Petersen Automotive Museum
1981 DeLorean
DMC-12
"Time Machine"
Driven in Back to the Future (1985),
Back to the Future Part II (1989),
and Back to the Future Part III (1990)
When writer/director Robert Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale were developing Back to the Future, the stainless-steel DeLorean was cast as the Time Machine, in part because its gullwing doors made it look like an alien spaceship. Over the course of two sequels, the Time Machine emerged as a character of its own, undergoing progressive transformation as a result of its time travel experiences. Of the three visually distinct vehicles created for the trilogy, this is the only example to appear in all three films.
Petersen Automotive Museum
1981 DeLorean
DMC-12
"Time Machine"
Driven in Back to the Future (1985),
Back to the Future Part II (1989),
and Back to the Future Part III (1990)
When writer/director Robert Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale were developing Back to the Future, the stainless-steel DeLorean was cast as the Time Machine, in part because its gullwing doors made it look like an alien spaceship. Over the course of two sequels, the Time Machine emerged as a character of its own, undergoing progressive transformation as a result of its time travel experiences. Of the three visually distinct vehicles created for the trilogy, this is the only example to appear in all three films.