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John DeLorean Dead at 80 Auto innovator and GTO creator
Newark NJ tribute to John Z DeLorean an automotive innovator who left GM to form DeLorean Motor Co in Northern Ireland and built the stainless steel DMC-12 famed as a Back to the Future time vehicle He died at Overlook Hospital Summit NJ from stroke complications at age 80 The Detroit native helped push for smaller GM models and created the GTO but later faced drug charges and a 1984 acquittal after an entrapment defense The DMC-12 production ended in 1983 with about 8900 cars built and the brand remains a cult classic
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John Z. DeLorean
General Motors Corp
DeLorean
U.S
Overlook Hospital
Summit
Paul Connell
AJ. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors
Royal Oak
Mich
Detroit
Hollywood
John DeLorean
Rick Wagoner
DeLorean Motor Car Co
Northern Ireland
Michael J. Fox
John Truscott
DeLorean Owners Association
Los Angeles
New York
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