Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was a totally new car company started in 1975 by john delorean who had previously been a big shot at gm where he had run pontiac and chevrolet and. Its best remembered now as a cinematic icon with a cult following, but that wasnt always the case. Nick sutton the delorean story the car, the people, the scandal page 32. The title of the book has changed at the request of the publisher. Delorean by john delorean meet your next favorite book. The stainlesssteel delorean dmc12 is best known for its role in the back to the future films, but former delorean purchasing boss barrie wills new book makes it clear the boardroom held. The book focuses a lot on delorean s infamous trial, to the point it nearly takes of the volume.
Top gear writer richard porter included it in his book crap cars, calling it dismal. The dmc delorean is a sports car manufactured by john deloreans delorean motor. Patrick wright, and billed as deloreans own story, the book charges gm with official nonchalance toward the corvair a car. I was not biased either way on any views regarding his guilt lack thereof regarding his trial etc. The short life of the delorean dmc12 sports car a vision of the future with its gullwing doors and stainless steel body began after john delorean secured financial backing from the british government for his carmaking venture in northern ireland. A strange story, mixing politics with engineering and contemporary history.
Feb 01, 20 grand delusions and even johns own book delorean but this book tells of the incredible accomplishment of producing a car and the factory to build it in all within 22 months time. The book focuses a lot on deloreans infamous trial, to the point it nearly takes of the volume. With news circulating that the car is making a comeback, its time to learn the true story behind the infamous delorean. To read your telling of the story is really to feel like youre living through it. The first delorean dmc12 was produced 35 years ago, on jan.
The car, the people, the scandal first edition by nick sutton isbn. Dec 19, 2015 the stainlesssteel delorean dmc12 is best known for its role in the back to the future films, but former delorean purchasing boss barrie wills new book makes it clear the boardroom held as. John delorean, taking us all for one hell of a ride. Jul 12, 2016 the delorean story like youve never heard it before the dmc12 was the hottest thing at the time, attracting the best people in the world while making a mountain smaller, made of both mud and. I came wanting to hear a selftold story of of the maverick engineer i think many of us young professionals dream of being. This is the inside story of the delorean saga written by a senior.
It was published by haynes publishing and has a total of 256 pages in the book. Home of the one of the most iconic cars in automotive history. The story of john delorean s vision has never been told in such a poignant or personal way. After leaving gm where he had been a senior officer, he started his own company, delorean motors, to build and sell the delorean sports car. Deloreans book paints the story of his rise and fall as shakespearean in scope and theme, with the source of its human carnage to be found in his own tragic flaw, egomania. Inside the audacious plan to save delorean in 1982 jalopnik. Jan 15, 2016 the delorean motor company was stranger than fiction in an ambitious new book, glenn patterson novelizes the story of john z. John delorean tells his story, rolling stone, march 17, 1983. Hollywood players vie to tell deloreans story the new york. The incredible story of the delorean back to the future. This is the inside story of the delorean saga written by a senior manager who worked with the company from beginning to end and saw it all. Although developed for the us market, it was actually manufactured in belfast, ireland after funding was injected by the british government.
Delorean was in dunmurry for one of his in and out day visits, and all seemed quiet, as everything at this stage by our standards, seemed to be going reasonably smoothly. The author,recounts his inside knowledge not only of the manufacturing side of the project,but also the social and political ramifications of the time. Patrick wright, author of on a clear day you can see general motors, the bestselling tellall book about. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its tempting to see him simply as a gambler where the game always means more than the outcome. All specifications as shown are based upon current information at the time of publication and approval. Barrie wills has probably delivered the closest we will get to the definitive delorean book peter dron, the london sunday times the delorean holds a special place in my heart and this book is a tremendous record of it robert zemeckis, writerdirector of back to the. Theres very little told about delorean s childhood and adolescence. The delorean story the car, the people, the scandal. The attention to detail is great and the perspective is completely fresh.
The delorean story the cars, the people, the scandal. Although its a great story, it, unfortunately, doesnt have a happy ending. A 1983 book later charged that john delorean ran up expenses on the. Cristina ferrare, tv host and exwife of delorean, revisits her past in light of framing john deloreana documentary she believes accurately depicts her experience with the car magnate. He chose the zondervan corporation, a major evangelical publisher, as the vehicle for telling his story. John deloreans sensational fall from graceand what. What was produced wasnt the ethical car he intended, said j patrick wright, who collaborated with delorean on the book on a clear day you can see general. Delorean dmc 12 with gullwing doors, 197982, front view.
The youngest ever division head at gm had decided to go it alone and create an allnew automobile manufacturer to build an allnew car the now iconic steel dmc12. When the rest of us were reading comics, he was reading einsteins theory, chuck said. It was the september 1973 story in fortune magazine that turned heads at the general motors corporation, then the worlds largest automaker. Hollywood players vie to tell deloreans story the new. Tales from an insider documents the whole deal, and hes allowed us to use excerpts from the book to tell the story here. The pictures in this book show a company growing, testing. There have been several books but this is the first real inside story. Feb 05, 2016 the delorean was meant to be the quintessential sports car of the 1980s, with futuristic styling and radical design features. Written by the former detroit bureau chief of business week, j. The stainlesssteel delorean dmc12 is best known for its role in the back to the future films, but former delorean purchasing boss barrie wills. I had never read any other book on delorean so i came to it with an open mind. The incredible story of the delorean back to the future car and why it was such a flop.
