Back to the future 2: Delorean DMC -12 - Hello McFly, someone at home?

Hill Valley, California - at 88 miles the flux compensator shines.Lightning flashes around the Delorean, he pushes a ball of light in front of him.A bang, a white cloud, spark flight. Das Coupé mit der Edelstahlkarosserie verschwindet in eine andere Zeit.Two burning tire tracks remain in the present - and probably the coolest license plate number in the world: "Outatime".

Marty McFly (Michael J.Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) with a Delorean through time.They change the future, visit the past and save the present. Im zweiten Teil der „Zurück in die Zukunft"-Trilogie landet der DMC-12 in unserem Jetzt: Am 21. Oktober, um 16:29 Uhr Ortszeit.

Captain Chaos and his yellow Delorean "Yellow Bird"

There were no yellow lacquer at the factory.The Delorean carried stainless steel sheets as standard..In the United States, the DMC-12 was offered in black, red and green: Motor-Talksvens Delorean does not arrive before its departure, it only travels forward through time.In the tank, normal super spills, no radioactive remedies or biopamps. Einen Fluxkompensator hat „Capt.Chaos ”anyway."After that, people always ask first," he laughs, pointing on the box behind the leather seats.A spark plug cable and LEDs shimmer through a plexiglass plate, behind it there are a few batteries with 1.5 volts each.They do much less than 1.21 gigawatts.

Nevertheless, our encounter feels like a leap.It is the fantastic state of Svens Delorean who sends me to a time before my birth.In 1982 the car rolled out of the Delorean plant in Northern Irish Belfast.He couldn't look better back then.In the past 33 years he has been less than 6.000 kilometers.An expert wrote the school grade "2+" on his evaluation sheet. „Es wäre fast eine 1 geworden", sagt Sven stolz."But the color is not original."

The Delo Blanke Blanks originally wore stainless steel of the quality SS304.But the first owner hated the fingerprints on the untreated surfaces and loved sports cars from Italy.He had his speedster sprayed in Ferrari-red with a special du pont varnish.Actually, it should be removed without residues.But Delorean expert Wolfgang Hank found acid damage on the sheet under the color. Für Sven gab es nur eine Alternative: „Mustard Yellow von Lotus, Farbcode A064." Vier seiner fünf Autos tragen heute diesen Lack.

Sven sees yellow: Four of his five cars wear "Mustard Yellow" by Lotus Source: Motor-Talk

In the Delorean DMC-12 through Berlin city traffic

Back in the now.Gas pressure dampers push the plastic doors up with the stainless steel sheets, we slide on soft seats into a comfortable lying position.Sitting just does not fit 1.14 meters of vehicle height.Sven starts the Euro V6 and lets his Delo roles out of the parking position carefully. Er rangiert mit offener Tür und viel Vorsicht.There was no reversing camera in the surcharge list, but the clarity of a Lamborghini Countach. „Ein City-Flitzer ist er nicht", gibt Sven zu.As well, with 13 meters of turning circle.

We roll through the Berlin rush hour, through the Wedding, via the A115 towards Filmpark Babelsberg.In the film it rains as in English autumn.We experience a hot summer day.“In the beginning the Delo had thermal problems. Auf der Autobahn ist er mir übergekocht", erzählt Sven.“Then we rinsed everything and retrofitted a switch for the fan." Es bleibt das einzige technische Problem in Svens Oldtimer.The air conditioning system cools like an ice cream chest, the six-cylinder pushes us through the city quietly.

Almost every neighbor in traffic jams wants to know more about Svens car.We communicate through a slit in the window.Only a small part of the window drives electrically into the door.Too little for a large cola in the drive-in, enough for the outstretched thumb or a few answers. Ja, es ist ein originaler DeLorean. Ja, einer wie in „Zurück in die Zukunft".No, the engine does not come from Ford.And yes, of course he has a flux compensator.Sven is right, the people really ask about it first.

This includes: The replica flux compensator behind the seats of the Delorean Source: Motor-Talk

Like a time machine

After a few minutes I feel like Marty McFly. Sven erklärt mir sein Auto wie der Doc seine Zeitmaschine, begeistert wie ein Zehnjähriger an der Carrera-Rennbahn. Hinter uns liegen Nachbildungen der wichtigsten Requisiten: Ein Sport-Almanach, ein Brief aus dem Jahr 1885 und die Ausgabe der „USA Today" von morgen. Sogar eine JVC-Kamera und Nike-Schuhe aus der Zukunft hat Sven dabei.Sven's attention to detail does not end with his car.I improve the grade on the report in my thoughts.

