Today's car of the day is Hot Wheels Charawheels' 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 time machine.
The operation of the DeLorean time machine was consistent throughout all three films. The operator sat inside the DeLorean, (except for the first time when a remote control was used), and turned on the time circuits, activating a unit containing multiple seven-segment displays which showed the destination, present, and last-departed dates and times. After entering a target date, the operator accelerated the car to 88 mi/h (142 km/h) which activated the flux capacitor. As it accelerates, several rails around the body of the car glow blue. Surrounded by large sparks, the whole car vanishes in a flash of blue light seconds later, leaving a pair of fire trails where the vehicle's tires will pass arriving at the destination time. Observers outside the vehicle see an implosion of plasma as the vehicle disappears, while occupants within the vehicle see a quick flash of light and instantaneously arrive at the target time in the same spatial location (relative to the Earth) as when it departed. Immediately preceding the car's arrival, three large and loud flashes issue forth from the point from which the car emerges from its time travel. After the trip, the DeLorean is extremely cold, and frost forms from atmospheric moisture all over the car's body.
A few technical glitches with the DeLorean hindered time travel for its inhabitants; in the first movie the car had starter problems and had a hard time turning over once stopped, much to Marty's repeated frustration. In the second movie the time display would act up and show random dates, which partially caused Doc to be sent to 1885. In the third movie the fuel line ripped and the car could not run under its own power (see below).
For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: DeLorean time machine & Back to the Future Part III
When this baby hits 88MPH....well, you know the rest. Here's the "Back To The Future" time machine as seen in the third part of the trilogy.
Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 American science fiction comedy Western film that was released by Universal Pictures. It is the third and final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. The feature was directed by Robert Zemeckis and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson.
Filming took place in both California and Arizona, and the film was released in the United States on May 25, 1990. The film was a commercial success and achieved $244.53 million at the international box office, making it the 6th highest grossing film of 1990. Fan reaction to the film was more positive than to the first sequel, with many stating that this entry to the series reflected the original better than Part II. Critics also gave Part III better reviews than Part II, which had been met with mostly mixed to positive reactions.
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