• BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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      27 days ago

      Because they were a money pit, unrealistic thing the first time.

      They really weren’t good cars. If it wasn’t for Back to the Future, no one would know about them today.

      I’ve been a car buff for a long time, as are some friends of mine. We knew of them, and they were just curiosities in the early 80’s.

      The Toyota Celica of the time was a better car.

      And I say this as someone who really appreciates what DeLorean was trying to do.

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        26 days ago

        But that’s the thing. There were other cars in bigger movies. It’s iconic because it looked good and it was futuristic looking. DMC was already a bankrupt company by the time it was filming, but Steven Spielberg specifically wanted that car because of the looks.