John DeLorean
Businessperson, Automotive Designer
1925 – 2005
Who was John DeLorean?
John Zachary DeLorean was an American engineer and executive in the U.S. automobile industry, most notably with General Motors, and founder of the DeLorean Motor Company.
He was best known for developing the Pontiac GTO muscle car, the Pontiac Firebird, Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevrolet Vega, and the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car, which was later featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future, and for his high profile 1982 arrest on charges of drug trafficking. The alleged drug trafficking was supposedly an attempt to raise funds for his struggling company, which declared bankruptcy that same year. He successfully defended himself against the drug trafficking charges, showing that his alleged involvement was a result of entrapment by federal agents.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1925
Detroit - Also known as
- John Zachary DeLorean
- John Z. DeLorean
- Spouses
- Cristina Ferrare
(1973/05/08 - 1985) - Elizabeth Higgin
(1954/09/03 - 1969) - Sally Baldwin
( - 2005/03/19) - Kelly Harmon
(1969/05/31 - 1972/06/03)
- Cristina Ferrare
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Romanian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Cass Technical High School
- Lawrence Technological University
- Employment
- De Lorean Motor Company
- Died
- Mar 19, 2005
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on July 23, 2013
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