Re: [DML] Johnny D the Pseudo Man

["Roland Smith" <roland@xxxxxxxx>]

I am new here and just acquired my 1981 DeLorean which has, for most of the
three weeks that I have had it, been in the shop to repair little things
that had been neglected by the prior owner.  I am a new member of this list.

I always wanted one and am really pleased with it.

I fail to understand why members are so judgmental of the creator.  We
should enjoy our cars for the engineering and design achievement.

Incidentally, I recommend reading "On a Clear Day You Can See General
Motors" by John Z. DeLorean.  He had the strength to buck the establishment
at GM who were telling us what we should drive, rather, than finding out
what we wanted to drive.  The officers of GM should have been listening to
John Z. DeLorean.

Best regards,
Roland Smith
6667
Oakland, California


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian McCool" <bjmccool@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DML] Johnny D the Pseudo Man


> Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
>  I personally think it would have been more appropriate to just say you
were
> still coming to Pigeon Forge and it would be fun and its sad John won't be
> there like most of the other posts. But you chose to blast the man that is
> responsible for their being a car for us to enjoy owning  in the first
> place. Am I disappointed that John isn't coming? You bet I am. This is the
> third time I won't get to meet him. I didn't have the money when I was in
> college to go to the Cleveland show and now I'm really kicking myself. I
did
> go ahead and go to the Memphis show and enjoyed meeting his daughter
> Katherine. Ken puts on a great show, and anyone that hasn't gone to at
least
> one is really missing out. But my main reason for going to this show was
> because John was going to be there. Now that he's not going, I just can't
> justify the money it would cost me. I could speculate all day long about
the
> reasons why John isn't coming, but I'm not going to start making personal
> attacks toward his integrity.
>  Saying that John is solely responsible for the downfall of his company is
> ridiculous. Granted, every decision he made wasn't the correct one, but
> until I start an auto company from scratch, I'm not going to blame
> everything on John. There are numerous other factors that have been gone
> over on this list, books, and the media. It's always easier to say he
should
> have done some things differently looking back. I'm sure John would have
> made different decisions looking back, but what's done is done. I think he
> has sacrificed more than enough over the last 20 years.
> I would be glad to shake John's hand, and hopefully, one day, I'll have
the
> chance.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <BePositive2000@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 2:45 AM
> Subject: [DML] Johnny D the Pseudo Man
>
>
> > Over the past several months I have read a lot of comments on John
> > DeLorean the legend and John D the man.  More recently, I have read
> > discussion relating to decisions of attending Pigeon Forge base on Mr.
> > D's attendance.
> >
> > As a owner of 2 D's, I have a great appreciation for the innovation
> > that was incorporated into the car. It's an engineer's car and I'm an
> > engineer. Whether the car is a result of John D's concepts or he just
> > hired some very creative designers, there is no question that the car
> > is still innovative by today's standards, 20+ years after it's initial
> > production. DeLorean went up against the big guys and made a
> > revolutionary car.
> >
> > Yet is was John DeLorean himself, not the big guys and not his
> > employees or suppliers that made the company fail. It was HIS inept
> > management, ego, arrogance, greed, quality problems, poor business
> > practices and at least questionable business ethics that cause the
> > company failure.  The ripple effect of his actions also cause the
> > demise of other inovative companies that naievely or foolishly relied
> > on his word and made significant investments in anticipation of a
> > successful DMC.
> >
> > I for one would not pause a second to shake John DeLorean's hand, not
> > because I do not appreciate his vision, but because I do not respect
> > him as a man of integrity.  In no way would his presence or lack
> > thereof influence my decision to attend Pigeon Forge.   Conversely,
> > shaking the hand of one of you that have given of your time willingly
> > to offer helpful comments and share your personal experiences is
> > unquestionably a reason for me to drive over 1000 miles.  Plus,
> > several of you can probably tell me more than Johnny Boy about how to
> > fix my cars.
> >
> > Thanks again guys & ladies for all your help.
> >
> > Woody
> >
> >
> >
> >
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