DeLorean Next Generation Motors will replace the bodywork of Corvette Stingray coupes with a new take on the DMC-12, complete with gullwing doors.
tribute based on the C8 Corvette is in the works, and the project is helmed by the daughter of DMC-12 creator John DeLorean.
"I needed to find a way to build an affordable car for the DeLorean community," Kathryn DeLorean said in an interview withDNG will replace the factory bodywork of C8 Corvettes with new styling inspired by the DMC-12—complete with gullwing doors. That last bit is possible thanks to the stock Corvette coupe's targa top, which required Chevy to route the roll cage structure away from the tops of the front-hinged doors, Kathryn DeLorean told Hagerty.
Thus far, DNG has only showed renderings of the design, which comes from the mind of Ángel Guerra, a designer who worked at the Croatian EV company Rimac.The unnamed DMC-12 tribute will use the base Corvette Stingray as a platform to keep the price as low as possible, but DNG is working with aftermarket companies on mechanical changes, according to Hagerty.
Using the C8 Corvette as the basis for a new DeLorean is also fitting. Before starting his own car company, John DeLorean was a General Motors executive. He's best remembered for helping shepherd the Pontiac GTO into production, but from 1969 to 1972 he was also head of Chevrolet. During that time, he pushed hard for the Corvette to switch to a mid-engine platform, and even tried to purchase the rights to the mid-engine Aerovette concept after leaving GM, according to Hagerty.
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