1. Technicly from a bussiness standpoint, the DeLorean is an American car. After all, Nissans are made in the Tennessee, yet we still labeled them as imports. And Dodge trucks are built in Mexico, but we call them Domestic. So from a bussiness standpoint, the DeLorean is an American car, yes. But based upon where it's built at, that's a differant story. It's built by Irish workers in Northern Ireland. But Northern Ireland is a part of the UK. So this is up to your own interpritation. Most folks say Irish. but some do say British. On the flip side, I've only heared it ever called a British Car by people who are trying to sell one (I guess they figure Britsh means higher price, I don't know). But like I said, it's up to you. Myself, I like others consider the car to be of Irish origin. It makes most people do a double take, and it's out of pride. 2. No, John Z. De Lorean is not French. If I remember correctly, his father is from Rumania. JZD's birth name is "Delorean". While working at GM he changed the layout of his name to "De Lorean". Some people criticized this move, and blamed it on his new 'California Influence'. I believe it is the book "Dream Maker" by Ivan Fallon and James Srodes the makes a notation that "De Lorean" is a French spelling of his name. That's where the confusion about his French origin comes from. -Robert vin 6585 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Grigor Maksudyan <delorean66@xxxx> wrote: <SNIP> >...But what is the true nationality of the car? > > 2) I know that John Z. DeLorean was born in Detroit, Michigan. But I heard from many people that he is actually French. Is this true? <SNIP>