The Classic 1980s Sports Car - The De Lorean

One of the most famous classic sports cars ofthe De Lorean Motor Company, so the De Lorean
the 1980s is certainly the De Lorean DMC-12. TheDMC-12 is often just referred to as the "De
sports car is popular and mainly well known notLorean". It was originally manufactured in just two
for its specs, but for its appearance in the Backyears, 1981 and 1982, so there were
to the Future trilogy, which is a famous movieapproximately only 9,000 De Loreans ever
series from the 1980s that was directed byproduced. The reason why it only had a lifetime
Robert Zemeckis. The movie was based aroundof two years is because the De Lorean Motor
the idea of time traveling, and it just so happenedCompany went bankrupt soon after John De
that the De Lorean DMC-12 was the timeLorean was arrested in 1982 with charges of drug
machine in the movie. The writers of the showtrafficking. In 1984 he was finally found out to be
decided to use the De Lorean DMC-12 mainlynot guilty due to entrapment, but unfortunately
because of its odd appearance.The De Lorean canby that time the De Lorean Motor Company no
be easily spotted because of its unique stainlesslonger existed.To this very day, the De Lorean
steel body designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro andalmost has a cult following of fans from all over
gull-wing style doors. With the gull-wing doorsthe world. Many people were amazed by the
open, the sports car almost looked like a car withBack to the Future trilogy, and since the De
wings. Although the car was produced in Europe, itLorean was a major part of it, the legend lives on.
was designed by John De Lorean, the founder ofIt is believed that there are still about 6,000 De
the De Lorean Motor Company, with theLoreans in existence. Passionate fans are even
American marketplace in mind.The performanceable to go to the DeLorean Car Show, which is
of the car was considered disappointing becauseheld twice a year in different locations. Some cast
when it was being made, the De Lorean had tomembers of the Back to the Future trilogy even
deal with many new American emissionsshow up to these kinds of events. There are
regulations. The horsepower of the car onlyeven several magazines devoted solely to the De
ended up being around 130 horsepower after itLorean, such as the DeLorean Car Show Magazine
was all said and done. The sports car was sold atand DW Magazine. With the recent release of the
$25,000, which would translate into about $55,000Back to the Future movies on DVD, there has
in modern dollars. Before it was actually released,been an increased interest in De Loreans once
many car fans were willing to pay above theagain, as new fans of the movie can finally see
price. Once the car company went bankrupt,why the De Lorean is loved by so many people
however, the price of the cars dropped.Thefrom all over the world.
DMC-12 is the only car model ever created by