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DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the Future Part III Sun Star 1:18

DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the Future Part III Sun Star 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
DeLorean
Model Manufacturer
Sun Star
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
2712
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About the DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the Future Part III Sun Star 1:18

TL;DR: Sun Star's 1:18 diecast DeLorean DMC-12 carries the Back to the Future Part III association, one of film history's most instantly recognisable vehicles. Its stainless steel gull-wing shape needs no racing pedigree to justify a place on a collector's shelf.

Very few cars are more famous for what happened on screen than for what happened on the road, and the DeLorean is the clearest example any diecast collection can own.

Sun Star's Diecast Rendering of a Distinctive Shape

The DMC-12's unpainted stainless steel body and gull-wing doors make it one of the more distinctive shapes any diecast manufacturer can attempt, since the bare metal finish shows every imperfection a painted car would hide. Sun Star holds the flat, angular panels with genuine crispness, and the doors' upward-hinged mechanism is a feature worth demonstrating rather than sealing away, letting the model show off the car's signature party trick. Sun Star's mid-tier diecast positioning suits a subject like this well, delivering real detail without the premium pricing a resin specialist would demand for the same shape.

A Car Defined by Cinema Rather Than the Road

The DeLorean sold in relatively modest numbers during its brief production run, and it would likely be a footnote in automotive history were it not for its starring role across the Back to the Future trilogy, which turned an unremarkable sales performance into lasting cultural fame. Part III's Western setting gave the car one of its more memorable on-screen appearances, and that tie-in is exactly what collectors are buying alongside the vehicle itself. Displayed on a film-car or 1980s pop culture shelf, this DeLorean needs no automotive achievement to justify its place, only the association it will always carry.

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