GREAT SCOTT!: Dozens of DeLoreans descend on Peterborough for annual meet
People visiting a Peterborough hotel at the weekend could be forgiven for thinking they had gone Back to the Future as they drove past.
The city was home once again to DeLorean Club UK Autumn meet – with 26 of the famous cars turning up for the annual celebration.
The car became an icon thanks to its starring role in the Back To The Future films.
The DeLorean is used as a time machine in the movies transporting Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown to 1955 – back to 1985 – into the future, and then to the Wild West.
It wasn’t the Wild West for the DeLorean Club UK members at the weekend, but it was the Peterborough Holiday Inn West, which hosted the club – with people driving from across the country including three DeLorean owning brothers from Southampton – to attend.
Alistair Vanstone, Co-Founder of the DeLorean Club UK was full of praise for the hotel and its staff, and said: “ Our meets focus on socialising, tech work on cars (weather permitting) and drive outs etc, then a return for dinner and games/entertainment.
“Various repairs and tech jobs were completed on Saturday in the car park, and the weather was very kind to us.
“On Saturday 8 cars drove out to the Auto Art car show, at The Bull Inn, Newborough where they were warmly received, later in the afternoon 6 cars ventured to Burghley House where again there was much interest in the cars.
“We were joined a by a famous local DeLorean owner, and inventor/Youtuber Mr Colin Furze, for the evening on Saturday who is always great fun.”