DeLorean dead at 80

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:37 pm

Auto Innovator John DeLorean Dies at 80
Yahoo/AP news story:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u ... t_delorean

"NEWARK, N.J. - John Z. DeLorean, an automotive innovator who left General Motors Corp. to develop a radically futuristic sports car only to see that venture crash spectacularly as he fought federal drug charges, has died at age 80."

I wonder if he'll be buried in a stainless steel coffin?

from this website:
http://www.nwywre.com/cars/page_03.htm

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:56 pm

If only I had a time machine to go back and meet him...

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:29 am

I never heard of him until now, but I think DeLorean is a pretty name.

JLarsson · Post by **JLarsson** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:37 am

My high school geometry teacher had a DeLorean. Don't know what he was doing teaching geometry if he could afford that car. He was a good teacher, but he spoke with such a thick German accent that few of us could understand him.

Cool car, though.

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:50 am

Cranberry wrote:I never heard of him until now, but I think DeLorean is a pretty name.

Cran, didn't you see the Back to the Future movies?

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:53 am

I wouldn't own one without a flux capacitor.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:05 am

If only he'd made it to 88......

missy · Post by **missy** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:09 am

to heck with the stainless steel business - just give ME a matching numbers '64 Goat and I'd be in heaven!!!!
(I have a friend that has a '66 GTO convertible that I've threatened to steal on more than one occasion).

Missy

Lorenzo · Post by **Lorenzo** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:21 am

A friend of mine use to own one of these back in about '84, but traded it for a '55 Corvette. He probably came out ahead on the deal since his Vette is now worth about twice as much as the most expensive DeLoreans selling here on eBay:

$32K http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=31830

$30K http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=31830

$6K http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=31830

$7K http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=31830

$9K http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=31830

aderyn_du · Post by **aderyn_du** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:33 am

GaryKelly wrote:If only he'd made it to 88......

(sorry to hear about his demise, don't mean to be disrespectful by laughing-- it was GK's fault)

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 8:41 am

Darn it Gary, you beat me to it!

Ad, mind you don't spit that tea when you're laughing

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:33 am

amar wrote:
Cranberry wrote:I never heard of him until now, but I think DeLorean is a pretty name.
Cran, didn't you see the Back to the Future movies?

No.

Jim McGuire · Post by **Jim McGuire** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:40 pm

Johnny Carson was an investor; 500K got him one DeLorean. They are quite amazing vehicles, especially with the gull wing doors.

amar · Post by **amar** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:22 pm

Cranberry wrote:
amar wrote:
Cranberry wrote:I never heard of him until now, but I think DeLorean is a pretty name.
Cran, didn't you see the Back to the Future movies?

No.

well, you missed a great movie, part one that is. was my fav movie for a very long time. hahaha...back in 1984 that was....sheesh!

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:26 pm

The [movies in the] BTTF trilogy are among the few dvds I've been willing to buy as opposed to merely renting.