New Car : DeLorean Could Return in Limited Production

New Car : DeLorean Could Return in Limited Production

DeLorean Motor Co. is poised to return its iconic cult car to limited production. According to the Los Angeles Times, DMC, now a Houston-based DeLorean restoration shop, is starting to make plans to produce as many as 20 vehicles a year from scratch. DMC Vice President James Espey says the company has 200 of the original 2.8-liter V6 engines in stock with which to begin the limited-production program. DMC currently offers restorations for $25,000 and full frame-off rebuilds for $42,000, but the new hand-built models are likely to be considerably more expensive.

Former General Motors Executive John Z. DeLorean gained a level of infamy when he was arrested in 1982 in a drug scandal while trying to finance the struggling car company. The vehicles later gained worldwide recognition with help from a starring role in Michael J. Fox's 1985 movie, Back to the Future.

The last DeLorean DMC-12 rolled off the assembly line in 1982.