John Z Delorean Obituary

John delorean auto executive and sports car developer dies at 80 while only about 9 000 of his namesake cars were ever built john z.

John z delorean obituary. Delorean was among just a handful of u s. Delorean the flamboyant automobile industrialist whose dream of running his own car company dissolved into bankruptcy died saturday evening at overlook hospital in summit n j. Automobile industry most widely known for his work at general motors and as founder of the delorean motor company. Ap john z.

John delorean 80 automaker john z. Delorean the innovative automaker who left a promising career in detroit to develop the stainless steel skinned gull winged sports car bearing his name and was. Delorean died late saturday in summit of complications from a recent. Delorean was born to a hard drinking romanian immigrant and ford foundry worker and his austrian born wife a factory worker in detroit.

Ap john z. Delorean 80 the brilliant but troubled automaker who arguably was as flamboyant as his car designs died march 19 at a hospital in summit n j after a stroke. After the detroit native joined packard as an engineer in 1952 he quickly learned how to make the best. Delorean the innovative automaker who left a promising career in detroit to develop the stainless steel skinned gull winged sports car bearing his name and.

Delorean the son of. Delorean managed development of a number of vehicles throughout his career including the pontiac gto muscle car the pontiac firebird pontiac grand prix. Delorean the dashing former general motors executive whose flamboyant lifestyle faded into obscurity after charges that he tried to use drug money to salvage his own fledgling car company has died. John zachary delorean january 6 1925 march 19 2005 was an american engineer inventor and executive in the u s.

Delorean s place in auto history was assured as soon as the gull winged sports cars rumbled off the assembly line.