Yet another DeLorean blog, but mine is better.

Back in early 2001, I received a call from a friend that worked at a local bookstore (remember those?!).  Someone had come in and asked about books on DeLoreans.  They talked and the customer mentioned "I have a Legend Twin Turbo DeLorean".  Luckily, my friend got his number and passed it on to me.  That is me, making a goofy face posing with the Legend Twin Turbo engine in 1860. For those who don't know about the Legend Industries project, I will include some links below that explain it.  When I first saw Proto-1 on the cover of a magazine in 1977, I knew I wanted one.  When I was old enough and had the financial means, I started shopping. In the early 1990s it was just another used car! While trying to absorb as much information as I could in the pre-internet days, much time was spent looking at old car magazines.  I somehow found a copy of the December 1984  Road & Track  magazine which had an article talking about the DeLorean Turbo p...

Ut-oh, your 40-year-old OEM DeLorean car stereo is  broken! 1981-1983 DeLorean DMC automobiles came equipped with 2 versions of the Craig W460, or the ASI "DMC" branded radio.  Most of the 1982-1983 cars came with the ASI, and 1981 cars came with the Craig.  Generally accepted VIN changeover started at 10304/5. Craig W460 DMC part number: 100441 ASI DMC part number: 110687 ASI radio used in later DMC-12 ASI can be identified easily because it has the DMC logo on the cassette door, while the Craig units have a LED display on the tape door (which is likely broken).  Later model Craig with built in clock There are 2 versions of the Craig W460.  Early model cars had a clock mounted to the transmission shifter plate so there was no clock in the radio.  I don't know the details as to why, but there are also W460 radios that have a clock. The later clock version can be identified by 2 small buttons to set the time located above the cassette door on the right ...