And they’ve also restored the “Back to the Future” prop.
The Original Back to the Future DeLorean DMC-12, Lovingly Restored to “Better Than New Condition
The story of DeLorean is, in some ways, the story of the excess and enthusiasm of the 80s. Fired from GM, auto exec John DeLorean (“a rock star among suits”) started his own company with the aim of building a sports car like no other. He began production in Northern Ireland, with grants from the British government, in 1980. Financing soon dried up after cost overruns raised prices and the cars’ many notorious issues—such as those gull-wing doors failing to open—became apparent. DeLorean made a $24 million cocaine deal with what turned out to be an undercover FBI agent to keep the company afloat. Though he was acquitted of the charges, the company lay in ruins.
