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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nordic on March 21, 2005, 08:52:44 am

Title: John De Lorean
Post by: Nordic on March 21, 2005, 08:52:44 am

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=motoringSummary&storyID=693518

John DeLorean has snuffed it. Best remembered for the stainless steel car that he gave his name to, and we gave and quite a few tax payers pounds, he had a long career at GM before that.

Title: Re:John De Lorean
Post by: Mr. Rick on March 21, 2005, 08:24:58 pm

One of the guys who works for Pilbeam Racing has got one and uses it daily! Must get round there to have a butcher's  ;D

Title: Re:John De Lorean
Post by: Matt Harper on March 21, 2005, 08:40:26 pm

His legacy was the mid-60's Pontiac GTO - not Back To The Future.
Shame about the Columbian Marching Powder incident - he made a difference in Detroit, that's for sure.

Title: Re:John De Lorean
Post by: Paddy_NL on March 21, 2005, 09:38:45 pm

always interesting to read that connection between Colin Chapman, DeLorean and the British TaxPayer ;D

some DMC story on http://www.lotusespritworld.co.uk/EHistory/DeLorean.html ;)

Title: Re:John De Lorean
Post by: Paddy_NL on March 21, 2005, 09:42:26 pm

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Many millions of pounds of British Government aid never reached Lotus, Colin Chapman took the secret of his share to the grave, Fred Bushell was finally tried, convicted and jailed for his part in the affair, and although John DeLorean was also indicted, he chose to stay in the USA, from where he could avoid extradition to Great Britain.

:-X

Title: Re:John De Lorean
Post by: Mr. Rick on March 21, 2005, 10:04:15 pm

The theory goes that Chapman did a "Lucan" and is currently 'lording' it somewhere in South America - the cardiac being all too convenient timing once the investigation started!  ;)

Title: Re:John De Lorean
Post by: Ron Jeremy on March 21, 2005, 10:47:34 pm

Quote from: Mr. Rick on March 21, 2005, 10:04:15 pm

The theory goes that Chapman did a "Lucan" and is currently 'lording' it somewhere in South America - the cardiac being all too convenient timing once the investigation started!  ;)

and an american mini sub sank the belgrano

and no one went to the moon

the lottery is deliberately fixed to raise its profile when sales drop - no hang on i do believe that is the case



 8)

Title: Re:John De Lorean
Post by: Mr. Rick on March 21, 2005, 11:56:45 pm

Yeah, OK! Only heard that one last week funnily enuff! Thought had never even occurred to me before! Honest guv!

 ;D