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De Lorean DMC-12 (DeLorean DMC-12)— American sports car that was manufactured by the automobile company De Lorean Motor Company from 1981 to 1983. It is usually referred to simply as the De Lorean, as it was the only model produced by the company. The DMC-12 was used a door type "gull wing". Another distinctive feature of the car is the unpainted body made of stainless steel, which De Lorean turned out very resistant to corrosion and easily recognizable. The car has a very interesting design and well-known to those that starred in the trilogy "Back to the future".

The first prototype appeared in March 1977, and production began in 1981 (the first DMC-12 rolled off the production line on January 21 at the DMC factory in Dunmurry in Northern Ireland). During its production, several parts of the car were changed (hood, wheels and interior). Until production ceased in 1983, it was made around 8,500 DMC-12. About six thousand copies have survived to the present day.

Despite the fact that the production was located in Northern Ireland, DMC-12 was primarily intended for the American market. So the machines were equipped with factory left-hand drive. Only four right-hand instance of the De Lorean was redesigned for use in the UK.


The development of car-to-order De Lorin promptly complied with Lotus Engineering. In October 1976, the first prototype De Lorean DMC-12 was completed by William T. Collins, chief engineer and designer of the Pontiac.

For the release of the DMC-12 was built a factory in the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The construction of the factory began in October 1978, and although production of the DMC-12 was expected to begin in 1979, it was postponed to the beginning of 1981. By that time, the unemployment rate in Northern Ireland was high, and local residents were delighted new jobs. The workers were inexperienced and took a lot of effort to improve the quality of the cars. But premium and supply the best available equipment allowed us to solve most problems with quality of production by 1982. The car manufacturer gave a guarantee of 5 years or 80,000 km.

But sales began to fall and the company De Lauryn went bankrupt, and the De Lorin, the British government announced on the wanted list for embezzlement of state-owned Finance. He was arrested by the FBI in the sale of cocaine. John De Lauryn was later found not guilty, but to save the DMC-12 has failed.
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That's like a story,I have this car for the first time hear,but to copy from Wikipedia is not difficult.

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Yes,indeed,it would be better posted in the first post of the story,and I think few people know this car.

2 bounty hunter in short, I found with the history of John De loriana
This car was featured in many movies and television shows, but the incredible popularity brought him the trilogy "Back to the future". If you make a time machine, why not select a car prettier? - talked, half-crazed genius Dr. Emmett brown.

Many of us grew up on this wonderful film. Unfortunately, very few know that if not for the film, the history of the vehicle on which the characters of Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd have revealed temporal layers, is transferred from epoch to epoch, get caught within the allotted two years.

Indeed, the company Delorean Motor Co. ceased to exist two years before the appearance on the screens of American cinemas of the first series Back to the future, and long before the first Russian video, screens which are small portions in our country have infiltrated the West.

DMC-12, which will be discussed in this article was the only work of a short-lived company Delorean Motor Co. That is why, when speaking about this car, all prefer to call him by the name of the Creator. More precisely, the name.

John Zachary DeLorean born January 6, 1925 in Detroit in a family of European immigrants. His father was a laborer in the foundry of the Ford Motor Company. My parents tried to give little John's musical education, however, the boy liked to Tinker with technology.

After finishing school with excellent academic achievement and musical talent John DeLorean received a scholarship to Lawrence Institute of technology Institute of Technology -the Alma mater of some well-known industrial designers and designers. There he excelled in the study of the organization of industrial production, but the second world war disrupted his plans. DeLorean had to interrupt the training, and from 1942 to 1945 he served in the U.S. army.

However, after the service, he was not able to immediately continue their education - his mother Katherine after her divorce from her husband barely make ends meet, so John decided to go to work. To school he returned in 1947, and a year later graduated from the Institute with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.

Then he studied at Kraslavskom Institute, after which he started to work at the Assembly plant of the company. In parallel, the DeLorean attended classes at the business school at the University of Michigan, where he received a master's degree in business administration.

