After sitting in a DMC my younger brother believed for several years that the car was limited to 85mph to avoid unwanted time travel. Bless.

The DeLorean has aged really well. It's even more attractive of a design these days because it manages to be both 80s and futuristic at the same time.

"They're still fascinating, aren't they". Best HubNut opening words I've ever heard. All true, these things are still so iconic.

The factory was just a mile or two from where I lived. N. Ireland was going through very dark times then and this brought much needed work to the community. The workers were very proud of it and it was a devastating blow when it closed. I visited the factory site last year which is now occupied by several other companies. There is also a test track which I believe they open to enthusiasts a few times a year.

As a DeLorean owner it's a welcome change seeing a DeLorean review that is fair. Well done Ian!

The most HubNut of sportscars. Still looks amazing 40 years on

The fact that a T2 VW bus kept up with Marty for a while, tells you something about its performance. :D

I maybe repeating some of the other comments on this video (which isn't necessarily a bad thing) but as a now 5 year DeLorean owner I can honestly say this is one of the most spot-on and detailed deep-dives into the car and how it feels driving I have come across... well done!

"DeLorean didn't always get on with the authorities" That's one polite way of putting it

You can still build an entire car from available off the shelf parts, especially in America. So if you had the money and wanted a mint one you could just buy it like a kit.

It's amazing how these cars still look so modern despite their age, and it's good to see that this example seems to be in regular use given the dents and other evidence of wear and tear.

My uncle was one of the first customers to take delivery in the metro Detroit area. I was a teenager when he bought it, I recall all of the press attention prior to the car arriving in the States. One instance I remember was when John Delorean and his wife appeared on the “Mike Douglas Show”, a syndicated afternoon talk show here in the U.S. I vividly recall Delorean showing art work of future versions of the car, a sedan and I think an estate wagon as well. My uncle’s Delorean finally arrived. My folks and I went over to get a first look. I remember thinking how small it appeared, and then when he told me about the tire situation, I thought that was pretty stupid. If you had a flat in the rear tire, you had to have it towed because the spare was for the front tires only. A rear spare wouldn’t fit in the front compartment. I got to go for a few rides in it before my aunt and uncle had it shipped to their 2nd home in Florida. I never saw it again.

Love these things. I live in Wicklow Ireland and about 7 years ago my Mum came in and said a DeLorean had passed her while out walking. I was convinced she was wrong so imagine my surprise when I went by my neighbours b&b and there it was sitting outside. A lovely couple from overseas somewhere (perhaps Holland 🤔) where touring Ireland in it. They showed me and my Da all over it. And honestly it was just as cool in reality. Love them 😀

"Is that... is that a DELOREAN?! Where did he get his hands on one?" - My wife 😂

In the late 90’s, as a 16 year old lad, I witnessed around 20 of these pass by me at the Port of Tyne. I was a baggage handler at the time, helping out on the car booths. Must have been an owners club travelling to a show. At that point id only ever seen one on the famous film, certainly never in the steel. Great memories.

A quite similar car and story to the Bricklin, built here in Canada. The man it was named after and the idea of bringing a boost to an area of poor economy all told a similar tale. Hagarty did an interesting article comparing the two back in 2018. Worth a read. 👍🏻

Always puts me in mind of my old Lancia Montecarlo to look at (without the gull wing doors). Would be interesting if you could check one out.

I have to wonder if it hadn't appeared in Back to the Future, where it would have ended up in history. Today, movie appearance apart, I think the design is pretty much spot on, and condition so HubNut, a work in progress, loved and used, just like ourselves, and appreciated...

At at recent Cars & Coffee here in Texas a DeLorean outfitted with ALL the “Back to the Future” props and features (i.e. a full-on movie replica) showed up. It was the hit of the massive car show (1000+ cars) and there was a constant crowd around it.

A touch of the Lotus Esprit from behind, I love it and always have. Being as I am aged 57, I VIVIDLY remember the controversy scandal and bankruptcy back in 1982. It looked very cool back in 1982 and what's really sad is there's a great car in there somewhere, who knows with a little good fortune (and less politics) DMC might just have made it!

'Are you telling me you made a time machine, out of a DeLorean' !! Possibly one of the best lines in cinema history

I've seen one on the motorway few months ago here in Slovakia, out of all places. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was on Dutch plates if I remember correctly.

