The DeLorean is not a quick car, nor is it particularly thrilling to drive, but the nostalgia around its history is enough for collectors to go wild, especially for a low-mileage car like this.
The cars can be worth big money after a full restorationWe all dream about finding a perfectly preserved car in a barn somewhere, but despite what you see on TV and YouTube, they are exceedingly rare. A DeLorean restorer from Crystal Lake, Ill., near Chicago, was no stranger to beat-up old cars, butis noteworthy, even compared to some of the impressive metal seen pulled from storage over the years.
. “We open it up, and the first thing I saw was a mouse running across the center console,” he said. The DeLorean had been sitting for two decades but showed just 977 miles on the clock, making it well worth the effort and cost to restore.
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