The Life, Death, and Legend of the DeLorean DMC-12 - The News Wheel
You can thank Back to the Future for the car’s modern cult following and status as a collector car, with about 6,500 known examples of the 8,583 produced remaining. Sadly, DeLorean Motor Company went bankrupt thanks to John DeLorean’s arrest on drug trafficking charges (and subsequently ruined reputation) three years before its only production car achieved celebrity status. Although it was a failure as a sports car and tragically killed by John DeLorean’s little cocaine trafficking incident, it built a legend as a fictional time machine and earned its unique place in automotive history. Source: thenewswheel.com
