DeLorean

Is this a meme car?

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Baseball, the only sport where cameramen are required to shoot anything interesting that happens off the field

>terrible build quality
>piss-weak engine
>awful transmission
Yes, it's a meme car.

whenever you newfags say "meme car" I want to fucking scream

If I spend an evening stuffing myself with hot dogs and beer and having conversations I might as well do it at a baseball game. It's not so much a spectator sport as it is a social activity.

At least it is rust-free

Ironically, with its stainless steel body work, it will stained easily with bird dirt, fingerprints, mud and other marks, streaks and stains splatted up the sides of it as you drive it in all weathers. You'll be cleaning it every other day

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People forget that, like what says, this car was terrible. The car Frankenstein-ed together from the spare parts bin from other companies. An Renault engine, Jaguar front brakes, Citroen back brakes with Lotus suspension.

And it was made in Belfast in the eighties, at a time when it looked more like Aleppo does nowadays.

what the fuck, looks like retired bitch's pussy

Frame rust.

Looks like damaged beyond repair or maybe it would be easier to take and mount the body on a new chassis.

i know what you mean. Baseball is about the atmosphere, aesthetic and tradition, not the game. That's why uniforms haven't changed in over 100 years

The only reason this car is famous is because it was in a movie. That's it. There is literally no other reason why this car is famous for what it was other than being in a movie 3 times.

Same goes for anything on TV or movies: the Lincoln batmobile, 69 dodge charger or any charger before 1980 in that case, Toyota supras, old ford f100 trucks, and more...

What about the heavy usage of this car in all the synthwave/retrowave artworks? This and countach are a common sight there.

Meme cars for meme music

No Pop up headlights

don't forget the Scarface quantities of cocaine John Delorean was involved in.
that in itself pushes the car into the realm of legend

Chill, baseball is awesome. It just so happens to also be a tried and true social activity.

If you guys have any serious questions on these things, let me know. I've owned six of them.

Powertrain aside, how do they handle? The only thing that ever really gets said about these things is how slow they are, but not how they feel to drive, steering response, shifter feel, balance between under and oversteer, etc.

>I've owned six of them.
what? why?
Did the first 5 break down?

If i ever actually owned one I think I'd just go ahead and do the EV conversion

And paint it black.

Handling is really quite good; they hug the curves like a Lotus Esprit; not surprising, since they're virtually the same car underneath. There is a greater tendency for the rear end to want to come forward, but it's very well controlled and not an issue if the pavement is dry. They drive a lot like a Mazda Miata with worn rear tires.

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>Charger is only famous because of movies
wew lad

best reply ever - made me chuckle

Supra and Charger would still be very popular, especially the 50 year old Charger

But they are not at best as Miatas are and don't have pop-up headlights.

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Boomer heaven

fucking blasphemy

>that engine cover flap @1:25
ouch

It's disgusting, but at least he's only using fucked up DeLoreans to make these monstrosities.

but still it is so damn wrong

I don't disagree. At the very least, the spare parts they represent would keep more of them on the road longer.

Exactly, well said, user.

With a few refinements, they're better than a Miata. The last-minute change to the headlight height for the standard that never came to be means all you have to do to make the car handle twice as well is a simple spring cut and pair of outriggers.

Real delorean speedo stops at 85 they bumped up all numbers in the movie by 10 so it starts at 15 and ends at 95 so that it reads at 88

I'd say it's quite a meme

All speedometers did at the time. Pic related is in a Ferrari.

but you will look like a hairdresser in a miata
at least in a delorean you look like a D list actor or drug dealer from the 80s

Can you install pop-up headlights in delorean? It's an honest question.

You could; it would involve redesigning the front end, but it's feasible.

It was federally required that all speedo's stop at 85 and that the 55 stood out somehow. This was during a time when the fasted speed limit in the USA was 55 to "save fuel". Ford got around it with their 140mph speedo by just adding more tick marks with no more numbers after the 85.

What about the cum stains?

>DeLorean will only ever be remembered for the DMC-12 and not the Firebird and the GTO

>especially the 50 year old Charger
>a car from 1967 is now 50 years old exact

When you put it that way they seem old as fuck, and they are, but why is it so hard to accept that? The 70's always seems like it wasn't that long ago in terms of automotive history.

Can you tell us anything about the similarly styled and forgotten Bricklin SV1?

Bricklin had pop-up headlights so it was way better than DMC-12.

so what the heck is the magic metal/alloy that's rust free and still looks great

It's a stainless steel ferrari my dude. If you just close your eyes it'll take you back to the past, when life didn't suck complete ass.