Papercraft model of the DeLorean DMC-12, the gull-wing, stainless-steel sports car immortalized as a time machine on the big screen.
| Manufacturer | DeLorean |
|---|---|
| Season | 1981 |
| Category | Classics |
| Scale | 1:24 |
| Difficulty | Low |
| Estimated time | 2-3 hours |
| Print format | 1 A4 sheets |
| Source | Unknown |
What you'll need: 200-250 gsm paper or cardstock, scissors or a craft knife, a ruler and glue stick.
Built between 1981 and 1983, the DMC-12 was a commercial failure at the time, but its role as the time machine in “Back to the Future” made it one of the most recognizable cars in pop culture.
The DeLorean DMC-12 was the only model ever built by DeLorean Motor Company, the firm founded by engineer John DeLorean, a former General Motors executive. It was produced between 1981 and 1983 at a plant built specifically in Northern Ireland, with the goal of creating a sports car radically different from anything else on the market: an unpainted brushed stainless-steel body, vertically opening "gullwing" doors, and styling by the celebrated Giorgetto Giugiaro. Under that futuristic bodywork sat a Peugeot-Renault-Volvo-sourced V6, with performance considerably more modest than the car's looks suggested.
Commercially, the DMC-12 was a flop: quality issues, a high price tag, and the company's financial troubles led to DeLorean Motor Company's collapse shortly after production began. Its appearance as the time machine in the "Back to the Future" trilogy from 1985 onward gave it a second life as a cultural icon, though, turning it into one of the most recognizable cars in film history and a cult object among collectors worldwide, a fame that far outstripped anything it achieved during its brief original run.