<< Some one else will need to verify this, but I think the '12' in 'DMC-12' came from the original estimated cost for the car: $12,000.00. I believe I read that somewhere. >> If you go onto Tamir's web page (can't remember the URL) you will see a questionaire that Mr. DeLorean himself filled out and the very first question was that and it is in fact the price the DeLorean was supposed to be sold for but because the price of the British pound went up from 1.40 to 2.40 the price of the car almost doubled. Later, Nick VIN#1852....still for sale e-mail for info