[DML] Re: Was the DeLorean really a GM concept?

[Josh Haldeman <haldeman.4@xxxx>]

Robert,
I have heard many a time that the Banshee concept car was what the DeLorean was based on.
It was the first car that Bill Collins and John DeLorean worked on together, as I recall. It
also had some of the same ideas that were eventually built into the DeLorean. It would seem
that DeLorean worked on this while he was at Chevrolet, because it looked like a Corvette of
the Mako-Shark body style variety.
I have no idea about the political circumstances surrounding the concept's production. I
don't know why GM didn't make it, but I'm pretty sure that if they had, it would still be
successfully manufactured today. Besides the Vega, it seems like every car DeLorean ever had
a hand in at GM was a financial success.
Hope that helps a little,
Josh
VIN 5102



Robert Greenhaw wrote:

> I have heard a disturbing rumor that our beloved DeLorean
> DMC-12 was actually a concept of General Motors that John
> DeLorean created while still at GM in the late '60s, early '70s.
> He then got caught designing this car behind GM's back,
> resulting in his resigning in '74.
> They considered the concept, but it was too costly to
> produce, so they ditched it.
>
> Could anyone please clear this up, seeing as this sounds
> like hearsay, but I am still confused.
>
> Much Thanks,
> Robert