![Most frequently stolen photo of a DeLorean on the internet -- and we took the original photo! Fun.](https://timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-13.jpg)
Before we began a massive $20,000 engine replacement and frame repair on the time machine, we got her to putter down the street to a nice park for some beauty shots. These were taken using a Sony Mavica digital camera which used 3.5″ floppy disks as storage. Some of the shots in this photo shoot have been “adopted” by Universal Licensing and used on a variety of products — most notably our favorite time machine t-shirt that you can still buy here — http://www.80stees.com/products/Back-To-The-Future-Delorean-shirt.asp
![Simplified deck featuring wooden Mr. Fusion prop and fiberglass enabled cardboard Mr. Fusion base.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-14.jpg?resize=640%2C853&ssl=1)
![Most frequently stolen photo of a DeLorean on the internet -- and we took the original photo! Fun.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-13.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Sometimes you need your new time machine to get a good deal on groceries.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-12.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Iconic low front-end shot of the DeLorean Time Machine Rental.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-11.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Step right in, time travellers!](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-10.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Parked and far away from the time machine is not what you want happening if you're a time traveler visiting 1999.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-9.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Original interior components and time circuit facades from the 1998 build.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-8.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![The flux capacitor and some random boxes and an unusual SID (status indicator display).](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-7.jpg?resize=640%2C465&ssl=1)
![Side profile shot of the driver's side of the temporal displacement vehicle. Don't drive too fast, though, because the cardboard and wood isn't going to handle it.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-6.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Another similar shot with our time machine door closed this time.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-5.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Rear angle of the time machine and the second most "borrowed" shot of our car since we first posted photos on the internet back in 1999.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-4.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![A bit of a higher angle for another Iconic front-end shot of the DeLorean Time Machine Rental.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-3.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Another beauty shot taken in a nearby park in northwest Houston, Texas.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-2.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
![Time machine components originally built by Bruce Coulombe for original builder Doug Vaters.](https://i0.wp.com/timemachinerental.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/timemachinerental.com-original-delorean-build-in-texas-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)