Welcome back to another Movie Cars segment! This week we are talking about the infamous DeLorean from the 1985 hit movie, Back to the Future! The first movie is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year! This movie has been a favorite in my household, it's actually my brothers all time favorite movie! If you have not seen this movie, you really have to check it out.
Back to the Future is about young Marty McFly, played by Michael J Fox, who gets sent back to the 50s thanks to his friend Doc Brown’s, played by Christopher Lloyd’s invention. The time traveling takes place in a 1982 DeLorean powered by the Flux Capacitor. Marty meets young versions of his parents while visiting the 50s and can possibly change life as he knows it by doing so. His job is to make sure that his parents fall in love to ensure him and his siblings exist back in the 80s.
Now the DeLorean is a super cool looking vehicle. This vehicle was created by John DeLorean, a head of General Motors. He loved to design vehicles and wanted to make his own name for himself, so he left GM and started his own company, DeLorean Motor Company, aka DMC.
The DeLorean (DMC-12) was the car of the future. When trying to come up with the design for this unique vehicle, Mr. DeLorean went to an Italian car designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro who used his concept of a Porsche to bring the DMC-12 to life. Having those super cool wing doors and the engine in the back, Mr. DeLorean thought his vehicle would be extremely popular. However, upon release, it did not take off too well. Over some time, Mr. DeLeorean was arrested due to a mix up with the FBI and had to close the doors of his factory. At this point only 9,000 DCM-12s were produced.
Fortunately, creators of Back to the Future chose the DeLorean over a time machine refrigerator and that sparked a new life for the DMC-12. The film used 3 slightly modified DMC-12s in the movie. The main one used, is now a display vehicle.
We here at Jerry Noonan’s Auto Center hope you enjoyed another segment from Movie Cars. Thanks for reading and have a great rest of your week!!
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