First hoverboards, then Nikes, now the Delorean. From the AP wire:
A quarter century after DeLorean Motor Co. began making its glitzy, $25,000 two-seater–an operation that collapsed after two years –[Stephen] Wynne’s small automotive outfit plans to bring the vehicle back into limited production at a 40,000-square-foot factory in this Houston suburb.
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A dozen years later, Wynne hopes to parlay the car’s celebrity–along with the world’s biggest stash of DeLorean parts and engines–into a niche production business that begins hand-making two DeLoreans a month sometime next year. They’ve just started taking orders.
The first Delorean was a huge flop. It was the dream project of John DeLorean, who founded the motor company. Only 3,000 were sold the first year, nowhere near projections. He became involved in a cocaine-smuggling scheme, was arrested, and eventually acquitted but the damage to his rep and the cars’ was done. Around 6,000 survive today, and you can get one for less than its 1981 selling price of $26,000.
Perhaps the Delorean 2.0 can ride this Back to the Future nostalgia for all its worth–a base price of $42,500? Great Scott!
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