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Encounter with a time machine - De Lorean DMC-12 like from "Back to the Future"

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Created on October 7, 2018

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Thorsten Link

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Bruno von Rotz

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - die perfekte Replika des Filmautos aus dem ersten Teil der Triologie "Back to the Future"

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - der DeLorean wurde als Zeitmaschine fast zum Hauptdarsteller der Back-to-the-Future-Trilogie

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - im Teil 1 der Trilogie "Back to the Future"

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Der Doc und Marty McFly als lebensgrosse Figuren (aus dem Film "Back to the Future")

Bild von Partner Porsche AMAG November Foto-Galerie 2025

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De Lorean DMC - Ein Blickfang ist der Flügeltürer am Genfer Autosalon 1981

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - wie ein Ufo von einem anderen Stern

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - Heckansicht mit geschlossenen Flügeltüren

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - Profilansicht - Vorserienversion mit Schiebefenstern in den kleineren Seitenscheiben

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Motorraum mit dem PRV-6-Zylinder

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Die beiden "Docs" Aus Deutschland, die die beste Filmauto-Kopie des Back-to-the-Future-De-Lorean gebaut haben

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Kevin Pike erklärt seine Planzeichnungen von damals

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - das nachgebaute Filmauto in seiner gesamten Pracht

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - auch im Film wurden keine neuen Autos verwendet

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - ursprünlgiche Skizze für das Filmauto

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - schon nahe am endgültigen Entwurf, man beachte den 5-1/4-Zoll-Floppy-Schlitz

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - die Entwürfe für das Filmauto sahen ziemlich aufwändig aus

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - alles originalgetreu nachgebaut

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - das Innere des nachgebauten Filmautos

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - die Digitalanzeigen funktionieren

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - bereit für den Zeitsprung

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Anzeige für die Temparatur der Plutonium-Brennkammer

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - das Schalten dürfte beim umgebauten Auto nicht mehr so einfach sein

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - altmodische Technik in der modernen Zeitmaschine

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Kevin Pike, der den Film-DeLorean ursprünglich gebaut hat, ist vom De-Lorean-Zeitmaschinen-Nachbau der Deutschen begeistert

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Produktionsdesigner Kevin Pike, der den Film-DeLorean ursprünnglich gebaut hat

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - alles wurde bis ins letzte Detail nachgebaut

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - auch das Kontrollschild stimmt mit dem Filmauto überein

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - auf die Details kommt es an

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - bereit für den nächsten Zeitsprung?

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Blick auf den Reaktor

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - der Stecker wurde nachgebaut, weil die Originale nur noch schwer aufzutreiben sind

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Seltener Elektro-Stecker, wie er im Teil 1 der Film-Triologie "Back to the Future" beim Einfangen des Blitzes benutzt wurde

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - noch eine Detailzeichnung

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - grosse Kondensatoren

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Planzeichnung von damals

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Pläne für den Reaktor der Zeitmaschine

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Tüftler beim tüfteln

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - hier schüttete man im Film das Plutonium hinein

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - wird zu einem wichtigen Einzelteil der Zeitmaschine

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Zeitmaschine im Bau

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - Liebe zum Detail

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - im Teil 2 der Trilogie "Back to the Future"

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - Filmauto-Replika - die Pläne für "Mr. Fusion"

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - im Teil 3 der Trilogie "Back to the Future"

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Summary

It must be a special twist of fate that an automobile should launch a gigantic cinema career at a time when it was just going bankrupt in real life: the De Lorean DMC 12, the car with that stainless steel outer skin that is also suitable for kitchen sinks, among other things. The film trilogy "Back to the Future" made the car world-famous, and the movie cars are now sought-after trade fair exhibits, except that the originals have not survived. That's why two German inventors set about building the ultimate replica. With success! This report tells the story of how the movie car replica came about, which only became really good thanks to the support of the original designer.

This article contains the following chapters

The time machine with a difference
The doctor at work
Doctor of engineering reproducing parts
Genuine enthusiasm
Detective work
Visionary car for visionary scientist
Input from the insider
Created in a short space of time
A car instead of a fridge
Part 2 already in the works, thanks to a coffee machine

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It must be a special twist of fate that an automobile starts a gigantic cinema career at a time when it is going bankrupt in real life: the De Lorean DMC-12, the car with the stainless steel exterior that is also suitable for kitchen sinks, among other things. As a time machine, the De Lorean had elegantly escaped at the last second, Back to the Future. The Steven Spielberg fantasy trilogy that drove millions of moviegoers into cinemas between 1985 and 1990 and propelled the hapless De Lorean to the throne of film legends for all time. Of course, the silver, ultra-flat gullwing with Lotus engineering input from Irish production was never really suitable for time travel. Neither the movie original nor one of its numerous replicas.

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