like to refurbish cars have about 200 of the original DeLorean 2.8 L V-6 engines on hand, and they will start making the cars next year.
“With 200 of the original 2.8-liter V-6 engines still in stock and facing a dwindling supply of cars suitable for rebuilding, Espey figures that within a year or so they’ll start making the cars from scratch. Their manufacturing plans are modest — maybe 20 or so cars a year. But it would be quite a comeback for a car that was given up for dead more than a quarter of a century ago.”
The new DeLoreans will likely cost something more than $42,500, which is what the outfit currently charges to build one from scratch with refurbed parts. And you’ll have to upgrade to the sports kit if you want a flux capacitor.
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