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Spokane’s 2019 DeLorean Expo - Car Show on Howard Street Pedestrian Bridge in Riverfront Park was the first time we saw this many Delorean in one place.
The infamous story of the DeLorean Motor Company is all about John Z. DeLorean, the founder and company’s namesake.
In the late '70s, DeLorean departed GM at the height of his career to build “the new American sports car.”
DeLorean got $200 million in British Government investment and production began in Belfast Northern Ireland in 1981 on the sleek, stainless-steel, gull-wing DMC-12.
DeLorean had wanted to make an "ethical" sports car: safe, fuel-efficient and long-lasting. It was the Tesla of its day.
For the shape of the car, DeLorean approached Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, who had styled sports cars for Maserati and Alfa Romeo, as well as a number of Volkswagen mainstays like the original Golf.
Giugiaro based the DeLorean on a 1970 concept car he had created for Porsche, called "Tapiro," which was similarly wedge-shaped and sported a stainless steel body with gull-wing doors.
In his Belfast factory DeLorean stockpiled enough parts to build nearly 30,000 cars, but ended up producing about 9,200.
The DeLorean was featured in the Back to the Future movie trilogy (1985, 1989 & 1990) as the model of car made into a time machine by eccentric scientist Doc Brown. DeLorean's company had foundered before the first movie was made.
Approximately 9,000 +/- cars were made between January 1981 and December 1982, although actual production figures are unclear and estimates differ.
Some of the cars manufactured in 1982, but not shipped to the USA (the US arm of DMC had no money to 'buy' the cars from the factory in Northern Ireland), with 15XXX and 16XXX Vehicle Identification Numbers are actually 1982 models given later VINs and dated 1983.
A large number of the original cars are still on the road; most estimates put it at 6,500 surviving.
DeLorean battled many legal cases (stemming from the company's bankruptcy) well into the 1990’s.
He declared bankruptcy in September 1999 and was evicted from his 434 acre New Jersey estate in March 2000.
DeLorean died of stroke complications at 80 years old 19 March 2005.
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Cool car!
driving, standing.
DeLorean car, gay pride parade, pride flag.
LGBT. LGBTQ. Pride. people.
street, Washington D.C.
June 9, 2018.
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Cool car!
driving, riding, sitting.
DeLorean car, gay pride parade, lei, pride flag.
LGBT. LGBTQ. Pride. people.
street, Washington D.C.
June 9, 2018.
... Read my blog at clintjcl at wordpress dot com
I'm always feeling outta time! So Carpe Diem! Or Carpe Donut! And get to the fun stuff! You never know how much time you have, or what tomorrow brings! I know I've spent way too much time in crappy situations! But I have noticed that often times, awful circumstances push you into wonderful unexpected places! Or they at least teach you stuff about yourself & what you don't want! So, Happy Monday, Everyone! Enjoy your time - whatever time it may be! Hey! Does anyone know what this pic is from? (Old-timers) lol!
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lo0vebug: Great caption!! Uhm back to the future??
33sakura: @lo0vebug Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! Yes! Back To The Future is right! This is the original DeLorean car from the movie! They had it on display.
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33sakura: @lo0vebug thanks, sweetie! I'm so bummed I missed you this past weekend! Man! That's 3 I've missed! The next one for sure! Otherwise, we should have dinner together some time! Xoxoxo!
lo0vebug: Yes we should!! Maybe when you guys get back up here!
33sakura: @campbellav Aww! I'm so sorry you were/are dealing w/ poopy stuff! Especially poopy man stuff! You, my dear friend, will find Mr. Right, I know it in my bones! So that's why this guy had to be an uber loser (and he pulled a doozy!) bc we have to make way for Mr. Big! You can't be dickin around w/ this jerky nobody! And the powers that be know that you are too kind & nice & loving, and would maybe give the guy a 2nd chance & the benefit of the doubt! This way, you won't waste any time on this jerk! #imjustsayin But I know s are painful! So I know it will take time! But better things are coming ahead! I'm your real life fortune cookie, baby! (Just add "in bed!" Lol!) And if it's really true love, you will indeed surmount any and all obstacles together! No mater how terrible!
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