DeLorean

Brushed steel sports

DeLorean refers to the DMC DeLorean, a stainless steel sports car produced briefly in the early 1980s, recognizable by its gull-wing doors.

The car achieved lasting fame as the time machine in the *Back to the Future* films: He showed up to the costume party in a DeLorean.

The name comes from John DeLorean, the flamboyant auto executive who founded the company before its spectacular collapse.

vehicle

fiberglass

Reinforced woven strand composite

prototype · unpainted · rear-engine · coupe · 1981 · 1982 · 1983

retro

1980s

Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade

synthwave · memorabilia · classic · throwback · collector · poster · replica · restoration · Americana · outrun

film

plutonium

Actinide, atomic number 94

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commercial success in automotive industry

DeLoreanFord Model T

First mass-produced automobile

Volkswagen Beetle · Toyota Corolla · Toyota · Ford · Honda

automotive production scale

DeLoreanToyota Corolla

Japanese economy sedan

Ford Model T · Volkswagen Beetle · Honda Civic · Ford F-Series · fleet vehicle

automotive design philosophy

DeLoreanToyota Camry

Japanese midsize sedan

Honda Accord · Ford Taurus · econobox · Chevrolet Impala · Dodge Neon

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Top 200,000
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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G