DeLoreans To Make A Comeback

The DeLorean car that was featured in the Back to the Future film trilogy will go back into production for the first time in 33 years.

16:59 29 January 2016

A recent change in US law that governs low-volume auto manufacturers has paved the way for a Texas-based company to build replicas of the Delorean car that was featured in the Back to the Future film trilogy. The company will not be obliged to comply with modern safety regulations, so long as production is below 300.  

 

The two-seater cars were first produced by the Delorean Motor Company in Northern Ireland. Between 1981 and 1983, around 9,000 of them were made by American engineer and former General Motors executive John Z DeLorean.

 

Stephen Wynne, owner of the manufacturing company, said: “It’s huge for us. It means we’re back as a car company again.

 

“There’s no reason to change the appearance of the car. As we go into the programme, we’ll decide what areas do need to be freshened up,”

 

Mr Wynne is still keeping about 3,000 original DeLorean parts from the original factory and owns more than 99per cent of the stock from the Ireland factory. He hopes to build one car per month before eventually completing one per week.