Soon the young talent was offered 14 thousand dollars a year at the Packard Motor Company, and he could not refuse. At that time Packard, and other companies that stubbornly refused to switch to low-cost machines, as did Ford, General Motors and American Motors, relied on the traditional cars of the class Suite. Despite a good start that took the DeLorean, Packard could not withstand the pace of annual updates of the models and eventually found himself involved in a series of acquisitions and mergers with other companies.

Against this background, an invitation from General Motors with a bunch of options looked tempting. Without thinking, John picked the position of assistant chief engineer of Pontiac, the former, by the way, the positions of an outsider compared to the other units of the colossus GM.

The years spent in this company have become very successful for the young talent. Pontiac Manager Simon Knudsen and John DeLorean managed to completely refresh the lineup, with an emphasis on sporting characteristics and a rejection of the classical elements.

During the work of the talented DeLorean patented several dozen inventions, and in 1961 was promoted to chief engineer of the division. Thanks Delorian saw the light of cars like Tempest, GTO, Firebird and Grand Prix, which allowed the brand to reach third place behind Chevrolet and Ford. For the first three years of production was sold about 250 thousand copies of the Pontiac GTO.

This success, of course, was noticed by the leadership of General Motors, and in early 1969, DeLorean was appointed head of Chevrolet. Three years of leadership, he has ensured that the cars of this brand were sold in number of 3 million per year.

Despite the fact that in contrast to the stiff establishment of GM DeLorean behaved more than free (Bohemian lifestyle and the appropriate demeanor, casual, etc.), in 1972, he became General Manager and Vice-President of General Motors. From this position the position of President of GM seemed inevitable, but despite this, in April 1973, John DeLorean unexpectedly resigned, explaining this step by a desire to follow their own ideals.

The book "General motors in its true light" (On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors), written by former Business Week journalist James Patrick Wright based on interviews with DeLorean and made a lot of noise, reveals the essence of the internal conflict of a talented engineer and Manager. Understand the reasons that led John to put an end to his meteoric career: "...since 1949, when the cars received the box automatic and power steering, no significant new products introduced was not. Almost a quarter of a century of stagnation! Instead of technical product development automotive industry started in sales rampant, Suceava buyer old cars under the guise of something new and useful. From year to year, we have encouraged Americans to sell their old cars and buy new ones just because they changed their design... But it is an accusation of myself as one of the leaders, it remains true that all that we offer to the consumer, represented the previously cooked reheated dinner."

In these words inter alia were hiding the true purpose of the talented engineer and Manager - to create their own company and build the perfect car - fast, beautiful, which will become obsolete in a couple years, unlike disposable trash, which was released Detroit. DeLorean wanted to build a car out of time. All he needed was financing.

Money needed a lot - according to preliminary estimates, about 77 million dollars. Being a multimillionaire (a high salary at GM and practical attachments in third-party business), the DeLorean was aware that his money is not enough to implement the plan. Investing in this risky venture is a blood of 10 million pounds, he used all his entrepreneurial skills to raise millions more with future U.S. dealers. Produced the action, took out loans at Bank of America, made contributions of individuals - the DeLorean used every opportunity.

He knocked on many government and financial doors, trying to achieve favorable conditions for your business. In order to save a place for construction of the plant, the DeLorean looked for in the periphery, where unemployment was particularly high One of the suitable candidates for the placement of production facilities has become Ireland. Despite the fact that the then Minister of industry and trade On''malley refused to support the project, the DeLorean has received permission from the industrial development Board of Northern Ireland. He also managed to persuade the British government to provide a loan of 53 million pounds in exchange for the provision of two thousand jobs. The proposed loan helped to cover 80% of the production costs of each car, including its delivery to the place of departure in the United States.

Noteworthy is the fact that the British car industry reacted to the granted loan as a Grand adventure. Everything literally froze in shock - the DeLorean have as much money as was given in 1976 to the British branch of Chrysler to solve their financial problems. Moreover, the fact that lending has angered those who witnessed the sale to Americans of Aston Martin. General irritation was intensified by the awareness of the fact that Britain will supply less than half of the components for the car, i.e. most of the money will leave the country.

