How To Build A Back To The Future DeLorean

The recent appearance of a hyper-accurate Back to the Future DeLorean replica on eBay got us thinking: How does one build such a time-traveling monster? Who does this? And just what does it take to go eighty-eight? More »

Most Realistic Back To The Future DeLorean Ever Hits eBay

An eye-wateringly accurate reproduction of the Back To The Future DeLorean recently popped up on eBay. The photo shoot took place at Gamble House, the Pasadena home that once served as Doc Brown's residence. Mega-gallery below. More »

Marty's McFly Ride: Back To The Future Toyota Truck Concept, Driven

Toyota's 2008 SEMA pickup's named the Tacoma Truck Concept. However, most call it the BTTF Truck, for "Back to the Future," as it's meant to look similar to the 1985 Toyota pickup Marty McFly drives at the movie's end. More »

DARPA Develops BioMatter-Fueled Matrix-Like Robots

The human-harvesting robots in the sci-fi film trilogy The Matrix appear closer to reality if DARPA gets its way. Below is what they call the EATR drone. More »

Hilariously Awesome Throwback T-Shirts: Chariots Retired

TeeFury just released for sale an unbelievably cool ultra-limited edition t-shirt titled, 'Chariots Retired,' portraying our favorite TV and movie cars from the 80's including K.I.T.T., Optimus Prime, the Ghostbuster's Ecto-1, Airwolf and more. More »

Scott Listfield: Astronaut Dinosaur

Scott Listfield is a man on a mission called Astronaut Dinosaur. His unbelievably entertaining paintings take a look into the imaginatively contrived adventures of a space-bound astronaut. Check out his work below. More »

DeLorean Biopic Coming To A Theater Near You

We've just found there's not one, but three different biopics in the works on the life of eccentric auto-mogul and accused drug smuggler, John Z. DeLorean. We're told at least one will reach theaters before 2015. More »

Foursome Of Movie Cars Creates Novelty Car Dork Convention

Owning one of these cars makes you a novelty car aficionado. Getting all of them together means you and all your friends are tremendous dorks. [Photobucket]

Gizmodo Gallery Delorean Gets Lots Of Umm...Looks

We just arrived here at the Temple of Geekdom (aka the Gizmodo Gallery). It was easy to spot, just look for the shonkiest excuse for a Back to the Future-replica DeLorean you’ve ever seen. We’re not just making fun of it because we’ve both driven the DeLorean DMC-12 and seen a parade of DeLoreans down Woodward Avenue every year this decade, this thing is really bad. Mostly held together with duct tape and cable ties, there’s also some spray painted cardboard boxes with holes cut out of them to form louvers, an assortment of non-connected wires and an old kitchen exhaust fan sitting on top of a box. The Flux Capacitor appears to be an old coffee maker. And no, we don't mean the Mr. Fusion kind.

Man Restores Griff Tannen's Hover BMW From Back To The Future 2

Like all children of the Back To The Future generation, we can vividly remember the moment Marty spies his nemesis Griff Tannen in his hover BMW during the second installment of the futuristic trilogy — though we were never huge enough fans to track down the original movie car, buy it and attempt a complete restoration. Jeff Chabotte on the other hand, did just that. The fan of all things McFly bought the BMW 633-based "hover craft" from a fellow BTTF fanboy. Chabotte then restored the car to movie condition — obviously, and sadly, without flight capabilities. Like our other hero of the week who built a Lamborghini in his basement, Chabotte spent his blood, sweat and tears on this project strictly for the love of the car. We get that. More »

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