ABOUT US & HISTORY
About Us:
Since 2005, we have been DeLorean owners and active enthusiasts. We founded this company with the objective to give people the opportunity to expose their special life moments with this unique and rare piece of automotive history. Our goal is to inspire & promote, educate about the car's unique history, and keep the DeLorean dream alive!
The DeLorean DMC-12
Our pristine DeLorean was brought to life in Ireland on October 1981, #5945 of the only 8500 estimated built. Over the past decade, the vehicle has been gradually and meticulously restored to its current state. With only 35K miles on the clock, it truly is a time machine! The car features its distinct gullwing door design, stainless steel body panels, full leather interior, power windows, full disc brakes, 1981 Dolby cassette radio, 2.8 liter V6 Volvo engine, and with a manual 5 speed transmission. Our DeLorean is fully functional and is an award winning specimen. The car is guaranteed to shine and impress at your next event!
History
The DeLorean story is one of tinacity and determination. The man, whose car bears his name, John Z. DeLorean, was an automotive pioneer in his own right, with hundreds of patents in his name. His notoriety began early in his career, and later as a chief executive at General Motors. He is largely credited with the development of the Pontiac GTO, which pioneered the era of American muscle cars in the late 60s and 70s.
Always looking for challenges, and to the dismay of General Motors, DeLorean opted to leave the company and start his own in the early 70s, despite being on the fast track to being GMs future CEO. His dream was to design an "ethical" sports car, affordable, and that would compete with the Corvette. Partnering with legendary Italian car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, and Lotus, DeLorean was able to make his unique trademark car, the DeLorean DMC-12. The futuristic design, and long lasting materials, was meant to sustain the car for decades. After several prototypes and design changes, and with the help from the local governments and investors, DeLorean established his factory in Ireland. Cars began rolling off the assembly line in early 1981.
A brilliant engineer, but probably not the best business man, the timing of the venture could not have been worse. The decade began with recession, and despite the surge in initial orders, the company was unable to sell enough cars to meet their costs. The unfortunate legal troubles that followed DeLorean on charges of drug trafficking did not help his cause. Although he was acquitted on all charges, it was found that the FBI led him into the transaction through entrapment and coercion while working a plea deal with a known drug dealer and acquaintance of DeLorean. DeLorean had never dealt in drug trafficking.
The original company could not stay afloat, and in 1983 filed for bankruptcy. With his company dissolved, and reputation ruined, he later attempted to start a new car company in the late 80s, but was unsuccessful. In the late 90s, a newer DeLorean motor company in Texas bought all the rights to the company, as well as old stock parts, and is still in existence today, but unrelated to John DeLorean himself. John died in 2005, but his car and name will live for many years to come.
John Z. DeLorean with Proto-1, first prototype, circa 1970s
