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'DOC!': WHAT 10 CLASSIC POP CULTURE CARS WOULD COST IN REAL LIFE

BY JAKE ROSSEN | OCT 22, 2021


The DeLorean might be the most reasonably-priced time travel device ever
invented. / Tara Ziemba/Getty Images


In the hierarchy of iconic pop culture cars, the DeLorean DMC-12 from 1985’s
Back to the Future stands alone. Based on an actual car by troubled carmaker
John DeLorean, the gull-door vehicle sent Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd
into the past, future, and places in between.

Surprisingly, it might not have taken much of an investment to get into
traveling through time—about $55,000. The car insurance comparison quote service
Uswitch, in collaboration with CashforCars.com, recently evaluated the estimated
cost of some of the most popular fictional cars, including the DeLorean DMC-12,
using the real-world value of models based on actual cars and what their
upgrades might cost. Here’s the breakdown:

 1.  Gadgetmobile // Inspector Gadget (1999) // $25,075,000
 2.  Acura 2012 Stark Industries Super Car // The Avengers (2012) // $9,198,000
 3.  The Batmobile // The Dark Knight (2008) // $9,000,000
 4.  Aston Martin DB4 // Goldfinger (1964) // $3,000,000
 5.  Flying Ford Anglia // Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) //
     $1,500,000
 6.  Autojet // THX 1138 (1971) // $1,000,000
 7.  Lightning McQueen // Cars (2006) // $995,000
 8.  FAB1 // Thunderbirds (2004) // $250,000
 9.  The Gigahorse // Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) // $100,000
 10. The DeLorean DMC-12 // Back to the Future (1985) // $55,000

While these amounts are highly speculative—time-traveling components are, after
all, hard to assess—they are based on real-world costs. The tricked-out
Gadgetmobile from the Matthew Broderick-starring adaptation of the Inspector
Gadget animated series uses a 1964 Lincoln Continental, which has a value of
$75,000. Options like jet engines put its sticker price closer to $25 million; a
classic Aston Martin will set you back $800,000, but spy upgrades to make it
worthy of James Bond will set you back $2.2 million; and a Batmobile worthy of
director Christopher Nolan is going to be hard to finance. Good thing Bruce
Wayne is rich.

[h/t Uswitch]


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