The DeLorean DMC-12

Perfect for travelling through time. Despite poor sales when it was produced the DeLorean has a devoted following after its starring role in the three Back to the Future films.

Chosen because its futuristic styling looked like a spaceship in 1955, the car was designed by the Italian maestro Giugiaro. With its gull-wing doors and sleek stainless-steel wedge-shaped body, here is a forty-year-old car which looks modern today. But it was beneath this body that the problems lay. Placing the disappointing engine at the rear led to poor handling and there were problems with the electrics and doors. Consequently, it could not compete with Porsche and the Corvette in the target American market on performance or quality. But lasting fame was just around the corner after Hollywood came knocking.