DeLorean listed for sale in NSW with $88,000 price tag

“I did hit the magic 88mph once on the M4, hoping the cops would have a sense of humour," the vehicle's owner told Drive. “Nothing happened, so I guess it does need plutonium.”

Immortalised as a time machine in the Back to the Future movie, the DMC-12 was produced in Northern Ireland between 1981 and 1983, at which point the manufacturer went spectacularly bankrupt.

Approximately 9000 models were built, and almost all of them – including this example – were left-hand drive.

This particular car has 35,000km on the clock and was built in 1981 and it's listed for sale in Kurrajong on the western fringe of metropolitan Sydney, with a referential price tag of $88,000.

The DeLorean's stainless-steel body was designed by Italian automotive icon Giorgetto Giugiaro, and the car is powered by a 2.85-litre V6 engine producing a humble 97kW and 207Nm.

According to the owner, the vehicle was formerly owned by WWE wrestler Sheamus, who bought it in 2015 for around US$55,000 (approximately AU$75,000).

“It’s an amazing tourist attraction – I’ve got a business, but I could probably make more money out of the people who stop and take photos of the car,” he added.

“It really brings a lot of joy to people.”