Just premiered at Sundance.
Framing John DeLorean starring Alec Baldwin.
The story of motor design visionary John DeLorean, whose iconic DMC-12 – a 110 mph/0-60 in 8.8 secs sports car that featured gull wings and a stainless steel body on a fibreglass chassis – was built in in Northern Ireland, before being entrapped by the FBI during a cocaine deal.
Helluva drug.
Thanks Jack Jones
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great story
shtbox car
88/100
I heard a brilliant documentary on Colin Chapman on the BBC. When DeLorean arrived at the Lotus plant and walked the floor with the engineers they all knew he was a complete fake and didn’t know what he was talking about. Chapman obviously knew it too but was happy to take 10 million off the government.
A great story.
Meh. Have you ever eaten your Granny though?
I always thought DeLorean was an accomplished engineer though? Wasn’t he at various GM divisions for years?
That was certainly my understanding. He had a meteoric rise through various American motor manufacturers as an engineer and executive. He even had a reputation as a troubleshooter, being assigned to lead projects that were failing for one reason or another and turning them around.
Yeah, I went back and checked wikipedia and thats the story it tells, however there is a LOT of citations needed and some warnings that a lot of it reads like PR.
Who knows. I doubt he was a complete bluffer though
just listen to Neon Neon’s “Stainless Style” album – tells you all you need to know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vJi1fmdYbg