John Z. De Lorean, 56, has been audacious enoughmany would say foolhardy to attempt what no American has done since Walter Chrysler opened his first assembly line in 1925: launch a successful new mass-production auto company. The De Lorean is a low-riding, two-seat sports car that seems more suitable for Monte Carlo than Main Street. Two of the vehicle's distinctive features: a brushed stainless-steel finish expected to be rustproof for at least 25 years and unusual gull-wing doors that open up instead of swinging out and make it simple for someone as lanky as the 6-ft. 4-in. De Lorean to nestle...
Debut of the De Lorean
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