DeLorean time machine

E184373

fictional time machine fictional vehicle

The DeLorean time machine is the iconic, gull-winged car modified with a flux capacitor that enables time travel in the "Back to the Future" film series.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
DeLorean time machine canonical	8
flux capacitor	4
DeLorean DMC-12	2
time-traveling DeLorean	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1636916 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DeLorean time machine
Context triple: [Back to the Future, featuresVehicle, DeLorean time machine]

A. TARDIS
The TARDIS is the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, famous for its blue British police box exterior and vast, advanced interior.
B. Infinite Improbability Drive
The Infinite Improbability Drive is a fictional propulsion system from *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* that allows a spaceship to instantaneously traverse vast interstellar distances by exploiting extremely improbable events.
C. Time-Turner
The Time-Turner is a magical hourglass device in the Harry Potter series that allows its user to travel back in time for a limited period.
D. Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 science-fiction comedy film about a teenager who accidentally travels back in time and must ensure his parents fall in love to preserve his own existence.
E. Man Vehicle Laboratory
Man Vehicle Laboratory is an MIT research lab focused on human factors, human–machine interaction, and human performance in aerospace and other complex vehicle systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: DeLorean time machine
Target entity description: The DeLorean time machine is the iconic, gull-winged car modified with a flux capacitor that enables time travel in the "Back to the Future" film series.

A. TARDIS
The TARDIS is the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spacecraft and time machine, famous for its blue British police box exterior and vast, advanced interior.
B. Infinite Improbability Drive
The Infinite Improbability Drive is a fictional propulsion system from *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* that allows a spaceship to instantaneously traverse vast interstellar distances by exploiting extremely improbable events.
C. Time-Turner
The Time-Turner is a magical hourglass device in the Harry Potter series that allows its user to travel back in time for a limited period.
D. Back to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 science-fiction comedy film about a teenager who accidentally travels back in time and must ensure his parents fall in love to preserve his own existence.
E. Man Vehicle Laboratory
Man Vehicle Laboratory is an MIT research lab focused on human factors, human–machine interaction, and human performance in aerospace and other complex vehicle systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional time machine ⓘ fictional vehicle ⓘ
appearsIn	Back to the Future ⓘ Back to the Future Part II ⓘ Back to the Future Part III ⓘ
associatedWith	Amblin Entertainment ⓘ Bob Gale ⓘ Robert Zemeckis ⓘ Universal Pictures ⓘ
basedOn	DeLorean DMC-12 ⓘ
createdBy	Doc Brown ⓘ linked to: Dr. Emmett Brown
culturalImpact	icon of 1980s pop culture ⓘ iconic movie car ⓘ
designedFor	time travel ⓘ
fictionalCreator	Emmett Brown ⓘ linked to: Dr. Emmett Brown
fictionalStatus	nonexistent in real world ⓘ
firstAppearance	film Back to the Future (1985) ⓘ linked to: Back to the Future
genre	science fiction ⓘ
hasBodyStyle	gull-winged sports car ⓘ
hasComponent	flux capacitor ⓘ linked to: DeLorean time machine
hasControl	time circuit keypad ⓘ
hasDisplay	destination time display ⓘ last time departed display ⓘ present time display ⓘ
hasFeature	Mr. Fusion unit ⓘ linked to: Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor digital time display ⓘ flying capability ⓘ fold-down wheels ⓘ gull-wing doors ⓘ hover conversion ⓘ time circuits ⓘ
hasIconicElement	88 mph speed requirement ⓘ flux capacitor ⓘ linked to: DeLorean time machine gull-wing doors ⓘ
hasMaterial	stainless steel body ⓘ
notableDestination	1885 ⓘ 1955 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ
poweredBy	Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor ⓘ plutonium-powered nuclear reactor ⓘ
primaryUser	Doc Brown ⓘ linked to: Dr. Emmett Brown Marty McFly ⓘ
propType	film prop car ⓘ
requiresSpeed	88 miles per hour ⓘ
setInUniverse	Back to the Future universe ⓘ linked to: Back to the Future trilogy
timeTravelActivationSpeed	88 mph ⓘ
timeTravelMethod	temporal displacement ⓘ
usesTechnology	flux capacitor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Back to the Future → featuresVehicle → DeLorean time machine ⓘ

Back to the Future Part III → featuresVehicle → DeLorean time machine ⓘ

Back to the Future Part II → featuresDevice → DeLorean time machine ⓘ

Giorgetto Giugiaro → notableWork → DeLorean DMC-12 ⓘ