Today was the big day. We started off with a factory visit at the Montuped factory. Today it produces alloy wheels for Renault. It was a memorable visit. Rumors are going around that the test track might be demolished, but at the moment the premises is not for sale. We don’t know if that’s a good sign, but the track is still here now. But will it be there in 25 years ?? We might have to raise some money if we want to keep it........
The DeLorean factory
Again, our beautiful hotel
The escort is already there
As every morning we line-up after the hotel
Everybody likes to see a nice Delorean
And takes pictures
Our car park
More police arrived
Nice rear view
We wait for the gate to open.
And then we put our cars..
on the Montuped parking-lot
This is a nice picture
See through Delorean
And I keep on making pictures
Original lens caps
Robert talks to the crowd
John played football here....
The road to the test track
Entrance at the Montuped building
Our tour guide John still works in this building
Other employee memorabilia
And DMC passes
This picture is back for the first time in 25 years
And it hangs here speically for us
Our factory tour scheme
These items are here just for us
We saw John Murray before
The the tour begins
George still knows a lot about the factory
At the moment the factory produces alloy wheels
This used to be one of the t4ea rooms
This crane is still here from the DeLorean era
Mould transport line
It runs all the way through the building
In this pit workers checked the transmission
Another DeLorean leftover : Frame transport
Each section was used for a diffferent station
The crowd listens carefully
And here they are...
The famous tellus carrier lines
Switch track in the floor
Carriers turned here
The test bank used to be here, afther that...
...cars left the factory through 2 right side doors
The line-up for the test track ride
The bank is the most spectacular view point
The slope is rather steep
Notice the ribbed piece of concrete
Spectators at the start
Now it’s our turn
Here we go
It’s been 25 years ago
since my Delorean drove here
The slope coming up
we’re right on top
all the way through
Then the next straight back...
We pass the watertank (just out of sight)
and the last piece of the track is closed
so we take a short cut
and back again
After that, we put our Delorean in the back
of the factory, where the DeLoreans once..
got their final check..
before they left the factory
more cars come in
John Z. used to sit here too
One final check
doors OK ? Lights...
Jolly checks out the car
Plates mounted
2006 door sills
And for the last time....
...a DeLorean motor car...
...leaves the factory...
