What Was the DeLorean Supposed to Be? | DMC-12

The 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 became one of the most recognizable cars of the 1980s, with stainless steel bodywork and iconic gull-wing doors. The DeLorean DMC-12 looked unlike almost anything else on the road, a futuristic sports car that seemed to have arrived several decades early. The DeLorean was born from an ambitious vision for a different kind of sports car, combining Giorgetto Giugiaro's striking wedge design with a stainless-steel body and a distinctive gull-wing door arrangement. Its short production life became only one part of a much larger story, as the DMC-12 eventually gained an extraordinary second life in popular culture. Some vehicles are remembered for their engineering. Others are remembered for the people behind them, the circumstances surrounding them, or the worlds they eventually entered. The DeLorean managed to become all of those things at once, turning one unusual sports car into a piece of automotive history that refuses to disappear. Historical Credits: DeLorean Owner & Feature Credits: Team CJ Works:   / teamcjworks   Bring a Trailer: https://bringatrailer.com Connect With Spinning Turbo: Instagram:   / spinningturbomedia   Facebook:   / spinningturbo   TikTok:   / spinningturbo   GOT A VEHICLE WITH A STORY? The car you grew up with. The motorcycle you built. The truck you've kept for decades. The aircraft you dreamed about. If your vehicle has a story, we'd love to hear it. Send us a few photos, tell us what it is, and tell us why it matters to you. submit@spinningturbo.com It doesn't have to be famous. It just has to have a story. #delorean #dmc12 #deloreandmc12 #classiccars #spinningturbo