[DML] Re: DCS 2008 + DeLorean Archive = The Fairy Tree

["cbl1739" <cbl302@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

JZD's main failure is that he wanted to become a sort of GE(General 
Electric)and to branch out into different businesses,as was seen with 
his snow grooming vehicle/aircraft tug/future bus/trying to buy out 
ailing car manufacturing business....everything but staying on track 
with his core business the Delorean,of course other factors played in 
his Business demise,such as building a GM size factory for a Lotus 
size business,burning monies as if he was Still working at GM,(aka 
Park Ave HQ)production output as again,as if working at 
GM,overpricing his product for the times,and at the wrong time 
era,and not making it a global product,poor press/goverment 
relations,A poor choice in making it a one product company/one style 
car..had he had the option for a Convertible/Normal doors,T-
Tops,PAINT..it would have detracted from it's other problems,namely 
being underpowered,and the the Man himself JZD did not help things 
out with the coke deal..that could have been handled without ending 
the way it did!

Claude


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "deloreanarchive" 
<deloreanarchive@...> wrote:
>
> I have been collecting DMC material for the past 20+ years and am
> personal friends with many former executives, employees and others
> related to DMC and, up to now, I have kept my mouth shut regarding 
the
> failure of DMC.  Honestly, it was John's own greed that destroyed 
the
> company.  No more, no less.  No conspiracy.  No evil person or 
group.
>  No menacing government.  No tree.  It was simply greed for money 
and ego.
> 
> Those who have seen the museum know that I have acquired thousands 
of
> documents, many from DMC itself along with many of a more personal
> nature (diaries, notes, etc) from former executives.  Don't kid
> yourselves...John was no saint and wanted nothing more than to take
> DMC public in order to make his convertible partnership shares worth
> millions.
> 
> My goal with the museum was to give an interesting look into the car
> as a whole from inception to end, not to rehash the dirt, however, I
> am tired of hearing the 'saint' type comments when it comes to JZD. 
> My advice for those who disagree with me is to read all of the books
> (minus his autobiography which is amusing at best) mesh everything
> together and this will give you a realistic picture of went went 
wrong.
> 
> I'm sure I'm stirring up a hornets nest with these comments, but 
what
> the heck.  
> 
> Matt 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe Gravelle" <skateboarderx24@>
> wrote:
> >
> > If only they had left it alone, like build the factory around it
> :).. that
> > would have been interesting
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Kevin Abato <delorean@> wrote:
> > 
> > >   It was a tree on the property that via Irish legend was 
inhabited by
> > > fairies.
> > >
> > > Legend tells that if you cut down the fairy's home (a.k.a. The
> tree) you
> > > would have bad luck.
> > >
> > > Nobody wanted to cut it down, and a reward was offered to 
anyone brave
> > > enough to do it. There were still no takers. Eventually it was
> removed since
> > > it was in the center of the factory's floor plan and had to be
> removed.
> > >
> > > Obviously no bad luck came of it since Delore...... Oh.... 
Wait....
> > > Nevermind. ;)
> > >
> > > Kevin Abato
> > > VIN# 16680
> > > www.grenexmedia.com
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: "Joe" <skateboarderx24@ <skateboarderx24%40gmail.com>>
> > >
> > > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:29:04
> > > To:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: [DML] Re: DCS 2008 + DeLorean Archive = The Fairy Tree
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "deloreanarchive"
> > > <deloreanarchive@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Saturday afternoon, George Crane (who first spotted it) 
and Nick
> > > Sutton confirmed that
> > > > the legendary "Fairy Tree" appeared in two different 
photographs,
> > > both of which were on
> > > > display in the DeLorean Museum. These were the only photos of 
the
> > > tree that George and
> > > > Nick have ever seen, so it was pretty cool to have been 
involved
> > > with the discovery!
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What exactly is a "Fairy Tree" I googled it but I don't get it. 
I want
> > > to say that I understand its part of Irish legend.
> > >
> >
>



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