The DeLorean was responsible for the whole fell down on his criticism of the assertion that British taxpayers will get their money back, not to mention loan repayments - £ 185 per each of the first 90 thousand cars and 45 pounds with all subsequent. Thus, theoretically he would be able to pay until 1994.

Several years were spent developing the prototype. Taking the former chief Pontiac engineer bill Collins, in December 1974, the DeLorean went to a car exhibition in Turin needed to find the right designer. After much thought the DeLorean was awarded the contract to develop the design of the famous Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital Design.

The DeLorean was imagining a car that would be easy and therefore economical and easy to manufacture. To achieve this goal, he bought the rights to the use of the new plastic, which was unheard of strength, the excellent properties of energy absorption and light weight. The technology of production of this plastic is called Elastic Reservoir Moulding (ERM) on the principle of creating a sandwich of compressed under high pressure to layers of fiberglass and polyurethane foam.

On a frame made of this material the DeLorean conceived to put the panel in brushed stainless steel. Much has been said about the fact that this decision is due to the fact that the ERM practically did not give coloration. In turn, the DeLorean was noted that steel panels will give the car a unique appearance and they are not threatened by corrosion. Fair words, however, is not the whole truth. Steel panels simply did not need to paint, and newly avtopromyshlennikov had intended to save it.

Despite the fact that Giugiaro was given complete freedom in the design of the car, the DeLorean had insisted that the car was equipped with doors type "gull wing". In part, this distinguishes it from other four-wheel vehicles, and on the other hand, allowed to solve the problem of embarkation/disembarkation - because sports cars are distinguished by their low growth.

The prototype car, which was designed by Italian designer, was transferred to Colin Chapman - the founder and owner of the British company Lotus. Although the original Giugiaro body design was left almost untouched, Chapman replaced most questionable parts and materials those that were used in the production of Lotus cars. For example, the chassis was borrowed from the Lotus Esprit, and as a material for the body, it was decided to use a fibreglass-reinforced plastic. Only six or seven parts was made of ERM. In the end, what went into production, in fact, was developed by a team of Chapman.

Originally it was planned that the car will be put sirotovskiy rotary engine, but due to the high fuel consumption, he was later replaced by a 2.85-litre V6 with a power of 130 HP DeLorean it literally removed from the front-drive Renault 30. This engine, known by the acronym PRV (Peugeot-Renault-Volvo), we had to modify in order to make it possible to install it in the rear of the car.

In October of 1978 in the town of Dunmurry six kilometers from Belfast began construction of a plant DMCL (De Lorean Motor Company Ltd.). After 16 months in this place there were 6 buildings, which occupied an area of about 28 hectares. It seemed that it was possible to start production, but due to budget overruns and bureaucratic delays conveyors earned only for the next year. The first DMC-12 rolled off the production line on January 21, 1981.

Workers recruited from closest to the plant localities, for the most part had no experience, and some even before DMC did not work at all. This was the cause of the problems in the very first car that brought the establishment of centres for assessing the quality of Quality Assurance Centers (QAC). These centers were opened there, which was delivered to the car plant DMC California, Delaware and Michigan, and was engaged in the revision of the car before shipping to dealers. The main problems concerned weak generators and doors.

Generators that first set, could not provide enough energy, especially when all optics and electronics were included. As a result, the battery is quickly discharged, and the driver could easily run aground in the night on some highway. It is such a funny story happened with one of friends and investors DeLorean, the host of a popular talk show of johnny Carson.

Together, they managed to neutralize most of the shortcomings, although complaints about the quality was there. If the car DMC-12 1981 release was sold with a warranty for a year or 19 thousand kilometers, by 1982 the workers had already gained experience, which is bound to affect the quality. In the end, the guarantee was extended to five years or 80 thousand kilometers.

With the PRV engine and five-speed manual transmission the vehicle is theoretically supposed to accelerate to a hundred in 7.2 seconds and have a top speed in 193,12 km/h. fuel Consumption had to be less standard in 1981, and it is 10.6 liters per 100 km, with the volume of the tank is about 78 liters. However, in reality everything turned out differently. Because of the stringent regulation of emissions in the United States had to change the exhaust system, in particular, to install the catalysts. This has affected the acceleration to reach the speed of 100 km/h the car needed nothing less than 10,5 h

Most DMC-12 was produced with a five-speed manual transmission from the same Renault 30, although as the options were available and a three-speed "automatic".

