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Video: Take a look into the past with a posse of DeLorean owners

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A couple of months ago, 49 DeLorean DMC-12s were part of the Celebration of Autos held at and around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Put together by the Indiana DeLorean Motor Club, the parade of stainless steel gullwing coupes was furthermore captured and detailed by Kassim Norris, who spoke to club president Jason Sharkey and club member Rick Vermillion about their love of the cars and the event.

The word in advance was that Epic Electric Vehicles was going to bring its first electric DMC-12 to the event, but it’s not clear from the video whether that happened. Still, there nearly 50 DeLoreans all in one place – the video below.

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Take a look into the past with a posse of DeLorean owners originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If These Walls Could Talk: John DeLorean’s Roman sculptures for sale

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John DeLorean's sculpture collection John DeLorean’s bas-relief sculptures – Click above for high-res image gallery

To call John DeLorean eccentric would be an understatement. Envisioning a stainless steel-bodied sports car with gullwing doors and actually bringing it to market requires no less a character.

The auto magnate had a flair for the extravagant, and to satisfy his tastes had a series of bas-relief sculptures created for his Manhattan apartment. There are ten pieces in all, some measuring up to four and a half feet across. They depict a variety of Roman-themed scenes, from children playing to a trio of nude soldiers, and are up for sale at prices ranging from $650 to $3,150. So if you don’t have a modified DMC-12 to take you back in time to ancient Rome, at least you can have its creator’s art collection to transport you there in your mind.

Gallery: John DeLorean’s Roman sculpture collection

[Source: d-vers.com]

If These Walls Could Talk: John DeLorean’s Roman sculptures for sale originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Leave a Facebook comment, win a pair of Nike DeLorean shoes!

Nike DeLoean shoes sitting on a DeLorean

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Black Friday. 7:00 AM. The mall. That was the mission for one Jeff Glucker, Autoblog team member and the person you have to thank for your chance to win a very, very limited pair of Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean shoes. Only 1,000 were made and they’re completely sold out, so there are just two ways left to get yourself a pair: pay up to seven times their $90 retail price for a set on eBay, or enter Autoblog’s giveaway to win these kicks that Jeff waited in line to buy just for you.

Couple things to mention before we tell you how to enter. One, these are size 9s. Sorry we couldn’t take requests for sizes, but that’s the way it goes for such a limited edition item. Two, the unbelievably cool gullwing shoebox is unfortunately not included. Those were special boxes made only for promotional purposes and not included when buying the shoes at retail.

So, entering is ultra simple. Just “Like” the Autoblog Facebook page, then check our Facebook page in a few minutes for the Wall post titled “Leave a Facebook comment, win a pair of Nike DeLorean shoes!” (It’s live, click here!). Leave a comment on this Wall post to enter the giveaway. That’s it. Feel free to “Like” the post itself so your Facebook friends can see the giveaway, and remember to allow direct messages in your Facebook privacy settings. So no one gets confused, we’ve turned off commenting on this post since only a comment on the Facebook post will earn you an entry.

To enter the Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean Shoes giveaway:

“Like” the Autoblog Facebook page. Leave a comment on the Facebook Wall post titled “Leave a Facebook comment, win a pair of Nike DeLorean shoes!”
You must be 18 years or older and a resident of the U.S. or Canada, excluding Quebec.
Limit 1 entry per person.
The entry period ends at 3:00PM ET on Friday, December 10.
At that time, we’ll select 1 winner from the eligible commenters to receive a pair of size 9 Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean shoes (MSRP $90).
Make sure your Facebook privacy settings allow for direct messages to receive notification in the event you win.
Standard giveaway rules apply for everything else.

Special thanks to DeLorean Motor Company California, who let us come out to their shop and do a photoshoot of the shoes with the car that inspired them. Check out the results in the gallery below.

Gallery: Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean shoes: Autoblog Giveaway

Leave a Facebook comment, win a pair of Nike DeLorean shoes! originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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George Clooney to play John DeLorean in biopic?

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George Clooney as John DeLorean

John Z. DeLorean, driving force behind such iconic vehicles as the Pontiac GTO, Firebird and the DMC-12 that bears his name, led an interesting life. He helped jump-start the muscle car era, created a unique stainless steel sports car of his own, was charged with trafficking drugs in an attempt to raise funds for his company and later successfully defended himself against those charges. It’s no surprise, then, that Hollywood has been attempting to get a biographical film together that focuses on the charismatic industry playboy. The idea for the film has been floating around for some time now, but we’ve gotten word that a big name might be cast in the lead role. According to Forbes, George Clooney could be the man destined for gullwing greatness.

