Benjamin Ruset wrote:
>
> >AAAUUGGGHHH!!! You didn't DARE forget DeLorean, did you?!? What other
> >car company can boast such a sudden death, even with the most excellent
> >of 80's movies cars?
>
> DeLorean was very much an American company, despite the fact that the car was
> produced in Belfast, using mostly European parts.
>
> The car used Peugeot, Renault, and Volvo parts, (PRV engine) as well as Lucas
> electronics.
>
> It's also said that the body molds for the car were sunk in the atlantic by
> the
> British Govornment, due to the fact that JZD was so "popular" with them.
>
> BEN RUSET - mailto:bruset@monmouth.com
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Lotus had a big part along the way. There is speculation that it indirectly
had a
bearing on Colin Chapman's death.
PaulH.
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