DeLorean Motor Company
The DeLorean is considered one of the most iconic vehicles in film history. DeLorean's creator John DeLorean was a fan of the film and sent personal letters to Gale and Zemeckis, thanking them for using his vehicle. The DeLorean was not a popular vehicle before the film's release. However, in the years since it has become a popular collectors item, and the DeLorean Motor Company issued kits enabling fans to make their vehicle look more like the DeLorean time machine. $78,500 was crowdfunded to restore one of the original cars used in the film and an associated documentary about the restoration, "Out of Time: Saving the DeLorean Time Machine".