Somehow even the color fits into the Delorean story. Lotus-Gründer Colin Chapman steckte einst das Chassis unter die GFK-Edelstahl-Karosserie.The basic features of the Lotus Esprit dates into the double fork frame. Die Karosseriestruktur wurde nach dem „Vari"-Verfahren von Lotus hergestellt.

Ex-GM boss John Z was originally.Delorean planned his car differently.In the first prototype, a weak Citroën middle engine worked under the Giugiaro body. Ingenieur Peter Giacobbi empfahl die Technik des Alpine A110.This car was driven so well that it could impossible to surpass it.Delorean waved off that he wanted to build an American car.Later the time pushed. DeLorean verhandelte mit Porsche, kaufte Motoren in Frankreich, entwickelte mit Lotus und baute seinen DMC-12 in Irland.

Test drive: For a few meters, Sven MT editor Constantin lets the source: Motor talk of the series version, the drive slipped into the rear. Der 2,8-Liter „Euro-V6" von Peugeot, Renault und Volvo sitzt hinter der Hinterachse.A mechanical Bosch K-Jetronic with Lambda control brings 130 hp out of the block. Die Einspritzanlage spielt im Film eine wichtige Rolle: Der Motor spuckt den Mengenteiler aus, als der Doc sein Auto im Wilden Westen mit Whisky betankt.In front of the engine is a five-speed manual transmission or a three-speed automatic from France.The Renault-Raute is cast on Svens automatic selection lever.

Actually only a cruiser: Delorean with a V6 engine

American or sporty is at most the image of the Delorean.In fact, he prefers to roll through the traffic calmly.In the film, he has to accelerate to 88 miles per hour (a good 140 km/h). Ein Serienauto mit Schaltgetriebe benötigt dafür etwa 23 Sekunden.The film version drove with a 5.0 liter V8 from Chevrolet.So the time machine sounds so American.

The Delorean was the perfect choice for the film.It still looks modern today, 30 years ago it looked like it was imported from the future.At the film premiere in 1985 he was largely unknown. Nur 9.000 pieces were created between January 1981 and December 1982.Today it should still be around 5 worldwide.000 to 6.Give 000 copies, including 200 in Germany and 100 in Switzerland and Austria.

MT editor Constantin tries the Nike Air Mags from "Back to the Future" to Source: Motor-Talk

Drive like Marty McFly and Doc Brown

For a few meters, Sven lets me at the wheel of his yellow gold piece.Had John Z.the Delorean was not advertised as a sports car, he could have actually been a success. Das aufwändige Fahrwerk ist mit der mageren Motorleistung vollständig unterfordert.Sven also retrofitted a well -tuned coilover of the KW company.The three-speed machine switches gently and fits the cruiser feeling of a Gran Turismo.On our drive, the engine swallows around eleven liters per 100 kilometers.

I look over the large column between the dashboard and door or creaking cladding. Ein bisschen US-Flair der 1980er gibt es eben doch im Delo.Gift, a film star can have his quirks.Especially when he is an investment: in 1981 a Delorean cost around 35.$ $ $.According to the report, Svens copy is 45.Worth 000 euros.Some fans pay even more.

Change of direction cost a lot of strength in the Delorean. Zu seinen Produktionszeiten gab es keine Servolenkung.Today the "Team Deloman" around Wolfgang Hank offers a retrofit solution, originally developed for a disabled-friendly Delorean renovation. Außerdem gibt es LPG-Umbauten, eine Turbo-Version und ein Projekt-Fahrzeug mit Elektroantrieb im Aufbau, den „Eledelo".

If Sven could travel to the past, he would sprinkle some projects into the Delorean production. Er hätte gern mehr Leistung mittels V8 oder Ladedruck, ein Mäusekino, blaues Licht, einen Tempomaten und automatisch öffnende Türen.However, he would not choose a color other than the Musterf yellow of Lotus. „Ich habe diese Entscheidung bis heute nicht bereut", betont er.

Everything is okay: the gang goes into the jail source: Motor-Talk

Back to the future: Present in the Delorean

I let myself fall back on the passenger seat and think of the second part of the film.There are now many visions from back then: huge television, computers with speech recognition, drones and intelligent glasses.Some manufacturers take advantage of the cult around the films and bring suitable products on the market for the anniversary. Lexus hat ein Hoverboard gebaut, Pepsi verkauft Brause in Zukunfts-Flaschen und die Schauspieler der Zurück-in-die-Zukunft-Trilogie machen Werbung für Toyota.Nike even wants to introduce a shoe with functioning power taps.

A lot of hype by three old films. Andererseits: Sie haben eine ganze Automarke unsterblich gemacht.

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