Wow that one is in very rough shape, but kudos to the owner for working on getting it sorted out. People love the DeLorean because it is visually beautiful, instills a sense of wonder, potential, excitement, and tickles the imagination and heart all at the same time. It represents a hopeful and exciting future with a dose of reality that not everything is perfect....but it will be beautiful.

Without a doubt, the best Review of the famous De Lorean I have ever seen. Well done.

The story of the car is more interesting than the final product I think. Great review as always 👍

The 8.5 sec 0-60 mph time comes from the factory test cars, they weren’t fitted with a catalytic converter, that’s why they also had 170 hp.

I can only imagine the glee that you felt knowing that you were going to experience the Delorean. Certainly an unusual machine, I personally believe it to be a stunning car in appearance. Thank you so sincerely for bringing one to your channel, reviewing it in your own inimitable style and giving us the viewers yet another great presentation. Kudos mate 👍🥳

I had one back in 2004 and used it daily for 8 months , loved it and it never missed a beat ! Wish I’d kept it though , uk prices were good back then , not so much now !!

The best realistic & informative review of the De Lorean! Still a unique marvel of a machine! Thank you Hubnut! 👍🏽

they were a very common sight around the streets of Coventry in the early eighties. DeLorean had a purchasing office in Christchurch House in the city centre and they also had premises on the binley industrial estate on willenhall lane. l was riding past the unit in binley on my pushbike and there was four brand new deLoreans parked up outside and l stopped to peer through the fence my first ever sighting of a DeLorean in the wild

I was astounded to add my like when there were already 88 likes on this video, Ian! It felt like I was going to time-travel!

Now thats a school run I would like to do. Great watch, thank you Hubnut. It is a terrific looking car and such a amazing history. 👏

Had a regular customer with one and learned a lot about them , spent some time driving His here and there over those years , I quite liked it myself , it was in a constant state of improvement between maintenance he looked after it and was a good example , I used to find it hard at first acquaintance to tell where the edges where from the drivers seat when manoeuvring in very tight spaces indoors like putting on a four poster lift so got folk to guide me in .

Still looks 'futuristic' even now.....Loved the looks back then and still do today....Thanks for that Ian! 👍👍

Great road test of an iconic classic! Prior to the movies, I recall when these first came out; a year later there were already several parked in the back lot of a Ford dealer I used to drive by regularly; a few were painted (red). The back end reminds me somewhat of a 3rd gen "F-body" GM (Camaro, Firebird), and it's amazing that such a low-slung, sporty machine has better outward visibility than many contemporary vehicles.

Great review, always fascinated when I see one . As you say, it’s always going to attract attention! 👍

Thanks for sharing Ian, really enjoyed it 😊👍

I drove passed one of these the other day near Craven Arms in Shropshire. The only other times I'd seen one was at a car show in St Asaph, Wales and one in America about 12 years ago

Thanks for making this video. It's great to see an overlook of the car.

My dream car. It is one of my life's ambitions to own one. Delighted to see you got to review one, and liked it!

What an interesting car, they will always be typecast as the star of the back to the future move . It’s interesting to find that there is a quite usable car underneath that radical exterior. As always great review Mr Hubnut❤.

What a well loved, work in progress example. Great the owner isn’t so precious about it and just enjoys :)

Finally a great down to earth review of a Delorean, you have a new subscriber!

Fantastic. Just fantastic. Best unbiased look around one of these I've seen. Problem is I want one even more now..... 😅

Perfect interior size for MJF though lol as he is only like 5ft 4 inches they actually had him playing a girl in BTTF2 i never knew until years later as he passed very well lol

That is a blast from the future!

Did not know about the recess in the headlining . I still have a soft spot for a DeLorean . Thank you Mr and Miss Hibnut.

That’s an interesting road test, I have seen a few of them here in Australia over the years, the first one in a Melbourne car yard in the 1980’s and it was right hand drive, there is one that must be around where I live that comes out on the weekends sometimes but irrespective of its lowly power output I have always liked them and wouldn’t mind one parked in my garage, 👍

It really is a beautiful car. Setting up a factory in a place with no work, no history of car manufacturing ( Dunmurry ) was, as I recall, rather like the story of Rootes at Linwood ( Hillman Imp ), Triumph st Speke ,..etc. And Colin Chapman of Lotus deeply involved in the dirty money murk. Yep, a recipe for success, not. Still a beautiful car though. Thank you for posting this video.