Together with chassis from the Lotus Esprit was borrowed and the independent suspension: multi-link rear and double parallel levers on the front axle. Given the reputation of the Lotus, it was possible not to worry about the ride qualities of the DMC-12, however, the change of security requirements in the notorious US require adjustments in the suspension and increasing the ground clearance of the car, which has a negative impact on the driveability brainchild of John DeLorean.

The recommended retail price of the DMC-12 was 25 thousand dollars in the base set (the equivalent of 52 thousand dollars in 2007). Thus, a vehicle that was originally designed as a competitor to the Chevrolet Corvette with its cost in 12 thousand, couldn't get it in this price range.

For the money, along with the stainless steel panels and original doors, who decided to exploit the buy American received leather seats, air conditioning, powerful stereo system, power Windows, locks and mirrors, steering wheel position control, tinted glass, body side moldings, windscreen wipers and a rear window electric heater.

As for accessories, everything is modest and ascetic. A DMC-12 was only 8 options including automatic transmission, seat covers, floor mats and other minor elements.

John DeLorean believed that model years - for the most part a Ruse perpetrated by the car companies to sell more cars. Instead of having to make major changes at the end of the model year, he implemented changes immediately. This resulted in the fact that the differences between the models from 1981 and 1982 was quite difficult. The most notable changes related to the hood.

An interesting situation emerged with the stainless steel. The DeLorean really guessed it - steel panels look very original and attractive. However, in practice it turned out that on the shiny surface are clearly visible fingerprints, and it was only the smallest of all evils. All "DeLorean" was almost identical. And they all the sun shone on the polished gloss, and the owner of the DMC-12, parked Saturday afternoon at a supermarket, could easily come back with shopping and to go on someone else's car. The ability to make your car unique was reduced almost to nothing - paint it was not so easy.

Some dealers tried to paint the car body, to somehow to portray a wide range. The plant DMC once tried to use a transparent paint, but no one was buying cars with factory painted panels.

DMC-12 has caused mixed feelings as the buyers and the motoring press. Initially, the number of orders was truly spectacular - in the last quarter of 1981 "delorian" managed to beat sales of the Porsche 911. However, recommended factory price "underpowered and impractical toy" was, according to most potential buyers, too high.

At the end of 1981, the company faced a sharp drop in demand for its cars. In response to the lack of profit DeLorean conceived the plan of restructuring of the company in the holding company DeLorean Motors Holding Company, which was to become the parent company for the DeLorean Motor Company, DeLorean Motor Cars Limited (manufacturing), DeLorean Motor Cars of America (distribution) and DeLorean Research Partnership (development and research). However, in January 1982, the American Commission on securities (SEC) questioned the viability of the new enterprise and DeLorean forbidden to continue the issuance of shares of the holding company through which he hoped to obtain such necessary for 27 million dollars.

John DeLorean tried to re-apply for help to the British government, but there is a loan could be obtained only in the case that will be able to collect exactly the same amount from other investors.

In search of funding DeLorean managed to get into the crime - in October 1982 he was arrested on charges of cocaine trafficking in the amount of $ 24 million. The main evidence against the DeLorean was hidden a video in which he leads a conversation with FBI agents working undercover. It is extremely difficult to answer the question of whether he was ready to go beyond the law to save his creation, or this would not have happened without the "help" of a vengeful General Motors.

Anyway, lawyer Howard Weitzman managed to successfully prove to the court that agents of the Federal Bureau of investigation, initially posing as legitimate investors, forced the head of the DMC to participate in the transaction. With DeLorean was cleared of all charges, but the reputation is such an important component to the businessman, was badly tarnished.

In the future, and failed to raise the necessary funds to maintain the company afloat. Company DeLorean Motor Company was declared bankrupt in 1982. Initially it was assumed that the plant will produce 30 thousand cars per year. However, by the end of 1982, when the factory gates were closed on the big padlock was produced only 8583 of the car.

