For Sale: VIN 4463, Grey, Manual, Surrey

[Requiem_Metal]

Offered for sale at £35,000 is our beautiful 1981 DeLorean DMC-12. The car is an October 1981 build, with grey interior, manual transmission, and with the much sought after grooved bonnet.

Imported from California to the UK in September 2014, the car was restored over a period of 7 months and is in stunning condition inside and out, as can be seen from the pictures. It passed it's first UK MOT in May 2015 and has just been registered with the DVLA. The stainless bodywork has been re-brushed to showroom standard by leading DeLorean marque specialist, Chris Nicholson.

VIN: 4463
UK registration number: SVR 599W.
Current mileage: c.35,000 miles

Being from a dry state, the chassis is in excellent, rust free condition. The engine starts on the button, has ample power output thanks to the unnecessary catalytic converter being removed, and the refurbished brakes perform well. The doors open and close smoothly, and will open to full extension without manual assistance.

Please see below for a full list of work performed on the car, and the dropbox link for an extensive number of photographs detailing all areas of the vehicle.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d2mrs420q6au ... XRCJa?dl=0

-Complete strip down and refurb of the interior; door and centre headlinings, dashboard, binnacle, centre console, side trim panels/side bolsters, upper door cards, lower door cards, driver and passenger seats, footwell, sill, and parcel shelf carpets - all items repaired, recovered, and redyed to match the original oem finish as appropriate.
-Professional repaint of front and rear bumpers, windscreen surrounds, rear louvre, and engine cover
-Stainless steel bodypanels re-brushed by leading DeLorean marque specialist, Chris Nicholson
-New door pull straps
-Cargo net refurbished
-New glovebox
-New R/H rear tail light lens
-New Thermostat
-New Otterstat (fan switch)
-New coolant auto bleeder kit installed
-Front Brake calipers refurbished
-Brake servo (booster) refurbished
-New front brake (stainless braided) flexi lines
-New EBC Greenstuff pads front and rear
-Wheels refurbished
-New Tyres all round
-New front springs
-Anti roll bar stripped and refurbed
-Fuel tank drained and cleaned, and lines flushed with fresh fuel
-Fuel injection system overhauled and re-shimmed to put it back to OEM spec
-Cold air only air intake installed
-Catalytic converter bypass pipe installed
-New door striker pin gromits
-New steering rack gaiters
-New door sill seals
-New inner door seals
-New Outer door seals
-New boot/trunk carpet board
-New windscreen washer bottle
-New windscreen washer pump
-New UK spec headlights x4 with necessary modification for UK 'sidelight'
-New integrated rear fog lights x2 with necessary modification for them to only function when the headlights are switched on
-New convex door mirror glass
-New Stainless braided clutch line
-New Stainless coolant bottle
-Alternator refurbished
-Electric window motors repaired
-All electrical connections cleaned
-New rear power antenna installed
-New stereo/headunit installed
-New louvre, bonnet, and door gas struts
-Trip reset shaft replaced
-Fluids changed and flushed with new (coolant / brake & clutch fluid / oil)
-New spark plugs
-LED door lights
-LED side marker lights
-Handbrake adjusted
-New 1981 label kit

Please do not hesitate to contact me via email at delorean4463@gmail.com, or a pm here, with any questions / queries and I will do my best to answer them.

Steve

[Chris Williams]

Looks like a very good buy with all the hard work done. Ready for someone to enjoy.
Chris

[TBRM]

Yep, I'd echo what Chris has said there. Looks like a cracking car and clearly a lot of hard work has gone into it. Hope the car stays local as it would be good to have a few more owners in Surrey/Sussex/Kent.

[Dangermouse]

TBRM Wrote:. Hope the car stays local as it would be good to have a few more owners in Surrey/Sussex/Kent.

I count at least 9 cars recently with SVR prefixes on their plates (assuming the prefix still refers to the same geographical area).

[Guinney1971]

since the closure of the DVLA local offices, all the newly imported cars seem to have SVR plates
on them, no matter where they are based.

Shame the owner is selling this car, rather then enjoying it after all the hard work put into it.

[Requiem_Metal]

The car was the 2015 Brooklands Trust Members Classic Car Show 'Best in Show' winner for the modern classics category.

Price now reduced to £32,000....reasonable offers also considered.

[Guinney1971]

certainly looks worthy of its show winning status!

Maybe try a classic car auction - is the NEC holding one this year on
classic car show weekend?

[Requiem_Metal]

This car has now been sold.

[Guinney1971]

glad to hear its found a new home, is the new owner going to be joining the club/already a member?

Be great to see it out and about at meets next year.

[joel]

That was a strong price for an ex-painted car