The DeLorean hasn't been so dead as people have thought. They remained in business, kept the parts on the market, even tried to buy the Pontiac Solstice programme from the bankruptcy proceedings. The DMC-12 has been a popular conversion. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E3D8133EF936A25755C0A96E9C8B63&scp=1&sq=delorean&st=nyt