Nice one Ian! I must admit I didn't expect to see a member of DMC on the channel but this one fits very well with some no extra cost foibles. A shame the flux capacitor is missing but so is the 2.1GW of energy needed to power it. There is a lot more room behind the seats than I expected. It's nice to hear that spares and service is still supported with so many surviving. At a guess I'd thing that there are more DeLorean survivors than many other cars from the 1980's or even the 90's. Many thanks for sharing even though I'm green with envy that you had the chance to drive one.

Thank you thank you thank you I always wanted a review of a de lorean thanks for the video much appreciated greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Good video about a fascinating car. The Smart Roadster borrowed a lot from the hind quarters. I think that it had tremendous promise and potential for development, with a more powerful engine. But it's a godpoint you make about the relaxed torque and easy cruising.

14:20 "Today's modern SUVs are mildly terrifying." Proceeds to drive past a Fiat 500 which is 3 feet taller than the Delorean. 😂 All cars have grown, which does make driving a low slung sportscar of any kind a little intimidating.

Before the Delorean another car built in Canada also bares so much similarities to this car. The car is the Bricklin SV-1 which if you look at a picture of a Delorean and the Bricklin the design idea's aren't far away from each other. Both have gullwing doors, both have the same shape body design. The Bricklin pre dates the Delorean as it was built from 1974 to 1975 and its engine offering was a big V8. I believe the Haynes Motor Museum has one but I have seen another one in the flesh in Florida in a garages yard waiting for restoration.

Excellent video and thank you for the quick delivery of my keyring and stickers!

Well done my friend. Well deserved success. All the best for the future 30k!

Besides the obvious novelty of the infamy of the backstory and the singular stainless body, the Giugiaro Effect is fully in play here. I have a Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid, which his original Ital Design for them inspired. Like the Delorean, it's wedgey and inorganic in shape, but so very efficient, and the view out is spectacular. There was a factory-restored one making the rounds of review channels several years ago, but I'd love to see Hubnut drive a patinated example owned by an average bloke. I'll bet they, too, are welcome at Lotus events!

Fantastic! Plus, to clean it all you need is some distilled water, Vinegar and a rag!!! The joys of stainless steel!!

Cool review, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for your video, my most favourite car really enjoyed the video best wishes to you all

I lived in Dunmurry for around 20 years, my mate was on door production line at the factory responsible for making, fitting and also snagging doors. He and his colleagues on the line signed the inside of the doors they made. Workers were all 100% comitted to both communities working together to play their part in making the factory a success, sadly other factors outside their control were about to bring it all down.😢

They are still amazing looking and I love them. Agree about the badging and logo too, looks great. Oddly Dacia of all companies seem to be have semi-copied it lately!

Excellent Review as always Ian and Carly, there is one up the road from my parents house, i was waiting at the end for the car to vanish with a set of flames behind it!

Fun to see a real imperfect example. It has the heart of one of my favourite cars the Volvo 264GL from the 70s. Two four door sedans I know of have a strikingly similar face. The GH Mitsubishi Sigma built in Australia at the same time, as well as the 1980 -85 Chevrolet Impala, basically a bare bones Caprice.

Years-back when i was a BT engineer in Wallington,there was a bloke that lived off of Woodcote Green and i don't know if he fixed or collected De Loreans but at one point had 5 in his front garden

The car itself obviously reminds me of the movie but the badge always reminds me of the band. Wonder if a non-starting DeLorean ever had the bands name shouted at it..? Fuel filler under the bonnet reminds me of my first car - Hillman Imp - also rear engine and lift up rear window. 👍🏻

It’s such an interesting period piece, the epitome of cool. All down to a film.

They are becoming a really common sight on the A10 in West Norfolk, so much so it's not uncommon to see 10 or more in a convoy at certain times.

