Exclusive! Early Look at Mattel's Upcoming Hot Wheels Elite 1:43 scale DeLorean Time Machine. The team over at Mattel working on the Hot Wheels Elite line has just provided BTTF.com with an exclusive look at their upcoming Back to the Future Time Machine from their 1:43 scale "Cult Classics" Collection. These exclusive images are of Mattel's "Tooling Model" as it stands today. Mattel was quick to point out that – as referenced on each of these images – this is not the final version of the vehicle and that there are still modifications being completed at this time. A few key details to note include: The model is based on the original 1985 Time Machine (without the lightning rod or hole for the lightning rod) Highly detailed Time Machine Components on the exterior of the vehicle – especially on the rear deck Highly detailed interior – you will be able to see through the windows in the final version The approximate dimensions of this 1:43 scale vehicle are: 4” long x 1.65” wide x 1½” high.
Limited edition – no more than 10,000 will be made. DIY DeLorean Takes to the Skies. One Russian RC enthusiast has made science-fiction a reality, creating a flying DeLorean that even Doc Brown himself would be proud of. The Back To The Future 2-inspired build makes use of a radio-controlled quadrotor, and although it is by no means full-size, it is undoubtedly fully awesome.
Created by native18 on YouTube, this custom-build comes complete with LED headlights, tail-lights and glowing "wheels. " While the DIY DeLorean pays further homage to the 1989 movie with a decorative Mr. Fusion power generator, this homemade flying machine actually gets its jiggawatts from a more everyday power source--a lithium-polymer battery. Watch it take to the skies in the video below: For those of you that can understand Russian, you can get details on the construction process on the Leader Hobby RC Design forum. [YouTube, Leader Hobby via Prosthetic Knowledge] Like this? Flying Time Machine from the movie "Back to the Future" Reborn DeLorean unveils composite-bodied EV, startup Aptera drops EV bid. Industry News Reborn DeLorean unveils composite-bodied EV, startup Aptera drops EV bid Epic Electric Vehicles and DeLorean Motor Co. report that Epic has been selected as the composites manufacturer for the new DeLorean Electric Vehicle slated for production this year.
Remember the all-aluminum bodied DeLorean sports car that was made famous as Marty McFly’s time machine in Back to the Future? Although the progressive automaker later went defunct, aluminum auto body parts today are common. Epic EV’s composite body is lighter than that used on the original internal-combustion-engine car, with a much increased safety factor and greater battery capacity, increasing the car’s range.
DMC acquired the original company’s name in 1995 and now owns the largest remaining factory-original parts inventory. In sharp contrast, Aptera Motors (Carlsbad, Calif.), a startup that had planned to manufacture a composites-intensive EV, announced on Dec. 2 that it was closing its doors. Translogic takes DeLorean DMC-EV for a spin.