(TELEGRAPH) — “If you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?”
The words of wacky Doc Brown in Back To The Future could describe the life of John DeLorean, the rebel General Motors executive who set out on his own to build a futuristic sports car that would unexpectedly star in a hit movie trilogy and cement a place in popular culture.
Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the DMC-12 of 1981 featured a glass-fibre underbody wrapped in brushed, stainless steel panels. Unpainted, the mid-engined gullwing looked sensational but it was John DeLorean’s dramatic downfall and the coupé’s leading role in blockbuster Back To The Future that has given the car almost mythical status.
