Greetings Piston Heads from the Delorean Club Of Fl

[jammer96]

Hello fellow car nuts. I'm with the Delorean Club Of Fl. I'm a fan of all cool cars, but I hope to at least own a Delorean some day.

The Delorean on the left in the picture is a stock original car. The one on the right has an aftermarket twin turbo add on. It still has the original Volvo engine, but with 210 horsepower. 0-60 is around 6.5 seconds.

[Balmoral Green]

Hi and welcome to PH.

I saw a Delorean yesterday actually, up on bricks with all the wheels off, on a driveway in Heanor, Derbyshire.

[williamp]

welcome indeed. Lovely cars. I remember at Le Mansd a few yars ago one of our neighbours camping had one. It drew more attention then the Astons in our group!

[AndrewW-G]

Hello Jammer, what lovely cars, like the idea of a quick DeLorean, I frequently see one on the roads near me, it certainly still one of the most eye catching cars out there

[jammer96]

Yes. My friend's turbo Delorean is pretty quick. Has a custom exhaust as well. Sounds like a Ferrari when you start it up. I have driven a Delorean and it's one of the best cars I driven. The standard car isn't fast, but it's comfortable and fun to drive, especially on corners. Just be careful since most of the weight is in the rear, it'll slide on you a bit. The pedals on the 5 speed cars are close together, so practice heel to toe shifting.

[belleair302]

What happens when you hit 88 mph?

[jammer96]

You get a speeding ticket.

[MGB Boy]

jammer96 said:

0-60 is around 6.5 seconds.

Shouldn't it be 0-88 MPH ?

[Conian]

welcome to Piston Heads
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[jammer96]

Thank you for the advice. My friend owns the turbo Delorean. He replaced the original speedominter with a 140mph unit.

[joshc]

One of my dream cars, hope to own one eventually. If I was extremely wealthy I would import a brand new one from DMC in Texas.

[anomaly]

Fantastic cars that were unfairly maligned by the press. I owned mine for several years and dearly regret selling it. One day I'll get another. Not the fastest in stock form but DMC was developing a turbo when it folded. A great cruiser though. Happy memories of trips to the South of France in mine...

[jammer96]

Very nice Delorean you had there. Sorry you had to sell it. This economy has forced people to make some tough decisions.



I went to a car show Orlando recently where the Delorean was one of the featured makes. There were 15 Deloreans there including a Back to the Future replica. Ferrari, Lotus, Lamborghini, Bugatti, were some of the other makes. 3 Deloreans took home trophys. My friend took home a trophy for his original Delorean with the original tires from 1981! Also met John Delorean's daughter and actor Ernie Hudson. It was a great show!

[leecostello]

waw i love delorions i actally have a back to the future number plate from florida on my mk1 escort race car hahah enough respect pal welcome you got one serious fan her mate a love em

[leecostello]

jammer96 said:

You get a speeding ticket.

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