This custom vehicle is based on the design of a Universal Hovercraft UH-13PT and was built by the seller to resemble the flying DeLorean DMC-12 used in Back to the Future II. The seller began construction 11 years ago, and completed it in 2012. The vehicle is equipped with a custom hover skirt and a single-cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine powering a 24″ lift fan, as well as a 627cc two-cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine at the rear providing thrust via a 36″ fan. The vehicle features gullwing doors, working headlights, and faux wheels and tires canted out at a 90-degree angle like the movie car. This DeLorean-style hovercraft is offered with a matching trailer and a clean California boat title in the seller’s name.

The vehicle was constructed with plywood and fiberglass built over a styrofoam slab. The seller reports it is approximately the size of a DeLorean DMC-12, and the bodywork was recently repainted. Equipment includes gullwing doors, as well as working headlights and side markers. Dummy tail lamps flank the rear-mounted fan.

The seller reports that the vehicle is capable of 31 mph on water under ideal conditions, with speeds in the high twenties being more typical. Hovering in choppy water is not recommended. The seller has recently patched some delaminated decking and fitted a new translucent hover skirt.

The vehicle measures 76.75″ wide and 172.75″ long, with up to an additional 8″ from the removable rudders depending on position. The hull measures 71″ x 162.5″ and fits on a trailer with a 166″ x 82.5″ deck and a retractable tongue. Reported weight of the hovercraft is about 580 pounds.

Seating is provided for the operator and one passenger. Both seats are mounted using a transverse velcro strip, allowing repositioning and removal. Windows are fitted in the doors, and the windshield is removable. The seller notes that while the windshield helps to keep occupants dry it does limit visibility, and water still comes through at the door seals.

The interior incorporates a center stack containing the primary switchgear for the major vehicle controls, which carry labels like Mr. Fusion, Anti-Gravity, and Flux Capacitor. A pair of gauges is fitted to the driver’s A-pillar, and the vehicle is equipped with a single foot throttle. The rudders are steered with a conventional steering wheel.

Thrust is provided by a rear-mounted 36″ fan powered by a 627cc 23-horsepower Briggs & Stratton twin. Per the seller, the engine was installed in summer 2019 after being fitted with replacement head gaskets and a performance camshaft. The alternator was also potted in epoxy resin for corrosion protection. Additional reported work in 2019 includes the following:

Redone wiring with waterproof switches and connectors

New Battery

Replacement fuel line, fuel pump, and water separator fuel filter

Replacement rudders

Revised lift engine cover

Lift is provided by a 24″ aluminum and plastic Hascon fan in a vertical duct, which is powered by a single-cylinder Briggs & Stratton engine that was installed in 2018 along with a new intake system. The seller notes that the brass carburetor butterflies on both engines have had a tendency to seize. Both carburetors have been treated with high-heat anti-seize. An additional set of carburetors and a pair of wood and fiberglass lift fans are also included.

A video featuring the vehicle on Jay Leno’s Garage is viewable above. Additional information on the build and recent work is available on the seller’s website.

A highlight video showing the vehicle in operation is viewable below, and a video showing the technical features and operation is viewable above.

An additional video with technical information is viewable below.