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The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975. [1] It produced just one model, from early 1981 to late 1982—the stainless steel DeLorean sports car featuring gull-wing doors. Its history was brief and turbulent, ending in receivership and bankruptcy in 1982.
In November 1982, Charles DeLorean, a Cadillac dealer in Lakewood, Ohio, and brother of John DeLorean, teamed up with Don Massey to try to acquire the assets of bankrupt DeLorean Motor Company. Their attempt was unsuccessful as a federal bankruptcy judge instead approved the sale to Columbus, Ohio-based Consolidated International. [6]
In March 1975, DMC entered into a contract with Italdesign to have Giorgetto Giugiaro design the DeLorean sports car. John DeLorean and Bill Collins approved one of the many designs, and the styling mock-up that was made from "epo-wood" (wooden framework with a special epoxy plaster [72]) was shipped to the DMC office in Michigan on July 31 ...
It's turbocharged, but what's really interesting about this particular DeLorean is the minor movie star who owned it. KnowhutImean? 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day
John DeLorean after his acquittal on drug charges in August 1984. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times) In 1986, DeLorean beat another federal case, this time in Detroit, on accusations that he stole ...
Articles relating to the automobile industry executive John DeLorean (1925-2005) and his business career. Pages in category "John DeLorean" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The DeLorean DMC-12 can be converted into an EV with a new bolt-on kit from Electrogenic. Along with a 43.0-kWh battery, the conversion includes a 215-hp electric motor that's claimed to take the ...
[13] [failed verification] [14] This project would eventually evolve into the DMC DeLorean. On 19 October 1982, John DeLorean was charged with trafficking cocaine by the US Government, following a videotaped sting operation at a hotel in Los Angeles, in which he was recorded by undercover FBI agents agreeing to bankroll a 100 kilograms (220 lb ...