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Luggage Racks!

After announcing the discovery of nine complete DeLorean NOS luggage racks in our Texas warehouse, we received immediate interest from many DeLorean community members wanting to purchase them. Because demand greatly exceeded our supply, we devised a random drawing aimed toward giving every committed buyer a fair chance to purchase this highly sought-after and rare dealer option.

 

In an effort to limit the number of entries to ONE per person, the best way we can think to do this is to have people “put their money where their mouth is”. That being said, to enter the drawing, each person will be required to place an order (plus shipping) by following these two simple steps:

 

1. Beginning at 5 PM Central Time today, click on this link or the “Purchase Now” button below to be taken to the Luggage Rack product page on the website.

 

2. Add the luggage rack to your cart, fill out all required personal, shipping, and payment information, then complete the checkout process as if you were actually purchasing a product from the DMC parts website.

 

Orders will close at 12 PM (noon) Central Time on Monday, June 26th. All paid luggage rack orders will be placed into the drawing, which will be held during a "Facebook Live" Tuesday, June 27th at 2:00 PM Central Time. All paid orders during this time will be entered into the drawing, so it doesn't matter when during that time period you place your order.

 

If your order is pulled to receive one of the nine NOS racks, your order will be shipped that same day. If your order is not pulled, your order will be canceled and completely refunded to you immediately.  

 

Now, this is where it gets interesting. Recently we also discovered, in addition to these 9, another 15-20 that are NOT in a box and have some cosmetic issues and are missing things like the straps, black plastic storage bag, and some hardware. The sale proceeds of the 9 "new in-the-box" racks will go towards reproducing the missing parts - at least the knobs and hinge hardware - so these become usable parts. These racks will then be sold at a lower price than these 9 NOS luggage racks. If demand exceeds supply for this when they become available later this summer, we’ll do a similar method of sale as we are doing for the NOS ones.

 

Complete, new reproductions ARE being quoted at this time. Depending on the cost (and considering it took nearly 40 years for the original 849-1,000 to sell), mass production may be out of the question as we would like to keep the price reasonable.

Factory Racks in Original Packaging

Complete Luggage Rack Set

Luggage Rack Parts

History Behind the DeLorean Luggage Rack

Made from tubular steel and painted in black enamel, the luggage rack is probably one of the most underrated of all DeLorean accessories. Stores flat in the trunk when not in use, with virtually invisible mounting points. While marketed as a luggage rack, interviews with DMC employees from the era indicate that its purpose was more a "flat rear tire carrier". The spare wheel well in the luggage compartment can hold a flat front wheel/tire but not a rear. If your luggage compartment is otherwise loaded and you have a passenger, the problem then becomes what you do with a flat rear tire. The luggage rack neatly answers this question by being a place to stow the flat rear tire.

DMC originally ordered 1,000 in 1981 from their supplier and records show that 849 had been received by DMC through 12/81. In February 1983, other records show that 291 were left in DMC’s inventory. The original supplier went out of business in the early 2000s.

For more about DMC luggage racks and other dealership options and their history, check out our DeLorean Knowledge Base article.