In a Facebook message from DMC – are reporting that the DeLorean Motor Company is considering buying the plant and the platform from GM and putting it back into production as a new DMC.
The company’s current management is speculating whether their founder, who had a long history with Pontiac, would have tried to save the dying motor division, and are reportedly encouraged by the prospect of putting the Willmington workforce back to work. At this point, there’s no telling how realistic the prospects are – after all, today’s DMC does little more than service the old DeLoreans and word 'round Detroit was that the Kappas were notoriously costly to build and something of a money pit.
Either way, the company has reportedly acquired a Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe for closer consideration. And we’re sure there’s an aftermarket garage out there somewhere that could outfit the coupe with gullwing doors…and who knows, maybe even a little Mr. Fusion for flex-fuel capacity.
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Did GM ever get any coupes off the assembly line? I remember when i went to the wilmington plant they were just finishing up the fine tuning of manufacturing process.
Number I heard was 800 GXP coupes, plus more of the non-turbo models as well. Probably make a decent collector car.
I see plenty of them on the streets of Detroit.