Stainless Steel Dream
The car that destroyed its creator
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Beschreibung
The wild story of John DeLorean, who tried to save his failing car company by smuggling cocaine and ended up in history books.
"The Stainless Steel Dream – The car that destroyed its creator" tells the rise and fall of John DeLorean. He was the rock star of the automotive world, the man who created the GTO. He left General Motors to build his dream car: the DMC-12, featuring a stainless steel body and gull-wing doors.
Business writer John Whitaker chronicles the disaster. The car was underpowered and poorly built in a factory in Northern Ireland plagued by political violence. Desperate for cash to keep the company afloat, DeLorean was caught on tape in an FBI sting operation agreeing to smuggle $24 million worth of cocaine.
"The Stainless Steel Dream" is a tragedy of ego. It shows how the car eventually became a legend in Back to the Future, but only after it had ruined the reputation and life of the visionary who built it.
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John Whittaker
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DeLorean John DeLorean DMC-12 Automotive History Drug Trafficking Business Failure 1980s