I bought a delorean because i wanted part of that history. The incredible story of the delorean back to the future car. The delorean story like youve never heard it before the dmc12 was the hottest thing at the time, attracting the best people in the world while making a mountain smaller, made of. Since the 60s when he was known as the brilliant but brash young executive at general motors, john. I also found the story informative and with much more information that other books ive read. The title of this book is the delorean story and it was written by nick sutton. The delorean story like youve never heard it before. A 1983 book later charged that john delorean ran up expenses on. Delorean s book paints the story of his rise and fall as shakespearean in scope and theme, with the source of its human carnage to be found in his own tragic flaw, egomania. Filmmakers have been chasing the delorean story at least since 1984. Delorean, by hillel levin, commentary, january 1, 1984. The delorean motor company was stranger than fiction.
Delorean motor company the best source for your delorean. The pictures in this book show a company growing, testing, experimenting, and the ultimate downfall. It contradicts the other books on several subjects, several times, but makes for good reading. Sep 05, 2009 filmmakers have been chasing the delorean story at least since 1984. New book offers an insiders view of the delorean saga.
Truly, one of the great stories of the american car industry is the story of the delorean motor company dmc. Grand delusions and even johns own book delorean but this book tells of the incredible accomplishment of producing a car and the factory to build it in all within 22 months time. I think i have almost everything there is available out the story of the delorean company. Theres very little told about deloreans childhood and adolescence. Jan 21, 2016 the first delorean dmc12 was produced 35 years ago, on jan. The car was designed by giorgetto giugiaro and stood out for its gullwing doors and brushed stainlesssteel outer body panels. Gearheads everywhere know him as the maverick young general motors executive who kickstarted the muscle car wars by essentially sneaking the. This is a rare soft cover book which is a compilation of all the fbi tapes made during their. Were having yet another john delorean moment car and driver. I am not a car enthusiast, and i am more interested in the story than the cars specification. It was launched in the 1980s and was the brainchild of noted car designer john delorean. The car the people the scandal kindle edition by sutton, nick. The delorean story the car, the people, the scandal page 32.
The dmc delorean often referred to simply as the delorean, as it was the only model ever produced by the company is a sports car manufactured by john delorean s delorean motor company dmc for the american market from 1981 through 1983. The delorean motor company was stranger than fiction in an ambitious new book, glenn patterson novelizes the story of john z. Delorean was a charismatic chancer of course,but what this book makes clear,is that he was the catalyst for a remarkable project,that achieved a great deal in a short time,against incredible odds. Deloreans still ply the roads and memories usa today. Sutton met john delorean was an eyeopener, of how he was given a toy model to use for cost analysis of the dmc12, and how the brand new offices didnt even have a working coffee maker installed, yet. I have read many articles and books involving delorean. Delorean and he had risen to the very top of the company with astonishing speed. It is the story how the english government tried to create new workplaces in a depressed area near belfast and ease the social unrest that stoked the civil war in northern ireland by subsidizing a car factory producing the now famed delorean car, and how the attempt failed ending in a colossal waste or it is still. The story of john delorean and his now infamous delorean motor corporation seems almost too hollywood scripted to be even remotely plausible. An accompanying web site revealed in the book offers still more information and the option to ask questions of the author. John zachary delorean january 6, 1925 march 19, 2005 was an american engineer, inventor, and executive in the u. The delorean dmc12 became and remained famous as the timetraveling car in the back to the future moviesbut the actual automobile was. The title of framing john delorean has two different meanings in this hybrid, mosaicstyle story of the man who is now best remembered for the namesake car featured in back to the future.
Renegade john delorean toots his own horn with a new life, new book and a new car. May 24, 2012 2004 bbc documentary on the rise and fall of the delorean motor company. The dust jacket says, many have attempted to tell his story. Real hardcover book the delorean story by nick sutton hardcover 256 pages the car, the people, the scandal by an insider. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the delorean story. Two films this summer based on the delorean story keep the man in the. This book will be referred to by delorean owners and this is the missing story about the delorean motor company. Throughout the story delorean is a highoctane outline, a glittering absence, always on the move. The author is pleased to donate portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book to the delorean museum. John delorean tells his own story november 22, 1985. Delorean famous as a highliving executive who left general motors and started making sporty stainlesssteel cars.
Featured in the story was one of gms top executives then leaving the company. Documentary about the rise and fall of the delorean motor company in northern ireland. Nick suttons the delorean story was an eyeopener for me i had always admired the famous gullwing car, but had never followed the rise and fall of the company. John delorean tells his own story christianity today. The car was designed by giorgetto giugiaro and stood out for its gullwing doors and brushed. Arrington, vietnam vet, usn bomb disposal frogman, pilot and author of this book.
The delorean story goodreads meet your next favorite book. Patterson vividly recreates a time when the charming auto visionary set up shop in belfast with his car that would be. Oct 21, 2011 delorean was an honor student, ran track and wrote a humor column at cass technical high school. Even if you dont know who john delorean was, you probably know his famous car used for time travel in the back to the future movies. The dmc delorean often referred to simply as the delorean is a sports car manufactured by john deloreans delorean motor company dmc for the american market from 1981 to 1983. Framing john delorean is the story of a man whose life was. This is a rare soft cover book which is a compilation of all the fbi tapes made during their attempt to set their hook in john z. The delorean was meant to be the quintessential sports car of the 1980s, with futuristic styling and radical design features. Lemons, tony davis described the build quality as woeful.
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