Good evening fellow Delorean lovers!
My name is Jonathan. After many many years of looking I finally managed to find myself in the right place at the right time: I am now the proud owner a 81/Grey/Manual: Vin 6624
Extreme thanks go to Alistair who inspected the car before I was able to view and gave me a thorough report of the car with many many photos. This turned out to be crucial as it gave me great confidence in the car and was able to make a quick decision that was required to secure the car. Thanks Al!
By no means a mint example cosmetically but mechanically seems very good. The frame is fantastic and therefore it seemed a good solid base to justify the blood sweat and tears going forward.
With the car spending it's life in California, the underside is very clean. But as to be expected, the interior has not taken kindly to the sun. The dash, binnacle and seats will need sorting. Will be requesting some of Lee's time imminently!
Other obvious issues include:
The car runs very rich for the first 30 seconds (but quickly starts to behave and purrs happily after this point). Alistair has lent me a CPR/WUR to swap in to troubleshoot.
Fascias (painted solid black).
The occasional small panel dent.
Windscreen surround not painted.
So, without further ado ...photos!
Just settled up and loaded onto the trailer:
MOT prep work (light conversion, new outer tie rods, handbrake adjustment and fog light installation):
Nervous wait just before the MOT slot:
MOT passed and registration complete (+plates):
Many thanks for your time. I will keep you all updated with progress
Hope to make the event in October so I can say hello to you all in person
Cheers for now!
Jonathan