Has the world forgotten about John DeLorean? Not really. While his name may no longer be a household word, most time when you mention him the majority of people know who you are talking about. Although once his trial was over media attention no longer focused on him. I don't really consider it so much a sad thing as much as I do a natural thing. The more unfortunate aspect is that JZD never really recieved proper credit for all his accomplishments. Numerous patents for all the safety features both he himself created and helped to create. From these alone it could never be known how many lives he has helped to save. His successful business ventures, etc... But I would consider it far worse that to finally know peace from those who shed an ignorant light on him, JZD needed anonimity to acheve it. I don't believe that the thousands of DeLorean cars worldwide are slowly dying out due to anything. Yes some are being put away as we speak, yet others are being brought out. Some will be in accidents, and of those not all will survive. That too is only natural. Still I would not consider this a "dying out", yet more of a DeLorean "cycle of life". Parts availability and rust are of no serious concern right now nor will they ever be. There are enough people who will always believe in our cars to keep them on the road by whatever means nessisary. Cars that are sitting right now will be returned to the road in their own due time. And for the value of our cars? I can't speak for everyone here, but I believe most people buy a D simply for thier own pleasure, not for investments. If we always judged a car by it's resale value, then practicly every car that has ever seen the road is a failure. A while back I was driving down the highway when I saw a young boy looking at my car. His eyes were as wide as saucers and he had a big smile on his face. And suddenly I realized that I was looking at me when I was his age, and I remebered what it was like to see my first DeLorean in the 'wild'. I may only be 22 now, but even I know there will come a day when I can no longer give my car the attention not that it needs, but deserves. And I take comfort in the thought that one day that little boy or some one like him will pick up when I can no longer continue. Someone will be there to not only keep my car on the road, but to also pass on the legacy of the man. While JZD and our cars may become less known, they will never, ever be forgotten! There will always be enough dreamers and adventureous souls who will continue to live the dream... -Robert vin 6585 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Sternbach, William [IT]" <William_Sternbach@xxxx> wrote: > I have found it impossible to buy a biography of John Delorean from all > of the bookstores (Amazon.Com, Barnes & Noble.com, Borders, > Booksamillion.com, etc). > > They all say that all of the biographies of John Delorean are out of print > and are unavailable. > > This is sad, because it makes me feel like the world has forgotten about > John Delorean. He is in his mid 70's in quiet retirement. > All books about him have also been retired and are out of print. > The 20 year old cars that were his legacy are slowly dying due to rust > in their frames and parts scarceness, and are stil worth $10,000 less > than when they were purchased new. > > I hope it is ok that I make these sad comments. > > - W. Sternbach