While DeLorean may have abandoned the Allstate safety prototype, he didn't lose faith in the market potential for a safe car. Passenger protection, he felt, would significantly contribute to a sports car's appeal.

"The car in the distance has a huge spoiler and the car to its right has a luggage rack above the louvers."

Cool and silvery and stainless, John DeLorean knew advertisements, especially ones for the self. "Live the dream," beckoned the campaign for the car he built in his own name and honor. But the arrogant tone seemed to urge the humble viewer to mix up the phrase: "Dream the life." The life of the great DeLorean.

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"This car is painted red, but keeps the black trim and black bumpers."

In those three months alone, the company had spent $2.5 million just for quality control on cars that should already have been up to standard.

"This car does not try to hide the fact it has a twin turbo set up. Look at those two mufflers sticking out from underneath the fascia."

I remember a shiny new factory swarming with Irish workers, some from families that hadn't had a working head of household for three generations. I also remember DeLorean doors that wouldn't close properly, and doors that wouldn't open.

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"The owner of this car must be afraid of breaking the headlights when it goes off roading. Look very closely at the plastic protective bars in front of the headlights."

This is not to say that I blame the staff I hired for the problems that eventually plagued my company. On the contrary, we had some excellent people who had never been given the opportunity to show their skills, and they performed honestly and brilliantly.

"This burgundy colored car has a twin turbo and was owned by my brother, Charles DeLorean originally."