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DeLorean DMC-12 1981 to 1983 Chris Williams

DeLorean DMC-12 1981 to 1983 By Chris Williams

DeLorean DMC-12 1981 to 1983 by Chris Williams


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Summary

Stop! Don't buy a DeLorean DMC-12 without buying this book first! Packed with good advice from running costs, paperwork, vital statistics and valuation, to information on the DeLorean community, this is the complete guide to choosing, assessing and buying the DeLorean of your dreams.

DeLorean DMC-12 1981 to 1983 Summary

DeLorean DMC-12 1981 to 1983: The Essential Buyer's Guide by Chris Williams

The essential guide for anyone considering buying a DeLorean, the iconic 1980s car that was featured in the Back to the Future films. Packed with good advice on everything you need to know when purchasing a secondhand DeLorean, from running costs, paperwork, vital statistics and valuation, to information on the DeLorean community, this is the complete guide to choosing, assessing and buying the DeLorean of your dreams.

DeLorean DMC-12 1981 to 1983 Reviews

Let's be honest: there's a lot that can go wrong with a DeLorean. Sensible, then, to do your research before viewing, and there's no better place to start than Chris Williams' Essential Buyer's Guide. Its real strength lies in having a list of checkpoints from which to refer while inspecting a car for sale. Best of all, it's same enough to fit in the pocket of your sheepskin coat. - Classic & Sports Car. It lasted just over two years of dreams of John Zachary DeLorean, vice president of General Motors (USA), from 1981 to 1983; in that period around 9000 cars were produced, most of them for the American market. Only one model with only two choices: 3 automatic gears or 5 manual gears; single colour, anodised steel, grey or black interiors. A single engine, the six-cylinder PRV (Peugeot-Renault-Volvo) of 2850cc. In this volume, a real guide to the purchase, are considered advantages (many) and defects (few), the most subject to corrosion and the necessary precautions for use and maintenance. - epocAuto.

About Chris Williams

Chris Williams is the club secretary of the DeLorean Owners Club (UK). He has had a long standing interest in the DMC-12, restoring two examples and working on many others. He is a keen mechanic both as a profession and hobby and has had a long term interest in UK-built cars of the 1970s and '80s having owned many varied examples over many years! He has helped to develop (in conjunction with suppliers) replacement parts for the DMC-12 and continues to provide help and both practical and technical advice through the clubs member only magazine and forum.

Table of Contents

Introduction & Foreword Contents 1. Is a DeLorean right for you? 2. Cost considerations 3. Living with a DeLorean 4. Relative values 5. Before you view 6. Inspection equipment 7. Fifteen minute evaluation 8. Key points 9. Serious evaluation 10. Auctions 11. Paperwork 12. What's it worth? 13. Do you really want to restore? 14. Paint problems 15. Lack of use problems 16. The DeLorean community 17. Vital statistics Index

Additional information

NGR9781787112322
9781787112322
1787112322
DeLorean DMC-12 1981 to 1983: The Essential Buyer's Guide by Chris Williams
New
Paperback
Veloce Publishing Ltd
20180322
64
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