You wimping out on the full rebuild/restore of the road warrior red
Delorean?
Anyways, the car looks to be in descent shape, just some thorough
cleaning and a good overhaul, and it should make a good driver.
Is this the same car you mentioned sat outside and could also be a
concours car with some cleaning? Or are you just finding various
Delorean left & right in your travels? Any photos of the Delorean
that sits outside if this isn't it?
If the price is right, then I'd buy it, just out of curiosity, how
much is the owner asking for it? More than $10k, more than $15k??
With all the rare Delorean talk, this might be a pre-production you
found here. :)
If you can get him to a descent price, buy it, and work on the other
one in your spare time. Just remember, Deloreans even in this
condition still need about 4-5k to e fully roadworthy and reliable.
Oh, and the eyebrows occur from sun exposure, nothing more, not
headlights, or wind forces, just sun. John Hervey sells a nice set
of heavy duty "eyebrow" bars that will take the warpage out of any
fascia. Or you can craft some steel bars of your own if you have the
time.
Later,
Joe
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I have uploaded a few pictures to the photo section into
folder "new find".
> This is a car I looked at today and am considering buying so I
would like
> everyone's opinion on what you think it is worth. Right now the
owner is
> asking way more than it is worth.
>
> It is an '81, gray, five speed with a flat bonnet and in the low
5000 VIN
> range. It has around 50k miles. The stainless is near perfect,
with only
> two very small dings. He put new tires, brakes, front wheel
bearings, and
> struts on the car recently. It sits inside all the time, which is
why the
> car looks so dusty. Like I mentioned, the stainless is near
perfect and the
> pictures do not do it justice.
>
> The binnacle is cracked, the dash faded, and the seats have some
cracking.
> The front fascia is just barely showing signs of warping. I do
have a
> theory on why the fascia warps, other than high beams or the sun.
Anyway,
> overall the car looks very nice and if you didn't look at the
odometer then
> you would never know it had that many miles on it.
>
> So, what does everyone think?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
>
> PS - As a bonus, he also had a Volvo that had the same engine. I
uploaded
> two pictures of that car as well, for those interested. What I
didn't get a
> picture of was the gear shift for the manual transmission that has
a switch
> on it for overdrive.
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