Iconic DeLorean time machine from Back To The Future sells for eye-watering price – but there’s a big catch
THIS DeLorean Time Machine from the Back To The Future trilogy has been sold for an eye-watering sum – even though it’s just a prop.
The motor, used in promotional events at Universal Studios in Orlando, fetched £197,750 at auction in Los Angeles.
The car is a replica one that featured in the 1985, 1989 and 1990 Back To The Future films starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.
The DeLorean soon became a cultural touchstone for a generation of film fans and petrol heads around the world.
In the films Lloyd, who played the eccentric Emmett “Doc” Brown, fitted the car with a Flux Capacitor which allowed it to go back in time.
Marty McFly, played by Michael J Fox, then travels back from 1985 to 1955 and stops his parents from falling in love. This then threatens his own existence.
Universal Studios special effects department built three main DeLorean time machines for the movie Back to the Future.
The hero car, which was used in the main action shots, was later restored and put on display at a motor museum.
The second vehicle, known as the stunt car, was used in all three movies. The body section was later sold to Planet Hollywood.
After the famous chain shut down the car was put on display at a museum in Hubbardston, Massachusetts.
The third car was used for interior shots , and was ripped apart so cameras could fit inside. The car was later sold to a Japanese company where it was put on display.
The promo replica has working lights simulating the famous time machine – but sadly will never reach 88mph as it has no engine.
It went under the hammer along with over 500 film and TV props and costumes.
Daniel Radcliffe’s mud-spattered Hogwarts uniform worn in a Harry Potter movie went for £80,000.
A cuirass worn by Russell Crowe’s General Maximus in the 2000 movie Gladiator fetched £98,875.
Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Bladed Dueling Lightsaber, wielded by actor Ewan McGregor in 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith, went for £93,931.
And a 1995 Game Board from Jumanji sold for £207,638.
The most expensive lot was the Evil Clown Doll from the 1982 horror flick Poltergeist, which was bought for £519,094.
Propstore’s Brandon Alinger said: “The strength of sales in the auction, from titles such as Back To The Future, Jumanji, and Star Wars, shows the strength of entertainment collectables as a hobby.