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Article: Maverick automaker DeLorean dies at 80
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- March 21, 2005
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CHICAGO - Auto innovator John Zachary DeLorean died Saturday in a
New Jersey hospital at the age of 80 following complications from a
stroke.
DeLorean gained fame when, as chief engineer of Pontiac, he
stuffed a V-8 engine in a compact Tempest and created the GTO. He
also developed the sports car that carried his name.
"John DeLorean was one of Detroit's larger-than-life figures who
secured a noteworthy place in our industry's history," GM Chairman
and CEO Rick Wagoner said in a statement.
He'll also be remembered as the man who didn't buy into the GM
system of unquestioned devotion to the company and a conservative
lifestyle. DeLorean favored lavish.
Not only was he prone to speak out on ...