DeLorean had to deal with a bunch of lawsuits arising from the bankruptcy of his company. After 17 years, in September 1999, went bankrupt John DeLorean. He was even evicted from his estates area of 175 hectares of new Jersey. A talented engineer, inventor, Creator of the cult car died 19 may 2005 due to complications after suffering a stroke. He was 80 years old.

After the death of the DeLorean Motor Company has several commercial organizations manufacture of spare parts and maintenance. In particular, DeLorean Motor Company of Texas (entirely new formation, adopted the original name and logo of the company) now has a huge number of original factory spare parts for DMC-12, so if you have any issues with streaming drive - it is sufficient to contact the representative of this company.

The culture of the DMC-12 lives thanks to the passion of the owners to their vehicles. Children of the 80s brought the film Back to the future, can now afford to purchase such a car in excellent condition for 20-30 thousand dollars (without customs, of course).

Currently, there are many active communities of owners of the "time machine". DeLorean Owners Association, founded in 1983, is the largest such Association. It organizes annual meetings and even publishes a magazine DeLorean World Magazine.

A quarter century later about 6 thousand DMC-12 rolling on the roads of the world, attracting millions of admiring glances. Car outside time.

T-80 is the coolest! Well, even a Volvo. And vintage cars are not encouraging. In Vice City there is a likeness of the machine - deluxe is called, in the showroom worth it.
And the movie funny, in adolescence liked it.

Well, if a person went bankrupt so the car is not much liked

This car reflects the style of the 80s. It is like the music of that era. My favorite brand of Audi, but this car is more to me than a car. I can't compare it with something else. It is one of Tokaj. Beautiful DeLorean.

I like these cars of the 80s... now it's mine, whatever you say. America of the 80s.... dream. I by the way this machine chemto reminiscent of starlight from FlatOut 3. a modification of back to the future will be coming out in February burnout. cool, huh?

Cool car! I like it! A little like a muscle car!

Damn, than you so much this dump is stainless steel? I think she is more like a muscle car, and an Eight and a motor in the back! And goes x*@in due to the fact that the engine at the rear, the car zh0pa outweighs that in turns is very much felt. Pendant Lotus she's not much help. And the engine is 3 liters and 130 horses only!..

Who did not watch the child film Back to the future it can not understand)))
The machine is just beautiful))))

And here is a flux capacitor. Can someone thread the machine time collect?

And goes x*@in due to the fact that the engine at the rear, the car zh0pa outweighs that in turns is very much felt
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Ahem, actually due to the rear location of the engine significantly improves the adhesion of the driving wheels! This positively affects the start behavior of a car at high speeds!

I like this in burnout went, she also knows how to fly!It is a pity that in time teleports.

And Burnout is a license machine?
Good article about DeLorian DMC-12 http://auto.mail.ru/article.html?id=32691
You need a car forum! In the shoutbox if you create such topics every ''evil'' will come here and say not very nice words.

I would have bought if the money was.

greetings to all!!!PTS.good that you like DeLorean.and I JUST LOVE it!by the way,in 2010 the brand celebrated its 35 years old.

I guess it just has to be in the blood......
just imagine. Let's say you're sitting in a new BMW at the traffic lights,listening to music, the mood is great, and I'm next potetial on the DeLorean DMC-12. Do you think someone will stare surrounding mouths open from wonder?

I guess it just has to be in the blood......
just imagine. Let's say you're sitting in a new BMW at the traffic lights,listening to music, the mood is great, and I'm next potetial Zhiguli and struck and killed a pregnant woman, and so that all flesh mutilated. Do you think someone will stare surrounding mouths open from wonder?

I guess it just has to be in the blood......
just imagine. Let's say you're sitting in a new BMW at the traffic lights,listening to music, the mood is great, and I'm next potetial KAMAZ AND FUCK BEREMENNOY WOMAN DOWN KROVKISHKI CHILDREN SCREAM ALL BMW IN the BRAIN AND BLOOD

Well, to bring down the whole KAMAZ people, in my opinion, this is outright sadism :)

And there are sadists!!!
Say, in Nizhny Novgorod goes one Delorian DMC-12.