FOR SALE:

Hot toys delorean. Originally released in 2015 and long sold out. These are currently demanding a price tag of around £1500+ currently.

This is a modified version by myself to make the collectible more screen accurate. All mods are easily removed if you really want to go back to the lacking stock look. Ive added wires to the exterior and many to the interior. Ive also added the VIN plate and footwell carpets. Also added are the Goodyear tyre decals (I have an updated set but havent added them to the car yet and will be included). Ive also made a fairly accurate lightning rod too and is the only one out there that attempted to make it look like a fishing rod just like Doc used in the film.
Also included are the paper props which i printed out myself. Some are better than others but on display, it all looks great. (Backpack/sunglasses/walkman/jvc camera will not be included as these are part of the marty figure seen in the pics although im open to selling the marty figure too).

This thing is big (its in 1/6th scale), is bigger than the eaglemoss car and measures about 75cm in length. Its been on display in an enclosed cabinet so there is no dust on the car. Its also been in a pet and smoke free home and away from direct sunlight.

All the lights work and has a great presence in any collection/display. Original box is in perfect condition as is the shipper box (people who collect Hot Toys want a good condition shipper box and so to protect that box during transit, it will be placed into a plain box shipper).

Price is firm at £1000 or £1250 if you want the marty figure too (that figure alone is demanding £300+). Postage within the uk is likely to be around £30 but theres also the possibility I can deliver it personally of do a meet at a midway point between myself and buyer. If you would like me to bring it with me at the next meetup in october then a small deposit will be required to secure this.

Any questions, feel free to ask.

   
   
   
   
   

Looking for a (reasonably priced) working fuel sender unit. Not looking for OEM but the more modern version that you may have after upgrading to the new All-in-one pump.
My fuel gauge is dancing all over the place with the original and after cleaning the connections it is still very erratic.

Good evening Chris

It was really good to speak with you this evening about DeLoreans, and thank you for your time.

As discussed, we would very much like to extend an invitation to your Sussex and Kent DeLorean owners to please consider attending our fund raising Classics and Supercar Car Show that I am co-organising for the Hospice In The Weald which will be held on Sunday 5th September between 2pm-6pm. Please do forward this email to those Sussex and Kent owners.

The Hospice, as it is known as locally, provides free of charge palliative care to terminal ill patients across the High Weald area which covers northern East Sussex and West Kent. The Hospice relies on volunteers' fund raising to supplement its income, so I am very pleased to be able to contribute in any way that I am able to. Please see the attached Hospice In The Weald website link https://www.hospiceintheweald.org.uk for more information on how the Hospice helps our local community.

Why am I volunteering to help the Hospice? Well, my family received incredible, attentive, warm and compassionate Hospice support, and absolutely nothing was too much trouble to their caring staff when one of my immediate family members was recently terminally ill and in a dreadful condition. So I just want to give something back. And having considered what exactly I can do to contribute and where my passions lie, and that I am a passionate car owner and enthusiast, with a network of owners of various classics and supercars, it is an obvious choice for me to organise a car event. I also see that this will be twofold, in that the Show will provide an extremely enjoyable time to all those attending, and at the same time it will help to raise funds for this amazing organisation. 

The Car Show will be strictly invitation only and entrance will be by ticket to car owners and their passengers. So the Show will not be open to the general public and will not be advertised. It will be held on the private estate of a Hospice Honorary Vice President which is also the lady's private residence. We expect to have in the region of 60 cars attending from the 1920s through to present day. There will also be an antique 1906 car which takes part in the annual London to Brighton rally! We just ask for a donation of £30 per car which goes entirely to the Hospice.

Please see attached a copy of the ticket-invitation that we will post to owners who have confirmed that they will be attending - entrance will be by this ticket only.

It will be a very special event on this estate situated in a breathtakingly stunning East Sussex country location. The nearest town is Tunbridge Wells which is 8 miles away. The estate which is also a stud farm is set in a beautiful rural location in the heart of the Ashdown Forest which is an area of outstanding natural beauty. It is beautifully maintained with manicured gardens - just a perfect setting for this event. Guests will also be able to wander around the various garden sections such as the water garden and the tree avenue. The cars will be displayed around the gardens and paddock which are set in front of the house, which is at the far end of a quarter of a mile long drive from the country lane entrance. We are extremely fortunate that the owner and her husband are happy to stage the Car Show at their home. Her husband is in fact himself a huge car enthusiast having owned (and still owns) many amazing and interesting cars over the years. He was also a keen and I understand accomplished amateur rally driver, having only recently stopped competing due to his co-driver reaching his 90th birthday and retiring! 