Still turns heads after 40 years. Great vid again - you’ll have to do a lotus elite - I’d like to see how that compares, as they are still really affordable. No t many vids on these being driven - how does it handle - is it a bit of a barge or is it pretty modern feeling? Lovely to have a look around one - thanks

The 2.8 PRV in my late father's Peugeot 505 V6 was fuel injected and had 170 BHP. It had 285k km on it when it was scrapped and still ran as a clock. His was a rare 5 speed manual and surprised a few BMW's

Fun review. Iconic car with such a story. Much of the dash and interior is Lotus Esprit.

The new Dacia logo is very reminiscent of the DeLorean logo

Beautiful car, such a shame it failed. Imagine what could have been achieved, especially if those engines had been tuned.

I’d LOVE one of these, (but it would have to be a manual.) Thanks for the test drive, enjoyed that. 👍

Love it and would love one. The assets were mainly bought by a US based Liverpudlian and the main warehouse/restoration facility is a few miles from the office I work in (in Houston, Texas). They have a new car coming out too, which will be built in San Antonio (quite a bit of vehicle manufacture there despite being more famous for Ozzy peeing on the Alamo). Everything about the story is fascinating and there are some parallels to the (equally fascinating) Africar story too. Maybe it is only me that makes those connections... Great video, thanks Ian and Carly.

I have a feeling I may have been one of the people giving you some attention when on the M4, have seen that car (or maybe there are two!) a few times now and I'm pretty sure I saw you out in it that day when doing my regular Bristol-Swansea run! Always thought the DMC12 just never got a chance to be fully developed, only ever really getting to Mk1 status. Can you imagine a well-built one with a proper amount of power or even a V8? I know people have modified a few over the years so be interesting to see where the project could have ended up.

The irony of a DeLorean crashing into a white lining lorry.

Great video of an iconic car :) BTW we were in that very same carpark earlier today when seeing Oppenheimer in the Odeon. A very good movie but I would have much preferred seeing this car parked next to me :)

Great video HubNut, hope the AU Falcon continues to go well, cheers from Perth, WA!

Absaloutly brilliant video Ian miss hubnut ❤👍 absaloutly love it the style and not just because Marty macfly drove it what a beautiful car brilliant

I heard that you've got to be careful of not going over speed humps too fast and bending the pressed-steel front A-arms, and that someone was making stronger replacements for them for a while.

As thumbnails go, that had my typically unenthusiastic forefinger instantly tapping on it. Top stuff. I think possibly the first car KZfaqr I made a habit of watching… the old boy’s still got it hasn’t he. 😉

Loving the 70's Halfords fluffy seat cover to go over your vinyl ( scorching in the summer freezing in the winter ) bum placement area

Had a 69 Charger as always wanted one, hated it. I suspect the same would happen if I got a DMC , but it doesn't stop me wanting one. Sometimes you have to scratch an itch.

The British government at the time should have insisted on using the Rover V8 as part of the package of investments into The DeLorean plant Northern Ireland.

Great review! There is still a certain mystique about them for sure!

Lovely car love back to the future another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍

I think it's the same engine that was in Volvo 760 GLE (B28) Pug 604, (ZNJK) and whatever Renault called it in the 25 Baccara. A quite fragile engine but quite reliable if maintained. It's odd firing too.

What’s the magic speed, was it 88mph? Whatever it was, I hope you did it!

This channel is absolutely superb. Makes me relax like an episode of Detectorists. Do keep them coming.

Wow! Did not expect that as the next test car!

If only high quality stainless steel was economically viable enough for Citroen to use it for body panels and structural framework instead of just for bumpers and trim on the DS and SM (and GS, CX, etc.), then many of them wouldn't've rusted away into oblivion (although scrappage schemes won't save any car no matter how good or bad their condition). I know it's not the nicest of metals to work with because of how hard it is, but it would've offered near to perfect corrosion resistance (depending on the grade and quality of the alloy used that is).

"when this baby hits 88mph, you're going to see some serious ...."

Amazing car I love the DMC12 and the John Z DeLorean story , fantastic video thanks

It should be illegal to own one without a Flux-Capacitor fitted. ;-))

Another outstanding video, love it.

wow that was great.......fun info my friend thanks

Great to see again. Fascinating 80s history 😊

Still looks absolutely gorgeous

These cars were everything to me as a young kid loving back to the future. I got to drive one a few years back and whilst it was incredible to sit in there and be driving one the experience was oddly underwhelming tbh. It was a shock how little impact it had.