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Anyone seen any in NZ?

I was following one last night through TAURANGA of all places, even had the plate EBROWN

https://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=ebrown

Tried to get a photo of it, but it was dark, and i was eating Pad Thai  while driving haha

 

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There's a few. A mate of mine imported one years ago as a money making scheme. Not sure that worked out.

 

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There is one here in Christchurch

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6 minutes ago, bradgalbraith said:

I know of one in Auckland

There was at least two or three in Auckland. That museum/car collection on North shore had 2, and theres the one dressed up as back to future thats goes to CRC speedshow etc.

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Yup, there common as muck up here in Auckland.

The Back to the Future one is absolutely epic (if you are into that stuff) flux capacitor, time / date settings all work, car drives, etc. So well done. Wonder what happens when you hit 88mph in it...?

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Theres one in Porirua. Yup, Porirua ?

I have seen it being driven on the motorway (once last year) and shortly after on display in the 'shop window' of the local vehicle certifiers (the one's who issue/regulate the industry I think).

Pretty sure this one has the old 'black' plates too.

 

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https://opendata-nzta.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/motor-vehicle-register-1/data?where=MAKE like '%De Lorean%'

21 of em

 

One is listed as a Legend Twin Turbo, Wikipedia says its the original twin turbo prototype. 

https://www.entermyworld.com/gallery/dmc-vin-502

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In the very late 90's, I used to see one not far from Ponsonby, just about every time I went that way (Heading towards the Zoo). I assumed it was either someones daily, or that's where it broke down, and he pushed it to a new spot every now and then, so it didn't get towed ?

 

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‘85/‘86 I remember one in Welly, used to be something to do with a panel beaters around Cuba and Abel Smith.  Black plate - MQ from memory?  I have photos somewhere, mostly detail shots.  It had had some linishing work, they’d clearly had a challenge keeping the tool straight.

or maybe it was MK?

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Possibly MK plate

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i think i know of one here in Welly too prolly the same one as mentioned above

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There is at least two that i have seen in Welly, and there was/is one at Southwards too.

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There is at least one in East christchurch, drive past it almost ever morning during my commute 

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One in Dunedin as well. Don’t see it very often

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There was one in the Paraparaumu Car museum for years and years.

Saw quite a few of them in the US.  Including a number that had been made to look like the Back to the future one.  Seemed to have one at every car show and car museum.

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On ‎10‎/‎23‎/‎2019 at 2:45 PM, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

 Wonder what happens when you hit 88mph in it...?

now your being optimistic

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83k :D 

You would have to be a real back to the future fanboi to drop that on one. 

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