Pontiac Years

In 1956, John accepted a position in General Motors‘ Pontiac division, gaining recognition for the creation of the musclebound Pontiac GTO, named after the Ferrari 250 GTO. The project catapulted Pontiac into a renaissance, shifting the brand as GM‘s performance-led division, and shot Pontiac into third place in US annual industry sales. Below is an article written by our friend, Geoff Carverhill. This is an amazing story, thank you Geoff!

John’s own copy of the Pontiac Tempest concept brochure dated November 7th, 1960.

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The DeLorean Legacy Project
Dedicated to extolling the positive impact John Z. DeLorean and his creations have had on this world. This is a site inspired by and created for those whose lives have been changed and inspired by the story of John DeLorean. The Maverick of GM who went on to not only inspire the American Muscle car revolution, but create one of the most iconic cars of all time, the DMC-12.

Thoughts

In our affluent society, it seems to me, we should have done a better job of sharing success with those less fortunate and also with those who were denied the equal right to achieve on their own.

- John Z. DeLorean

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