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John DeLorean's gull-winged DMC-12 was the iconic pop culture vehicle Doc Brown and Marty McFly used in the 'Back to the Future' trilogy

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The DMC-12 was the iconic pop culture vehicle Doc Brown and Marty McFly used throughout the "Back to the Future" trilogy.

John DeLorean left General Motors in 1973 after a successful, almost two-decade-long career.

The Arab oil embargo in 1973 created fuel shortages around the globe, killing off these powerful cars.

Some sources claim that between January 1981 and December 1982 , only 8,987 were built, others as many as 9,080 .

DeLorean Motor Company was forced into bankruptcy in 1982 .

The DMC-12 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro in Turin , Italy .

The first production version of the car rolled off the production floor in 1981 .

DeLorean entered the market during the worst economic recession the U.S. had seen since the Great Depression .

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