1981 DMC DeLorean D12 | Shipley Bridge, Surrey

The DMC DeLorean DMC-12 is a rear-engined two-seat coupé built in Northern Ireland, known for its brushed stainless-steel panels and gull-wing doors. Most people meet it as the time machine in the Back to the Future films, and its wedge-shaped body still looks like the future as the 1980s pictured it. This car is silver with a grey interior, so the metal bodywork and the cabin share a quiet, matching palette. It is in good to fair condition: a few marks on the paint-free panels, some signs of use inside, and a clean car overall. It has also been lowered, which gives it a tighter, more purposeful stance. It is left-hand drive, so the driver sits on the kerb side and the front passenger steps out on the road side. The brushed bodywork catches light and reflections, which suits advertising, photography and fashion shoots, and the gull-wing doors raised in frame add a strong shape. Film, television and music video work set in the 1980s or in science fiction gets a car that places the era immediately. Events can use it as a centrepiece, and it makes a talking point for a wedding arrival or a birthday. The car is based in Shipley Bridge, Surrey.