Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

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Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby A Van » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:14 am

Some of you may remember seeing 1 or 2 pictures of this car before, it has been referred to as the Desert DeLorean.

It was left abandoned at a paintshop in Dubai after being resprayed, the paintshop subsquently moved and the car was left for a long time!..in the end I think the paintshop claimed ownership and sold it last year to a German guy called Gerard Kohler, he has shipped back to Germany and set about restoring it.

Note the lack of torsion bars and the hydraulic rams that appear to pass right through the body, used as some high power struts!

Thanks to Stuart Rees for extra photos.

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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby Domi » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:55 am

I remember this car, saw it many times.
There is a lot of job to do to bring it back to life.
Is there a link on the German forum where we can see the restoration in progress?
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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby A Van » Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:04 pm

Hi Domi

I dont think there is anything on the German forum about this car at present anyway.
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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby Domi » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:30 pm

The same in newspaper:
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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby bozzzydmc » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:38 pm

Great find Domi !
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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby A Van » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:44 pm

Thats the one!
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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby Andy » Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:30 am

The car in the magazine was in a slightly better state than the current one ... but they attached a numberplate at the front? Why? It hasn't moved apparantly?

And did anyone notice that the gasstruts were still on the doors?

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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby bozzzydmc » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:03 am

Good point Andy

Yes the gas struts look different in both sets of pics and also the front number plate on one set not the other.

Odd ... but looking at the paintwork they look like the same car..


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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby A Van » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:51 pm

Def the same car

Pics were taken at all different times, also it appears that some parts were robbed..then replacements or some way of opening the doors were sought to make it sellable.

I do have the guys email in Dubai who sold it, I could ask him.
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Re: Vin 11781 Middle Eastern Car

Postby bozzzydmc » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:01 pm

That would be good Al, its great to hear more about these 'special' cars
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