My Car Quest

November 24, 2024

Book Review: DeLorean The Rise, Fall And Second Acts of the DeLorean Motor Company

Title: DeLorean The Rise, Fall And Second Acts of the DeLorean Motor Company Format: Hardbound Author: Matt Stone Publisher: Motorbooks Int. Length: 192 pages Price: $40 Review by Wallace Wyss - I knew Matt Stone from Motor Trend, I … [Read more...]

An Original Gold Plated DeLorean

by Mike Gulett - The DeLorean DMC-12 is fairly rare but the gold plated version is extremely rare. There were only 2 made by DeLorean to promote the American Express Gold Card in 1980 with a third one being made from spare gold plated panels. … [Read more...]

Mr. Cool Guy, John Z. DeLorean

by Wallace Wyss - I believe in the personality cult of the auto industry. If you have a dynamic leader, one who fires on all cylinders so to speak, you can make automotive history. John Z. DeLorean, was one of these human dynamos. When … [Read more...]

Interesting Collector Cars For Less Than $50k USD – DeLorean DMC-12

by Mike - As collector car prices have increased over the past few years many of us have been priced out of certain collector cars. However, there are still some interesting cars available for under $50,000 USD that may be fun to own and drive or … [Read more...]

Do You Know The Answers To These Questions?

by Mike - Below are the DeLorean DMC-12, BMW M1 and Lotus Esprit Turbo sitting next to each other at the Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance recently. What do these three cars have in common? 1965 and 1966 Shelby GT350 What is at least … [Read more...]

Gold Plated Delorean – Update

by Mike - Last year I published the story of the fourth gold plated Delorean that was privately made by Michael Feldman, OD. If you haven't read this story it is fascinating. Yesterday Richard left a Comment with a link to his recent photo of … [Read more...]