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The DMC DeLorean (often referred to simply as the “DeLorean“, as it was the only model ever produced by the company) is a sports car manufactured by John DeLorean‘s DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) for the American market from 1981 to 1983. The car was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and stood out for its gull-wing doors and brushed stainless-steel outer body panels, as well as an innovative fiberglass body structure with a steel backbone chassis. It became widely known for its disappointing lack of power and performance, which did not match the expectations created by its looks and price tag, but it became iconic for its appearances as the time machine in the Back to the Future media franchise after 1985.

Throughout production, the car was generally unchanged, although minor modifications were made to such parts as the hood and wheels. The first production car was completed on January 21, 1981. About 9,000 DeLoreans were made before production halted in late December 1982. In 2007, about 6,500 DeLorean cars were thought to still exist.

In 1995, Stephen Wynne from Liverpool created a separate company based in Texas using the DeLorean Motor Company name. Wynne acquired the trademark on the stylized DMC logo, along with the remaining parts inventory of the original DeLorean Motor Company. The company rebuilds cars at its Humble, Texas, location using a combination of new old stock (NOS) parts, original equipment manufacturer (OEM), and reproduction parts on a made-to-order basis.

[Source: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia]