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 three-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 he has been working on the project converting Reliant Robin cars using original DeLorean plans from 1981. He even believes it could have saved the DeLorean company from collapse before it went bankrupt in 1982.īut the Newquay man's invention has landed him in hot water with the DeLorean Motor Company's lawyers. Ty DeLorean, who says he is the son of American car legend John DeLorean, has produced the DMC 21, complete with remote-controlled doors which open from the roof and a 'flux capacitor', the time-travelling device fitted to the stainless steel DeLorean sports car by inventor Doc Brown in the film franchise starring Michael J Fox. A Cornishman has gone back to the future to build a three-wheeler version of the legendary time-travelling sports car featured in the classic movie franchise.
