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The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975. [1] It produced just one model, from early 1981 to late 1982—the stainless steel DeLorean sports car featuring gull-wing doors.
Six DeLoreans were used during the production, along with one manufactured out of fiberglass for scenes where a full-size DeLorean was needed to "fly" on-screen. [91] The cars used in the first film had the original V6 engine (whose sound in the movie comes from the V8 engine of a Porsche 928 ). [ 92 ]
Dunmurry was the location of the DeLorean Motor Company factory where the DeLorean sports car was manufactured [10] from 1981 until 1982. About 8,500 DeLoreans were made before production ended [citation needed] in 1982, and as of 2006, 6,500 are estimated to still exist. [11] The DeLorean was famously featured in the Back to the Future movie ...
DeLorean sent a gushing letter to the filmmakers, who were glad they didn't opt for the original idea, a time-traveling refrigerator. John DeLorean after his acquittal on drug charges in August ...
The world's favorite time machine platform is making a comeback. The DeLorean Motor Company is spinning up production of its iconic DMC-12 gull-wing vehicle. DeLorean CEO Stephen Wynne told ...
DeLorean Motor Company [1] (also doing business as Classic DMC) is a US company based in Humble, Texas, established in 1995 by Liverpool-born mechanic Stephen Wynne, [2] using the branding of the defunct automobile manufacturer.
1. BMW Isetta. The BMW Isetta was introduced in 1955, and over 160,000 units were made from 1955 to 1962 —it was the top-selling single-cylinder car in the world.
The engine was made by Renault, while Lotus designed the chassis and bodywork details. The Dunmurry factory eventually turned out around 9,000 cars. [23] In 1980, an American Express catalog featured an ad for a DeLorean plated in 24-karat gold. According to the ad, only 100 were going to be manufactured and sold for $85,000.