"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 acquitted of charges he planned to sell $24 million worth of cocaine to support the venture, has died at the age of 80."
From an article here.
The obvious WI: The DeLorian (and with it, DeLorian Motors) is somehow a roaring success. Better business plan, more venture capital/investors and of course no coke scandal; by 2005 DeLorian Motors is cranking out as many cars as Ford or Nissan. Since Mr. DeLorean was a rather iconoclastic designer, might we see some of the same kind of innovation and attention to detail that we saw in the gull-winged DeLorian and the early Pontiac GTO (also his idea) spread farther in the industry? How will things go if his company becomes the automotive equivalent to Apple Computer, with its emphasis on interesting designs?
P.S. - How I loved "Back to the Future!"
From an article here.
The obvious WI: The DeLorian (and with it, DeLorian Motors) is somehow a roaring success. Better business plan, more venture capital/investors and of course no coke scandal; by 2005 DeLorian Motors is cranking out as many cars as Ford or Nissan. Since Mr. DeLorean was a rather iconoclastic designer, might we see some of the same kind of innovation and attention to detail that we saw in the gull-winged DeLorian and the early Pontiac GTO (also his idea) spread farther in the industry? How will things go if his company becomes the automotive equivalent to Apple Computer, with its emphasis on interesting designs?
P.S. - How I loved "Back to the Future!"
