Hammerhead
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 02:03 PM |
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rotary powered delorean!
http://www.eliseusa.com/rotary.htm
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 02:10 PM |
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you know even for a Delorean that car actually looks nice! 
quite clearly the bare stainless steel finish was a totally dumb idea
Almost makes me want one!
[Edited on 30/1/09 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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cloudy
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 02:13 PM |
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When you see one in the flesh the brushed stainless is what makes the car - I think paint ruins it!
James
[Edited on 30/1/09 by cloudy]
www.warnercars.com
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 02:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
When you see one in the flesh the brushed stainless is what makes the car - I think paint ruins it!
James
I have seen one right up close, reminded me of my toaster and despite claims to the contrary finger prints do stand out! 
[Edited on 30/1/09 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 02:32 PM |
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I always like delorean's.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Jasper
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 02:49 PM |
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That's one really cool car.....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Browser
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 03:33 PM |
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Kerrayzee! Looks fast though. That'd be a nice motor to sling into a Lotus Esprit, with summat like an Audi Transaxle for cogs Shame
I've got no money
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Humbug
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 03:34 PM |
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I like the DeLorean shape. Having seen an original stainless finish one close up, I think paint is better.
That website is a bit inconsistent:
Implies that foreign (presumably = non-US) is bad: "The stock Delorean was armed with a 2.8 Liter foreign engine with about 130HP. We
determined that this was not satisfactory for a car with the looks and handling of the Delorean."... hmm - the whole car was built in
"foreign land" as far as the yanks are concerned"
Then they pick a Mazda engine (is that foreign, or just maybe it was assembled in the US?) and uses a Porsche gearbox.
Oh well. No doubt ot goes better than the original
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Shadowcaster
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 05:24 PM |
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Such a pity that they never got it right the first time, that one has been turned into a very nice car
Cheers Rich
The Roadster Blog http://richshaynesroadster.blogspot.com/
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
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Jasper
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 06:06 PM |
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How weird is this - left work today only to follow a stainless bodied Delorean down the road for a couple of minutes - can't remember the last
time I saw one in the flesh!!!
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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steve m
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 07:16 PM |
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Jasper
Im not sure were you were at the time, but there is one in the crawley area, ive seen it around Manor royal a few times
Steve
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tomblyth
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 08:12 PM |
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I was at the motor show when it was first unvailed to the public ! loved it then and still think it loverly in brushed s/steel, shame that I now no
how it was made and what from!
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greggors84
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 08:31 PM |
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Its a shame the originals were limited to only 88mph...
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 09:12 PM |
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now thats a proper rotary engine. The power potential is huge.
We have a 20b in an rx7 but threw the sequential turbos away and fitted a big single turbo. It makes 600 fly HP at only 0.9 bar. When i say threw
them away, is what i actually mean is i am fitting them to the stylus
Here are the twins waiting to go on! I'm looking forward to being blow by twins
Here is our 20b engine when it was supercharged. Its now turbo'd again
[Edited on 30-1-09 by Antnicuk]
600 BHP per ton, Stylus Brought back from the dead! Turbo Rotary Powered!
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