Nothing is confirmed and it appears Forbes is merely speculating that Clooney would be the right man for the part based upon a conversation with Stephen Wynne, head of the reborn DeLorean Motor Company. It’s certainly not a bad choice, but we’re sure you have some good ideas as to who could fill John Z’s on-screen shoes. Sound off in Comments and let us know who you think should play John DeLorean in the forthcoming David Permut-produced biopic.

[Source: Forbes | Source Image: TheSelvedgeYard]

George Clooney to play John DeLorean in biopic? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DeLorean branding coming to Microsoft, Mattel and more

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Delorean with Microsoft and Mattel

DeLorean Motor Company recently teamed up with Nike, to bring us a limited-edition sneaker modeled after the iconic, gullwing DMC-12. The Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean was limited to just 1,000 pairs and they sold out as soon as stores flipped the sign from CLOSED to OPEN. If you’re a fan of the DMC brand but were unable to snag a pair of kicks, don’t fret, because the Texas-based automaker reportedly has big plans to expand its brands.

According to Forbes, the DeLorean team is partnering up with companies like Mattel, Microsoft and Now & Zen. This means a line of DMC-branded toys, clothing and … WinAmp skins? We’re not quite sure what DeLorean and Microsoft are working on, but if the DMC brand stays hot, then the two could produce DeLorean-themed computer mice and they’d sell like hotcakes. Wait… we’d actually buy one of those. Quick, someone call RoadMice.

[Source: Forbes | Source Image: TheSelvedgeYard]

DeLorean branding coming to Microsoft, Mattel and more originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Limited-edition Nike Dunk 6.0 ‘DeLorean’ shoes run to the top of our holiday wish-list

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Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean shoes

Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean shoes – Click above for high-res image gallery

We internet types don’t always condone the idea of waking up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday for some mad-dash holiday shopping, but if there was ever a product we’d wait in line for, this might just be it. Starting this Friday, November 26, Nike will be selling its brand-new Dunk 6.0 DeLorean shoe, modeled after what is perhaps the most iconic movie car of all time, the DMC-12 from Back to the Future.

Our favorite stainless-steel sports car has been reinterpreted in the form of this seriously sweet pair of kicks, featuring a matte silver, no-sew constructed upper body. The shoe’s sole mimics the DMC-12’s 80’s-tastic taillights, and there’s even a Belfast stamp on the tongue, giving a hat tip to the Irish factory where John Z’s machines were originally produced. It even comes in a gullwing-inspired box.

No official details have been released as to how many pairs of these special shoes will be produced or what they will cost, though a few online sources have cited that 1,000 pairs will be available worldwide. Knowing our luck, these hot kicks will surely sell out faster than you can shout, “Eighty-eight miles an hour!”

Gallery: Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean Shoes

Nike Dunk 6.0 DeLorean Shoes

[Sources: DeLorean Motor Company via Facebook, Sneaker Files via Twitter]

Limited-edition Nike Dunk 6.0 ‘DeLorean’ shoes run to the top of our holiday wish-list originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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eBay Find of the Day: Gulf Racing DeLorean is a very bad idea

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Gulf liveried DeLorean – Click above for high-res image gallery

Don’t get us wrong. We love ourselves some DeLorean, and we’d argue there may not be a more iconic motorsports paint scheme in history than the classic Gulf Racing livery. But sometimes, two rights make one horrible wrong. Such is the case with today’s eBay Find of the Day.

Call us purists if you must, but DeLoreans should all be left in their bare unfinished stainless steel suit. And so it’s a rather good thing that this otherwise fine example of the breed isn’t actually painted at all – the horrid coating you see in the images below is actually a vinyl wrap. Thank God for small miracles.

Looking past the unfortunate wrap, what we have here appears to be a very nice gullwinged coupe with under 10,000 miles. It’s got the preferred five-speed manual transmission, has been updated with an Eibach suspension kit and it’s been otherwise completely refurbished by the experts at DeLorean Motor Company.

At the time of this writing, the top bid sits at just over $15K and there’s five days left. Happy bidding (and happy removal of its vinyl wrap…)!

Gallery: Gulf liveried DeLorean

[Source: eBay Motors]

eBay Find of the Day: Gulf Racing DeLorean is a very bad idea originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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