1981 DMC DeLorean | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Armagh

The DMC DeLorean is the brushed stainless-steel sports car with gull-wing doors, built in Northern Ireland and best known as the time machine in the Back to the Future films. Its wedge-shaped body is left unpainted, and the 2.85-litre V6 sits behind the seats. This car is silver with a grey interior, a cool, consistent pairing that sits well with the metal panels in front of a camera. It is left-hand drive: the driver sits on the kerb side, so the front passenger steps out on the road side, and the layout adds an American look. The doors lift up and out, which opens the cabin to stills and moving image alike. Its shape and screen association suit advertising, film and TV, music video and photography with an 1980s or science-fiction theme. Events gain a centrepiece from the raised doors, and fashion and editorial shoots get a sharp, graphic backdrop from the flat metal panels. Weddings and personal hires work too, with doors-up arrival photographs. The car is based in Armagh.