
DeLorean DMC-12 Time Machine Back to the Future II Diamond 1:15

Specifications
- Car Brand
- DeLorean
- Model Manufacturer
- Diamond
- Scale
- 1:15
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 210123
- Year
- 1981
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- Coupé
- Vehicle Class
- Special & Unique Models
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 699788210123
About the DeLorean DMC-12 Time Machine Back to the Future II Diamond 1:15
TL;DR: Diamond's 1:15 diecast DeLorean DMC-12 reproduces the Time Machine seen in Back to the Future Part II. A genuine production car turned film icon, captured at a larger-than-typical scale, with diecast weight suited to its detailed film-prop styling.
Few real production cars have had a second life as famous as their first, and the DeLorean's cinematic afterlife has long since eclipsed its brief, troubled run as an actual car.
A Larger-Scale Diecast for a Detailed Subject
At 1:15, this DeLorean sits slightly larger than the more common 1:18 format, giving Diamond's tooling extra room to render the film prop's added greebling, the flux capacitor housing, exposed wiring, and time-circuit detailing bolted onto the DMC-12's already distinctive gull-wing bodywork. Diecast construction gives the model real heft, appropriate for a subject whose brushed stainless-steel body panels were part of its original visual appeal even before Hollywood got involved. The gull-wing doors, one of the DMC-12's genuine production features rather than a film invention, open upward on this replica, a detail that matters to anyone who knows the real car's history predates the movies.
From Failed Sports Car to Cultural Icon
John DeLorean's DMC-12 sold poorly and the company collapsed within a few years of launch, a genuine commercial failure by any normal measure, yet its casting as the time machine in the Back to the Future trilogy transformed it into one of cinema's most recognisable vehicles. Back to the Future Part II specifically pushed the car's futuristic identity further, adding the flying and time-circuit elements this diecast reflects. For film-collectible shelves, this remains one of the genuinely essential subjects.


