DeLorean Movie.

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

I've gotten bak from my business trip, and have finally gotten the 
chance to see the DeLorean documentary that I purchased last 
month!

The move is a documentary by DA Pennebaker and Chris 
Hegedus. To say the least, it is quite amazing. However, it is not 
something for beginers. You fully get the grasp of it, you need to 
at least have read "DeLorean", and "Dream Maker". The movie is 
basicly a string that ties both books together, and answers a 
good deal of questions. After watching the film, the purchasing of 
Logan Mfg, and the DMC-80 make perfect sense. JZD wasn't 
trying to build a world empire to benefit his ego. They were both 
turn-key businesses that could churn out quick profits to sustain 
DMCL, and keep the DMC-12 alive incase of profit loss.

Alot was also revealed in the office scenes as well. I realize that 
JZD alone didn't build DMC by himself. There were a good 
number of people that contributed. But the image of him 
portrayed in many books about him being someone who didn't 
care about DMC is shattered. In the later scenes, JZD seems to 
be the only person who cares about whats going on with the 
company. There is an instance where Volvo wanted to charge 
DMC for the cost of having to retool their equipment for the DMC-
12 application of the PRV motor. JZD argues many valid points, 
including the most important one: They paid the engineering 
fees to Renault, so the charges should already have been 
included. Especially since Volvo was not the direct supplier to 
DMC. JZD argues this point with his people, and they appear to 
have a reluctant attitude to have to go back, and state the refusal 
to Volvo. It appears as if they just accepted having to pay. I know 
that many of these people helped to contribute to the company in 
some way, but with all due respect, I can understand why JZD 
made the decisions later on to terminate them.

Another interesting fact is this: In the book, "Hard Driving", 
William Haddad gives insight into the inner workings of DMC. 
But not once did I see him anywhere in this movie. For someone 
who was supposed to be involved in marketing/politics for the 
company, I was suprised not to see him at any of the meetings, 
or at least an auto show. Not to mention Northern Ireland where 
he supposedly had such strong political ties...

On a lighter note, it is quite amazing to see the workers who 
actually built the cars. It finally puts a face with the people I've 
only read about. And it is very impressive to see how far they 
came. From people who put in job applications to simply get a 
job, to talented workers who practicly built our cars from scratch. 
Without them, the DMC-12 would not have been built. And I don't 
mean that in the sense that somebody had to do it. No one else 
could have done what they did. It is amazing how fast the 
workers learned, and what they accomplished. Part of the magic 
that built the DMC-12 came from Dunmurry. And I have no doubt 
that if DMC were still in business today, the finest cars and 
trucks would not be from Japan, Detroit, or Germany. They would 
all be products of Belfast, and all would bear the emblem, DMC!

If you are someone who is very into learning more about the 
man and the company, this movie is for you. I would not just 
reccomend this movie for viewing, for hard-core DeLorean 
people, it is a must have to help complete your collection.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"