| − | The '''DeLorean''' was a car with a distinctive style, and included a stainless steel body and gull-wing doors. It was used as the "time machine" car in the 1985 movie [[Back to the Future]]. <ref> http://www.delorean.com/ </ref> <ref> http://www.histomobile.com/histomob/internet/92/histo02.htm </ref> | + | The '''DeLorean''' was a car with a distinctive style, and included a stainless steel body and gull-wing doors. It was used as the "time machine" car in the 1985 movie [[Back to the Future]].<ref>http://www.delorean.com/</ref><ref>http://www.histomobile.com/histomob/internet/92/histo02.htm</ref> |
| − | The car was designed by [[John Z. DeLorean]], the former head of [[General Motors]], and built by the DeLorean Motor Company. The cars were manufactured at a factory in [[Northern Ireland]] for only 2 years, 1981 and 1982, before financial difficulties forced the factory to close. Only a total of about 9,200 automobiles were produced. Although a failure in its time, today the DeLorean is a collector's item. <ref> http://www.home.no/delorean/dmcinc.htm </ref> <ref> http://www.who2.com/johndelorean.html </ref> | + | The car was designed by [[John Z. DeLorean]], the former head of [[General Motors]], and built by the DeLorean Motor Company. The cars were manufactured at a factory in [[Northern Ireland]] for only 2 years, 1981 and 1982, before financial difficulties forced the factory to close. Only a total of about 9,200 automobiles were produced. Although a failure in its time, today the DeLorean is a collector's item.<ref>http://www.home.no/delorean/dmcinc.htm</ref><ref>http://www.who2.com/johndelorean.html</ref> |