Last time I was at Universal, I took the VIP tour and I also got a good look at this Delorean. Believe it or not, that car has a VW bug engine/suspension. The guys at Delorean Motor Center also have a bunch of photos of it and confirmed that it indeed does have a VW engine. It was modified like that to run thru the desert and, unfortunatly, it is looking worse than when I saw it. Johnny 5518 Universal still owns the white wall tire BTTF 3 DeLorean... it's rotting away in their back lot. I wish they'd sell their BTTF DeLoreans to someone who would really appreciate and take care of them. Here are some fairly recent pictures of the white walled BTTF 3 DeLorean-