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The Merseyside boss of DeLorean cars is planning to put the famous Back to the Future car into production for the first time in 33 years.

DeLoreans, which have not been made since 1983, will be making a return thanks to Maghull -born Stephen Wynne.

There are only around 6,500 of the cars left but Mr Wynne, who began selling refurbished DeLoreans in Texas in 1995, is now able to build new cars because of changes to laws for small car manufacturers.

Mr Wynne moved to the USA in 1980 , where he worked as a mechanic and then a dealer in DeLorean parts before he acquired the right to the brand in 1995 and set up business in Humble, Texas.

The wing-doored DeLorean became legendary after Marty McFly and Dr Emmett Brown used the car to travel through time in the Back To The Future film series.

He told KPRC, a radio station in Houston, that it was “huge” for the company.

He said the new cars, which would cost around $100,000 - about £70,000 - will look the same as the classic vehicle from the film.

He said: “It’s fantastic. It is a game-changer for us. We’ve been wanting this happen.

“It’s huge for us. It means we are back as a car company again.

“There’s no reason to change the appearance of the car. As we go into the programme, we’ll decide what areas need to be freshened up.”

Mr Wynne told the ECHO in 2012 that he drove a DeLorean to work every day, and said: “The DeLorean is such an iconic, futuristic car, we had to do something to bring it into the future.

“It still turns heads whenever and wherever you drive one - and I drive one to work every day.”