De Lorean DMC-12 - back from the future
It is probably no coincidence that a De Lorean DMC-12 was used in the movie "Back to the Future" as a vehicle for installing an atomic drive (flux compensator) and as the basis for a time machine.
The car also looked really futuristic thanks to its stainless steel body paneling and gullwing doors. What's more, many of the official factory photos also emphasized this with an appropriate choice of light and background .
In the difficult car market of the early eighties, however, the De Lorean was a flop. Despite huge investments/subsidies and favorable conditions in Ireland, fewer than 9,000 vehicles were built, the last of which were even stockpiled. This was partly due to the global economic situation and partly due to the performance that was not typical of the segment.
In addition, the last vehicles built could not be described as fully developed. The company went bankrupt. Around half of the cars are said to have survived, and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland there are probably still a higher double-digit number of vehicles that can be seen on the road from time to time. Incidentally, the number "12" in the model designation was intended to indicate the targeted sales price of USD 12,000, but the price had to be doubled even before sales began. A good and detailed article on the De Lorean DMC-12 can of course be found on Zwischengas.
