The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975.[1] It produced just one model, from early 1981 to late 1982—the stainless steel DeLorean sports car featuring gull-wing doors. Its history was brief and turbulent, ending in receivership and bankruptcy in 1982. In October 1982, John DeLorean was videotaped in a sting operation agreeing to bankroll drug trafficking, but was acquitted at the subsequent trial on th

This DeLorean Still Exists… and It Has a Stick Shift 👀 At a local Cars & Coffee, I spotted one of the most iconic cars of all time—a 1982 DeLorean DMC-12, and yes… it’s a manual transmission. With its stainless steel body, gullwing doors, and unmistakable ’80s design, the DeLorean is forever linked to pop culture thanks to Back to the Future. But beyond the movie fame, it’s a genuinely interesting piece of automotive history. Only about 9,000 DeLoreans were built between 1981 and 1983, and far