The DeLorean sports car seemed to be cruising its way into the future even though it doesn’t have a flux capacitor. People are actually spending thousands of dollars to makeover their DeLoreans in order to resemble the 1985 "Back to the Future" car model.
There were around 9,000 DeLorean DMC-12 cars that have been manufactured from 1981 to 1982 before the original car making company closed down. It is believed that about 6,500 of these cars still exist. They are easily recognized with their box-shaped, stainless steel finish bodies and gullwing doors.
The present brand owner, DeLorean Motor Co. located in Huntington Beach, takes care of everything from oil changes to complete reconstructions. As the 30th anniversary of the popular ‘Back to the Future’ flick comes nearer in 2015, the company has seen an increased in the number of requests to remake the movie’s well-loved car, according to the Orange County Register.
The car has always been well-known from someone belonging to the 90-year age group to someone coming from the 4-year group courtesy of the aforementioned movie. This goes to show that the car and the brand are indeed timeless.
Some replicas of the car had been ordered for use in movie cameos, corporate guestings, and even as a wedding car for a newly married couple.
According to Danny Botkin, mechanic at DeLorean Motor Co, he has already built six movie replica cars and had relied on photos that he took when he helped in the restoration of the original featured car in ‘Back to the Future.’ He added that ‘Back to the Future’ gets bigger every day which is especially true among kids who have seen the movie in 1985 and now have the financial capacity to own a piece of it.
Each car replica costs about $45,000. There is a "destination time" on the car’s control panel which passengers can punch and a lever which they can pull to activate the time circuit’s pulsing lights. The parts have been recreated by using military surplus and other interesting equipment such as a jet engine oil cooler.
