1981 DeLorean DMC-12
Bid To $21,350 On 1/30/19$21,350 Ended
Seller: YvesPGB
Location: Woodstock, Illinois 60098
Chassis: SCEDT26T0BD003553
36k Miles Shown, TMU
2.85-Liter PRV V6
3-Speed Automatic Transaxle
Hitch Receiver
Long-Term Ownership
This 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 features stainless bodywork over a gray leather interior and is powered by a 2,849cc V6 paired with a 3-speed automatic transaxle. The car has been in the same family for approximately 20 years, and it is being represented by a friend of the late owner and his widow. Features include a trailer-hitch receiver and a luggage rack, and modifications include cruise control, a removable luggage rack, and tinted windows. This DeLorean is now offered by the seller on behalf of its current owner with a clean Carfax, tools, and a clean Illinois title in the widow's name.
The DMC-12 featured brushed stainless-steel bodywork penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Ital Design and mounted to a bonded fiberglass and steel backbone chassis. This car is reportedly one of less than a dozen DeLoreans that were equipped with a hitch receiver, which is also shown in underbody photos.
A removable luggage rack mounts over the back window and has been used to haul a full-size Michelin spare tire, as shown above. Other photos in the accompanying gallery show imperfections in the black louvers over the backlight as well as cracks in the black plastic near the wheels.
Riggs Bros. of Illinois is said to have tinted the windows. Staggered 14″ and 15″ turbine-style wheels wear Falken Ziex ZE512 tires.
The interior is finished in gray leather with matching gray carpeting and black carpeted floor mats. Factory air conditioning is joined by a Kenwood cassette player and a non-original cruise control system, which is activated by buttons mounted near the shift lever. Riggs Bros. reportedly also installed replacement seat foam at some point, and a DeLorean-labeled dashtop cover is shown both in place and removed. Deteriorating trim around the seal for the driver's gullwing door can be seen in the photo above.
The 5-digit odometer shows just under 35,900 miles, of which the selling family added more than 6,000 over about 20 years of ownership. The owner and her late husband often took the car on long-distance trips. A video showing the gauges in operation after about a dozen miles of driving is available here.
The front trunk stores a spare wheel and tire inset into the floor, which is accessible by removing an aftermarket strut-tower brace fitted in this example. The area behind the seats features a cargo net and a fire extinguisher, as shown in the photo gallery.
The rear-mounted 2,849cc V6 was jointly designed and built under contract by Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo (PRV). It features analog Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection and was originally rated to produce 130 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 166 lb-ft of torque at 3,000 rpm. The 3-speed automatic transmission was supplied by Renault, and the seller reports that it shifts smoothly. A battery cut-off switch has been installed. This car has reportedly been maintained by DMC Midwest in Crystal Lake, Illinois since the 1980s, although the most recent service is unknown.
Rust is visible on parts underneath the car, although the seller reports no soft or rotted areas. Additional photos in the gallery below show the underbody from many angles as well as the mounting points for the trailer-hitch receiver.
The car is offered with a hydraulic jack, four-way cross wrench, 12-volt compressor, tool set, spare oil filter, three replacement wiper blades, and a hitch with locking pin, as shown above.
The accident-free Carfax report shows regular emissions inspections and registrations in Illinois.
Filed under: dmc 12, dmc12
High Bid USD $21,350 (Reserve Not Met)
Auction Ended January 30, 2019 at 12:06PM PT