10 Famous Movie Props That Sold For Ridiculous Prices

3. The DeLorean (Back To The Future)

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Sale Price: $541,000

It's truly amazing how much normal things increase in value once they appear in a film. Hats, glasses, axes... you can buy these things on the high street for a couple of quid each, but if someone famous uses it, then boom - it's priceless.

Back when they were first manufactured, DeLorean cars... were just normal cars. Granted, they looked pretty cool and unique, with their up-swinging doors and sleek, pointed frames, but they didn't do anything fancy, and could get you from A to B as well as any other model on the market.

But then, Back to the Future happened, and the DeLorean became an instant icon - so much so that one of the cars used during the filming of the third entry in the franchise sold for a massive $541,000 (£422,000) at an auction in 2011.

At the time, the vehicle was said to be only one of three remaining, and went for an astonishing figure considering that ordinary DeLorean cars only have a value of around $30,000.

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