The Fatal DeLorean Factory: The Scandal That Destroyed a Car Empire
74K views · Feb 24, 2026 · Science & Technology
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@MikeyRB77 · 7 months ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--TLpsOULLs&t=353">5:53</a> DeLorean's response was two words: "Let's try it". That's some nice videography.
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@jackhodgson4749 · 6 months ago
Can't listen to the robot words
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@derekheeps8012 · 7 months ago
A car factory in the same city that gave us Titanic ...
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@ScottMaytham · 7 months ago
His personal Delorean sat down the street from my first leased apartment 1982 at his mom's house. So long when he was going through court proceedings in Orlando you could still see the oil spot in the driveway from Google Earth about eight years ago.
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@trevorbyford · 6 months ago
I designed the seats and other bits in 1980, working for Lotus through an office in Hockley, Essex Happy Days! On a visit to Lotus Norfolk I met John DeLorean - he had an aura that surrounded him like the ready Breck advert. Nice guy!
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@mitchsalawine5420 · 6 months ago
Still driving mine❤! 1981 grey leather, five speed. Usually on weekends and it always turns heads and people always want to have thier picture taken with it:)
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@gsau3000 · 6 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--TLpsOULLs&t=353">5:53</a> there are three types of people in the world; those who can count and those who cannot.
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@christinefoster5159 · 6 months ago
Fascinating video. I have always wanted to hear the story of this magical car. <br>Thank you❤
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@tobyray8700 · 7 months ago
If you’d like to see a really cool rebuild of a DeLorean check out legit street cars and his DeLorean series. It was really fun to watch.
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@FutureSystem738 · 6 months ago
How I would love to have one of these in my garage. Absolutely a timeless machine- or should I say a Time Machine. 😅
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@RichardCorongiu · 7 months ago
"Let's try it" ...two words...😮
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@JimSix-jo6hf · 7 months ago
I worked at 1 of 2 dealers in Ohio, we sold 23 cars, they were not bad, with a manual they were fun with a auto they were slugs, but easy to get 30 more HPs out of them just with tuning, biggest things I saw were power windows and doors not latching, also the bendix fuel injection was really bad, but they handled really well, they could have had something with enough investment, John just ran out of money and also other car companies were out to get him, they did not want another car maker, GM was to supply the engine but backed out at the last minute, with that rotary engine from GM they would have sold millions it was a well made car
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