John spent his golden years working to resurrect the defunct DMC. He planned to develop a new car —called the D2 — gathering funds by selling high-end watches under the name DeLorean Time. As a gift for his grandson, John wrote and illustrated a children’s book called “The Car Kid”. It describes growing up as a kid in Detroit and what inspired him to change the world.
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