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DeLorean Motor Co. | Maverick automobile mogul John DeLorean created the DMC-12, the car that moviegoers know from the 1985 runaway time-travel hit "Back to the Future" that starred Michael J. Fox. DeLorean built a plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to produce the DMC-12. The car was sleek but was criticized for being underpowered, and was not as fuel-efficient as advertised. The company ran into money problems and only produced about 9,000 vehicles. New financing failed to materialize and the company went bankrupt in 1982.

50 car companies that no longer exist

Stacker compiled a list of 50 car companies that no longer exist from various historical sources, including car club websites and Hemmings Motor News. Aerocar International | Moulton Taylor founded...