The Back to the Future movies are loved for so many reasons. Some love them for their plot, some for their eccentric characters, some can’t stop raving about their dialogue… the list is endless. If you ask me, I have had my eyes on that time-traveling DeLorean forever.From its design to its introduction in the narrative, everything about the car is picture-perfect. In fact, I think it's that thing that holds the entire Back to the Future universe together. But did you know that the time machine was not supposed to be a car in the first place? Rather, Robert Zemeckis had envisioned Marty’s time travel to happen in a refrigerator!In this article, let’s unveil what led to replacing the refrigerator with the DeLorean as the time machine in Back to the Future.What Is the DeLorean? The DeLorean DMC-12 The DeLorean DMC-12 was a sports car created by entrepreneur John Zachary DeLorean and was produced between 1981 and 1982. While it had its own bits of dazzle, such as gull-wing doors and a stainless steel body, the car wasn’t really the greatest sports car and had significant issues. The price point was high, and the quality control was inferior, given that the DeLorean Motor Company was fairly new (established in 1975) and lacked the experience for mass production.Soon, the company went under, and the DeLorean was out of production.A limited number of cars were sold, yet the car remains a milestone in the automotive industry. Not because of its automotive...
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