Screen-Used Vehicles
Back to the Future (1985) screen-used DeLorean time machine 'A-Car'
Three principal A-Cars were built; one is owned by Universal, one is in the Petersen Museum, one was sold to a private collector. Multiple stunt and second-unit cars exist with lower provenance.
- Sale price
- $542K
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- December 15, 2011
- Venue
- Profiles in History
- Authentication
- Universal Pictures production records; chain-of-custody from studio.
Provenance
Universal Pictures production inventory; one of three principal A-Cars built for the trilogy.
Condition
Original screen-used condition, restored to operational status.
Editorial note
Three principal A-Cars were built; one is owned by Universal, one is in the Petersen Museum, one was sold to a private collector. Multiple stunt and second-unit cars exist with lower provenance.
Sources cited
Profiles in History December 2011
auction house
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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