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1981 and 1982.

DeLorean begins and ends production in Northern Ireland.

Good times.

Meanwhile…

The new Delorean EV

The San Antonio City Council is hoping the revamped car brand from the “Back to the Future” movie franchise will bring economic success back to San Antonio in the future.

City council members unanimously approved up to $562,500 worth of grants for DeLorean Motor Company to set up its headquarters at Port San Antonio and also allowed it to apply for $1.25 million worth of tax refunds through the state.

DeLorean, which is not related to the original car company from the 1980s, is relaunching the iconic brand as an electric vehicle company…

City of San Antonio gives DeLorean up to $563k in grants to establish headquarters at Port SA (KSAT)

A custom built ‘DeLorean Hovercraft’ made from fibreglass-wrapped styrofoam coated with metallic paint, powered by two Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engines (one for lift, the other for thrust).

Originally built in 2008, improved and upgraded many times since, it can hover 20cm above any flat surface and hit 50km/h on calm water.

Currently for sale on eBay for €40,000, 10% of which will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research.

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With the Electric DeLorean not due out until 2013, DMC has approved an appetite-whetter in the sleek and shiny form of the DeLorean Bicycle:

Italian-made Columbus XCR tube frame — in stainless steel, of course — as well as a belt drive transmission, an 11-speed internally-geared hub, front and rear hydraulic disc brakes, a luminescent coating on the wheels, an Italian-made gel saddle, and a full carbon fork.

The price? $5,500.

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