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The DeLorean that we all know and love is making a comeback.
After John DeLorean's company went bankrupt in 1981, the DeLorean Motor Company, which is not directly tied to the original company, has been handling restorations and servicing customer DeLoreans out of its Houston-based facility since 1997. The company owns the rights and the logo to the DeLorean name, and also amassed a vast store of authentic DeLorean parts after the liquidation. This comes in super handy for restorations, and especially for replicas.
With the passing of the Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturing Act this past December, DeLorean is now in the position to produce replica DeLoreans, as long as the cars can meet EPA regulations. In clear anticipation of the passing of this act, DeLorean says that it has been working to find an engine supplier for some time now. Currently, it is in talks with GM and another unnamed company for a suitable engine.
The Low Volume Act allows DeLorean to construct and sell up to 325 replica vehicles in the U.S. each year. However, DeLorean's target figure is quite a bit lower than that: the company tells R&T that it hopes to sell 300 to 350 cars over the next six years, with the year one plan being one car sold every month, and the years two through six plan being one car sold every week.
A typical restored DeLorean usually costs about $65,000, while a replica should be about $100,000. If everything goes smoothly, we'll be seeing the replicas in early 2017.
