The De Lorean DMC-12 was a sports car manufactured by the De Lorean Motor Company from 1981 until 1983. It is most commonly known as the De Lorean, as it was the only automobile ever produced by the company. The DMC-12 featured gull-wing doors with a brushed stainless steel body. The first prototype was completed in 1979, and the final chassis was based on the Lotus Esprit. Production officially began in 1981 at the DMC factory in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. During its production, several aspects of the car were changed, such as the hood style, wheels and interior. About 9,200 DMC-12s were made before production ended in 1983, and as of 2005, 6,000 are estimated to be in existence. The DMC-12 was famously featured in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1558: Francis, Duke of Guise retook Calais, England's last continental posession, for France. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calais)
1785: Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries became the first to cross the English Channel by balloon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel)
1927: The first transatlantic telephone call was made from New York City to London. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/telephone)
1975: OPEC raised the price of crude oil by 10 percent. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC)
1979: Phnom Penh fell to the the People's Army of Vietnam, effectively ending the Democratic Kampuchea regime. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Kampuchea)
_____________________ Wikiquote of the day:
"There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and delight in." -- Gerald Durrell (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gerald_Durrell)