Visions of the future – DeLorean x Tesla
The DeLorean is one of the most recognisable cars of all time.
That angular design, the square headlights, those gullwing doors, the brushed stainless steel panels and a starring role in the Back to the Future movie trilogy have anchored the 1980s machine firmly in the public consciousness.
It’s a car which has a history worthy of its own film script. The twisting saga involves a successful automotive figurehead who decided to go it alone. Against the might of established manufacturers, John DeLorean secured celebrity money and British government backing to build his rear-engined sportscar near Belfast, using a French V6, chassis engineering from Colin Chapman and bodywork design by Giorgetto Giugiaro.
Nostalgia – the leading lady when it comes to cars that are stars
We all have our favourite. Perhaps it’s the Aston Martin DB5 of a famous fictional British secret agent, the Ford Mustang GT fastback of Frank Bullitt, the 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ‘ECTO-1’ ambulance from ‘Ghostbusters’, the time-travelling ‘Back to The Future’ DeLorean DMC-12, or the Gulf-liveried Porsche 917 piloted by Steve McQueen in ‘Le Mans’. But […]
GTO: John DeLorean
should John DeLorean be remembered more for the creation of American Muscle than for big money scams and novelty motors?
DeLorean DMC-12
an iconic car and a cool brochure…
Ben Oliver’s Screen Burn
A number of things you probably didn’t know about cars on screen
Wheels on Reels
Jonathan Crocker on the intertwined history of cars, bikes and film
The Cult of DeLorean
Some eye candy for obsessives of brushed steel