Not since Walter Chrysler had anyone as well prepared as John Delorean entered the car manufacturing business. His name was going to mentioned in the same vein as Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford. The Delorean wasn’t just another Ford Escort, this was something different. A product of Northern Ireland, the Delorean was a stainless steel magnet of attention with gullwing doors to boot; a design that today still oozes uniqueness and draws a crowd wherever it is shown.
From the beginning the Delorean Story was supposed to be a meteroric rise to fame and fortune, but as shown in this BBC documentary it wasn’t all roses in the garden. A fascinating look at the blink of an eye rise and fall of an automotive icon that left a trail of “what ifs” and “almosts” in it’s wake. This is the tale of the biggest car crash in automotive history.
