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January 21, 1981 – First DeLorean DMC-12 is complete
21Jan By Automotive HistoryNo Comments
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January 21, 1981 – First DeLorean DMC-12 is complete

DeLorean DMC-12 Before starting the company that bears his name, John Zachary DeLorean (1925-2005) was an engineer and executive at Detroit's biggest brands. While working at General Motors he quickly rose through the ranks to become a top executive. While doing so he earned credit for creating some of the company's most iconic cars, including the Pontiac GTO, Firebird, and Grand Prix. In the early 1970s, DeLorean left General Motors and founded DeLorean Motor Company with the goal of creating a new type of sports car that would be both affordable and technologically advanced. The results was the DeLorean DMC-12, the first of which left the factory on this day in 1981. The car famously featured a stainless steel body and a futuristic design that earned it a lot of initial hype. The...
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March 19, 2005 – John DeLorean dies
19Mar By Automotive HistoryNo Comments
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March 19, 2005 – John DeLorean dies

American automotive engineer and industry executive John Z. DeLorean passed away on this day in 2005 at the age of 80. While he is most famous for founding the DeLorean Motor Company, which produced the DMC-12, he worked for a number of other automakers prior to starting his own company. After receiving a degree in engineering, he sold life insurance for a stint. He then enrolled in Chrysler's master's in automotive engineering program. Upon his graduation in 1952, the automaker offered him a job. John DeLorean with DMC-12 Prototype Less than a year after joining Chrysler he would move to Packard where he made substantial improvements to the company’s new automatic transmission. This effort gained him notoriety in the auto industry, causing him to catch the eye of numerous vete...
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January 6, 1925 – John DeLorean is born
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January 6, 1925 – John DeLorean is born

Promo shot of DeLorean with his DMC12 in 1977. By Jerry Williamson American automotive engineer and industry executive John Z. DeLorean was born in Detroit, Michigan on this day in 1925. While he is perhaps most famous for founding the DeLorean Motor Company, which produced the iconic DMC-12, he worked with great success for a number of other automakers prior to starting his own company. His career didn't start that way, however. After receiving a degree in engineering, he sold life insurance for a stint. He then enrolled in Chrysler's master's in automotive engineering program. Upon his graduation in 1952, the automaker offered him a job. DeLorean DMC-12. By Kevin Abato Less than a year after joining Chrysler he would move to Packard where he made substantial improvements to the...
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October 24, 1975 – DeLorean is founded – Flux Capacitor not included
24Oct By Automotive HistoryNo Comments
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October 24, 1975 – DeLorean is founded – Flux Capacitor not included

DeLorean DMC-12 There was only one car that didn’t need roads! Prominent American automotive executive John Z. DeLorean founded DeLorean Motor Company on this day in 1975. His company built a single model, the DMC-12, which first appeared as prototype in October 1976. DMC began production in 1981 and closed up shop just two years later. The car has since earned a cult following, largely due to its role as a time machine in the “Back to the Future” movies. John DeLorean with a a prototype. Via DeLorean Motor Company. A majority of the approximate 9,200 cars produced in those two years rolled out of an assembly plant in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. Though the original design called for a mid engine, the production cars had a rear mounted Peugeot-Renault-Volvo fuel injected V6. A 5 ...
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