"We believe that if this car had been released as planned in 1981 it would have potentially saved the DeLorean factory, so it needed to be built. There's been interest from all over the world. There are currently five in different stages of production. We got there in the end and have a fantastic project which people love. He told CornwallLive: "This has been a two-year project - there were four different types of hinges before we perfected the doors. His website states that they're now available for pre-order for $25,000 (or £20,000) with a percentage of sales donated to the Michael J Fox Parkinson Foundation, set up by the actor who suffers from Parkinson's disease. Ty, 40, is building the cars on four acres of land near Newquay. "It will do 100mph so 88 isn't an issue, but where we're going we don't need four wheels," said Ty, paraphrasing actor Christopher Lloyd's famous line from the 1985 movie.
The gullwing doors in action on Ty DeLorean's Back To The Future car (Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live) And, yes, has that 'flux capacitor' for when you hit 88mph and fancy going back in time - the speed that sent Fox through time in the blockbuster films. The prototype car - which proved a hit at the British Motor Show last month - has a brushed aluminium finish, remote control gullwing doors, waterproof speakers, with a full DeLorean-style interior and is powered by a 3-cylinder 850cc engine. Ty says he is fully prepared to fight a court battle over trademark infringement - and believes he can win any case brought by the Texas-based company.įor two years Ty has been working on the project converting Reliant Robin cars using original DeLorean plans from 1981. Read more: Jeremy Clarkson raves about 'historic' lunch at Cornish restaurant However, the Newquay man's invention has landed him not back in 1955 but in hot water with the DeLorean Motor Company's lawyers. He even believes it could have saved the DeLorean company from collapse before it went bankrupt in 1982. Ty DeLorean's DMC 21, complete with remote controlled doors which open from the roof, even features a 'flux capacitor', the time-travelling device fitted to the iconic stainless steel DeLorean sports car by inventor Doc Brown in the hugely successful film franchise starring Michael J Fox. A Cornishman who says he is the son of American automobile legend John DeLorean is building a production line of three-wheeler versions of the legendary time-travelling sports car featured in Back To The Future.
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