Locals in Alness were bewildered as the DeLorean from the iconic movie franchise Back to the Future arrived on their High Street.
The Delorean spotted in Alness
“Great Scots” shoppers felt as though they had taken a step back in time after spotting Hollywood history in the DeLorean from Back to the Future rolling through their streets.
Locals in Alness were left stunned as the stainless-steel star fitted with gull-wing doors from the 1985 blockbuster drove through their high street yesterday.
The time travel trilogy followed Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, and Doc Brown, portrayed by Christopher Lloyd, as they travelled through time in a souped-up DeLorean all while trying to get home without wrecking the space-time continuum.
The car’s arrival in Ross-shire wasn’t the result of a mishap on the flux capacitor though, but rather brought in to celebrate the opening of a brand new shop dedicated to gaming, comics and action figures, TT Retro.
Following the grand opening, owner Thomas Forbes wrote: “First day done! A massive thank you to everyone that popped in and supported the new shop and to all who wished us good luck on the new venture.
“We have had loads of great feedback and are happy with the outcome of today. A massive thank you as well to Scran Alness for the cracking suppers. And Ian who came along with the famous DeLorean! Just an amazing thing to see really topped of the day for me.”
As Doc Brown famously said: “Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” However, for Alness, all roads lead to TT retro this weekend as hundreds gathered at the store to snap a picture with the iconic car driven straight out of the silver screen.
Residents could be seen taking a peak at the car’s flux capacitor and whipping out their phones faster than the DeLorean hitting 88mph in order to get a pic in the movie motor.
Social media users were also left bewildered by the car’s appearance in the town and took to the comments of the post published by Loose in the Highlands.
Paul Patience quipped: “Well it does feel like you’ve gone back in time when you drive through Alness.”
Another ribbed: “Jeez, imagine going ‘back to the future’ and landing in Alness.”
Joanne Murphy said: “I’ll take that taxi, I will definitely arrive on time!”
Ian Robert added: “If I had one of those I’d probably only drive it time to time.”
Lorna Horlock wrote: “Can it take me to a time where I could afford a house and car for £3K? Preferably a three bed bungalow with two reception rooms, a conservatory, a tidy garden, a shed/ garage and a greenhouse, maybe a swimming pool?”
