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DeLorean 1981-1982 - Full of destiny

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Created in 2013

Reading time 3min

Written by:

Roger Gloor

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1982) - wie ein Ufo von einem anderen Stern

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De Lorean DMC - Ein Blickfang ist der Flügeltürer am Genfer Autosalon 1981

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1979) - Vorserienprototyp von vorne mit offenen Flügeltüren

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - Aufnahme aus dem Verkaufsprospekt von 1982

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - Profilansicht - Vorserienversion mit Schiebefenstern in den kleineren Seitenscheiben

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DeLorean DMC-12 (1982) - John De Lorean beim Probesitzen am Steuer seines Sportwagens

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De Lorean mit Filmlook - Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2014

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De Lorean DMC-12 (1981) - 2010 bot ein Service- und Restaurationsbetrieb in Florida eine ganze Reihe (fast) neuwertiger De Loreans an

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DeLorean DMC 12 (1981) - am Start mit der Dorfgruppe bei der Lenzerheide Motor Classics 2013

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Summary

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. The DeLorean brand is one of them. John DeLorean's project began promisingly, but then didn't quite go to plan and ultimately ended dramatically.

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The history of the DeLorean brand began promisingly, took a complicated course and ended dramatically. John Z. DeLorean, once an engineer at Studebaker-Packard, then a driving force at Pontiac and from 1969 head of Chevrolet, was already being touted as the next president of General Motors when he unexpectedly resigned in 1973 to devote himself and a team of specialists to the development of his dream car: The DSV = DeLorean Safety Vehicle, a two-seater with a rear engine, gullwing doors, plastic structures and occupant protection optimized with computer assistance; the design was created by Giorgetto Giugiaro.

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