[DML] Defending John DeLorean (was: What does JZD smell like?)

["Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>]

I must respond to this posting on a personal note, although I normally
prefer to keep everything here on the DML neutral and friendly. I know
the majority of viewpoints from people are, "Say what you like about
the man, but leave the car alone." My feeling is this, leave BOTH
alone! In all honesty, the engineering achicevements of JZD have save
the lives of 3 generations of my family alone, not the mention the
countless other hundreds of thousands of people who have been involved
into moderate to major auto accidents. BTW, as I recall on one of
Richard Nixon's tapes, it was Lee Iacoca who said "...safety is killing
the auto industry...", and it was he who also decided NOT to install an
$11.00 extra a car safety feature for shoulder straps in the rear seats
of Mustangs, which also claimed their fair share of lives. And lets not
forget about the drop-in rear gas tank! As I also recall, it was JZD
who helped push to have the $8.00 stabilizer bars installed onto
Corvairs because GM had already flipped over numerous test cars over on
thier test tracks before the car ever even entered production. And when
they denied the request, they ended up with a car that was "Unsafe at
any speed", and had THE highest death rate of any vehicle that has ever
been on the road! On top of all this, I can't think of a single
reporter in this entire world that has ever had anything nice to say
about John DeLorean, or anything that he has ever done. In closing,
please think about what you wish to say before you say it. You never
know just who's feelings you might end up hurting...

-Robert

Greed: The greed of GM to destroy a small company that posed to
threat...

Deceit: The back-stabbing of a trusted employee, and an entire country
that lied and went back on their promises...

Money: The only company in the U.K. to turn a profit it's first year,
and a $6 million dollar one at that...