“The index has actually increased by 70% over the past five years, with the 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 increasing in value by 8% over the last 12 months alone,” Kovac said.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, MAY 22, 1992, JOHNNY CARSON MAKES HIS FINAL APPEARANCE ON ‘THE TONIGHT SHOW’
“There’s a whole community of enthusiasts who love everything about the RADwood-era, 1980s and 1990s — movies, music, celebrities and cars, etc. They’re going to be especially interested in this type of vehicle.”
Who has had this vehicle?
The car was completed at the DeLorean Motor Company’s Belfast, Ireland, plant in July 1981, Kovac noted, according to the VIN plate.
In 2022, this car, formerly owned by late-night king Johnny Carson, left California for Florida — and it shows no accidents or mileage discrepancies, noted car specialist Kevin Kovac with Hagerty Marketplace. (Fox News)
Internal DeLorean documentation indicates the car was first delivered to early DeLorean investor and comedian Johnny Carson, he also reported.
The car was later returned to DeLorean with the linked CARFAX Vehicle History Report beginning in 1992, with California ownership noted and 87,386 miles on the odometer.
In 2022, the car left California for Florida.
This DeLorean features a clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report, with the odometer currently displaying about 89,700 miles at the time of listing.