The Hospice staff will be on hand to serve afternoon tea on the lawn overlooking the Ashdown Forest and there will be washroom facilities adjacent to the garden and paddock. There will also be a raffle with some fantastic prizes.

This really will be a fabulous afternoon, and I believe that if your local DeLorean members would be able to attend, that they will have a hugely enjoyable afternoon amongst like minded souls. Also, to have a DeLorean on show would be absolutely befitting of the venue and occasion.

I will be only too happy to provide more details to those owners who would be keen to attend and support us. I very much look forward to receiving your fellow owners reply with anticipation that I can tempt them into joining us for what will be a memorable afternoon for an incredibly well deserving local cause.

Yours sincerely, Simon


Simon Crockford

 crockford.simon@yahoo.co.uk
 07808 008888

Every now and then, I get a very strong smell of fuel inside the car.

I've only just had the MOT done and there were no obvious fuel leaks, as you would think this would have been picked up during the MOT.

It's not constant, so detecting could be difficult, any obvious checks or common issues..??

thanks as always

As per title. Not mint, but good presentable set. Located in Shropshire. Any interest?

   

   

   

   

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]Finally after 3 months to ship the car its arrived absolutely over the moon.

I have a tech question already got some water leaking from over flow pipe after about 10 mins of running any ideas gentleman ?

Hi All
My current project 5222 is for sale (i think) grey auto

regrettably need to sink cash into something....not sure what you guys think of a value.
its a painted D now mainly stripped. had a little side damage just to drivers side panels.
Chris N worked his magic so front wings and T panel fully restored.
frame is excellent, has new tank, fuel lines, pump, everything intank, filter, complete valley refurb, injectors, plunger free up, airfilter, oil change etc., new ignition switch.
she now starts but starter noisy so already have the new one i'm going to fit.
fully refurbed, powdercoated wheels to correct colour with all new tyres.
front discs refurbed rebuilt front calipers with new pistons, new pads, new wheel bearings to front. new front wheel studs, new lug nuts all round.
wiring in for fog but fog not done yet.
have new lights to fit, have powdercoated headlamp buckets and new springs ready to fit.

rear axles still have the wire wheels on, that was my next job.

passenger side is good (wing refurbed/regrained) door and rear panel have a little paint left.

tiny bit of damage to drivers door, pretty sure fixable, rear panel has some damage, Chris may fix but i have sourced another panel.

fascias are off the car and need a repaint( currently red)

screen cracked (new about £275 from Uroglas. interior is complete but will need work.

console is good apart from top damage...dash is good but would benefit from a refurb. seats okay for now, again sometime a refurb.

so anyone interested give me a shout...

have the Nova and USA title, its an October car so technically can be registered soon without a MOT.

i was thinking around the £27k mark?

i know i'll need some pics

thank you all.

Over the past couple of nights, I have changed my stock springs for the "lowered" versions and addressed my brake issue.

The brakes have not felt right and whilst up on axle stands, I noticed the offside front calliper was binding.

I ordered a rebuild kit and new flexible hoses and everything is back together, but I just can't get the fluid to come through whilst bleeding.

My partner and kids can only take so much down, up, down, up.. so had to call it a day tonight.

I have one of those pressurised brake bleed kits and i works great on my Mercedes, but the kit does not fit the DeLorean's brake fluid reservoir

Anyone have an alternative solutions..?

cheers!

So after a decade or two stood I am trying to get my little baby back together!

Transmission wise I am advised that you can make direction shifts with the cable with the cable when out if the car?

Cable rotates no issue but no forward back movement.

Inside trans us like this, can I make manual changes to check basic P N DR work?

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Here's one for y'all;

Anyone heard/seen the rumours about new LEGO set 10290, due to be released on September 1st this year (allegedly)..?
A quick search on Google should entertain you!
Happily for me, my birthday is a mere 2 days later.  No prizes for guessing what's on my list! 

In (the likely!) case not everyone is quite such a Lego nerd as myself, I recommend going to the official online Lego shop (lego.com) and signing up to their 'VIP' program..  sometimes you can get access to new sets quicker than the general public, so well worth being on board just in case the rumours are true! 

Apologies to anyone who's not a Lego fan for taking up forum space.  For me the love of Lego pre-dates even the love of a DeLorean!!  

Just in case my nearest and dearest don't see me right, I'm going to start saving up what's left of my pocket money..

Happy shopping, everyone!