| One of the most famous classic sports
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| | created by the De Lorean Motor Company,
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| cars of the 1980s is certainly the De
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| | so the De Lorean DMC-12 is often just
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| Lorean DMC-12. The sports car is popular
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| | referred to as the "De Lorean". It was
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| and mainly well known not for its specs,
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| | originally manufactured in just two
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| but for its appearance in the Back to the
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| | years, 1981 and 1982, so there were
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| Future trilogy, which is a famous movie
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| | approximately only 9,000 De Loreans ever
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| series from the 1980s that was directed
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| | produced. The reason why it only had a
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| by Robert Zemeckis. The movie was based
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| | lifetime of two years is because the De
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| around the idea of time traveling, and it
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| | Lorean Motor Company went bankrupt soon
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| just so happened that the De Lorean
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| | after John De Lorean was arrested in 1982
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| DMC-12 was the time machine in the movie.
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| | with charges of drug trafficking. In
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| The writers of the show decided to use
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| | 1984 he was finally found out to be not
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| the De Lorean DMC-12 mainly because of
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| | guilty due to entrapment, but
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| its odd appearance.
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| | unfortunately by that time the De Lorean
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| The De Lorean can be easily spotted
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| | Motor Company no longer existed.
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| because of its unique stainless steel
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| | To this very day, the De Lorean almost
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| body designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and
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| | has a cult following of fans from all
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| gull-wing style doors. With the
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| | over the world. Many people were amazed
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| gull-wing doors open, the sports car
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| | by the Back to the Future trilogy, and
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| almost looked like a car with wings.
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| | since the De Lorean was a major part of
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| Although the car was produced in Europe,
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| | it, the legend lives on. It is believed
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| it was designed by John De Lorean, the
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| | that there are still about 6,000 De
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| founder of the De Lorean Motor Company,
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| | Loreans in existence. Passionate fans
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| with the American marketplace in mind.
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| | are even able to go to the DeLorean Car
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| The performance of the car was considered
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| | Show, which is held twice a year in
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| disappointing because when it was being
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| | different locations. Some cast members
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| made, the De Lorean had to deal with many
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| | of the Back to the Future trilogy even
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| new American emissions regulations. The
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| | show up to these kinds of events. There
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| horsepower of the car only ended up being
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| | are even several magazines devoted solely
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| around 130 horsepower after it was all
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| | to the De Lorean, such as the DeLorean
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| said and done. The sports car was sold
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| | Car Show Magazine and DW Magazine. With
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| at $25,000, which would translate into
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| | the recent release of the Back to the
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| about $55,000 in modern dollars. Before
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| | Future movies on DVD, there has been an
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| it was actually released, many car fans
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| | increased interest in De Loreans once
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| were willing to pay above the price.
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| | again, as new fans of the movie can
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| Once the car company went bankrupt,
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| | finally see why the De Lorean is loved by
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| however, the price of the cars dropped.
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| | so many people from all over the world.
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| The DMC-12 is the only car model ever
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