35. 1981 Delorean DMC-12
You know this one—it’s the car from Back to the Future. The one with the aluminum body and the gull-wing doors. Pretty cool, right? Admit it—you wanted one when you were a kid just so you could make believe you were with Doc and Marty on an adventure through time. The reality of this ride is a bit different than the movies, however. Produced in Northern Ireland in a time when Northern Ireland wasn’t safe at all, the DMC-12 captured the spirit of its time and place with a whole host of problems: it was far too heavy for the underpowered engine beneath the hood, plagued with internal electrical problems – and that’s before the CEO of the company got caught trying to buy a mountain of cocaine with a suitcase full of cash. It was 1981 in a nutshell, is all we’re saying.