#john delorean

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Pontiac Banshee

This was a John Delorean creation that never went to production. Pontiac Banshee

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From the car files: Promotional advertising image for the 1967 Pontiac GTO.

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John DeLorean

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DMC DeLorean at Waukesha Cars & Coffee (2024) - Meet 1 in Waukesha, WI.

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DMC Delorean

Hop on (or in:) the time machine for a wind back to the early 80s

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Elvis Presley’s 1971 Stutz Blackhawk

In 1961, Esquire magazine hit up famed former Studebaker and Chrysler designer Virgil Exner to envision what current-production cars from defunct luxury marques, i.e. Packard, Mercer, Duesenberg, and Stutz, would look like. Exner decided to produce a modern-day Duesenberg, but before the project could move forward, Fred Duesenberg secured the rights to the family name. The Duesey would not see the light of day.

Exner was undeterred, and decided to use the Stutz name, as it was in the public domain. Stutz began life in 1911 with production of the Stutz Bearcat, a pre-war sports and racing car. By the mid-1920s, Stutz had altered course, producing ultra-luxury cars. The Great Depression and stock manipulation would bring Stutz production to an end in the mid-1930s.

Virgil Exner joined with investor James O’Donnell to secure the rights to the Stutz name in 1968. They approached Pontiac division head John DeLorean about using the new Pontiac Grand Prix as the basis for their ultra-luxury car. The Grand Prixes were then shipped from the US to Carrozzeria Padane in Turin, Italy, to be stripped and re-fitted with the new Stutz bodies and interiors. When finished, the newly minted Stutz Blackhawks were shipped to their exclusive US distributor, Jules Meyer Pontiac in Los Angeles, California. Jules Meyer had been selected due to the dealer’s relationship with many high-profile Hollywood stars.

A number of two- and four-door models were offered from 1971 through 1995, with 617 examples delivered mostly through 1984, after which production slowed to a trickle.

Courtesy: Mecum Auctions

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John DeLorean and the prototype of the DMC DeLorean (1980)

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the dollop episode about john delorean is so buckwild. gareth can never find his footing with all crazy info dave throws at him & his reactions are gold.

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Lee Pace as John DeLorean in Driven

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Howard Weitzman, who has defended some of the biggest stars including Michael Jackson.

A master practitioner of the courthouse-steps news conference, he often made his case in the court of public opinion. He also made lawsuits disappear. He shot to national fame with his defense of John DeLorean, the flamboyant automobile executive who was accused of cocaine trafficking. In a 1984 trial during which the jury heard audiotapes of DeLorean making incriminating statements, Weitzman demolished the credibility of a key informant, arguing that the FBI had entrapped his client, and won an acquittal.

With cable television in its infancy, Weitzman was one of the first lawyers to face round-the-clock television coverage of a big trial. He quickly turned it to his advantage, addressing the news media - and the court of public opinion - from the front of the courthouse.

One of his most famous clients was Michael Jackson, whom he represented against allegations of sexual abuse and against claims involving his tangled estate. He also prevailed on appeal in 2020 in a case against the Jackson estate brought by Quincy Jones, Jackson's longtime producer, over unpaid royalties; his win reduced the state's liability to roughly $2.5 million from $9.4 million.

As aggressive as he could be in court, he came to prefer settling cases out of court. He graduated from the University of Southern California and entered law but left his practice in 1995 to work as vice president of corporate operations for Universal Studios. He later said that his experience at Universal had helped him better evaluate whether to take a case to trial. "I was always more inclined to draw lines in the sand," he said. "Now I try to avoid the actual trial and resolve it short of litigation."

He and attorney Johnny Cochran Jr. joined Jackson's legal team in 1993 to represent him against Jordie Chandler, a 13-year-old boy who said Jackson molested him.

They ended up settling, and Tom Mesereau, who also defended Mike Tyson and Bill Cosby, would go on to defend Jackson in the 2005 trial against Gavin Arvizo.

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DeLorean - Celebrating the Impossible - Interview with Author & Historian Chris Parnham

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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Sin Eater’ on Hulu, A Jaw-Dropping Exposé of a Major Hollywood Power Player

Want all the rigor and detail of longform journalism but don’t want to read? Luckily for you, there’s a new installment of FX’s The New York Times Presents to scratch that itch! The Grey Lady’s investigative might takes a look at a major Hollywood mover and shaker whose name, Anthony Pellicano, might seem unfamiliar. But as Sin Eater shows, his impact is far from unknown. SIN EATER: STREAM IT OR…

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1969 Pontiac Royal Bobcat Grand Prix Model J

Love a long lean Ponty with a big snout? Well, this Auto World die-cast portrays a powerful 69 Grand Prix with a prominent nose!

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Pontiac Banshee XP-798 Concept, 1966. A proposal created under John Z DeLorean for a Pontiac to compete with Ford's Mustang. It was powered by Pontiac's 421ci V8. Access was again by roof panels that rose as the door pivoted outwards. General Motors had other ideas and Pontiac's Mustang competitor was shared with Chevrolet, in the form of the Firebird.

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Every time I see a cybertruck I just think that Elon Musk wants to be John DeLorean so bad.

Wacky futuristic sci-fi looking car that only comes in shiny steel-grey? Be so incredibly for real. You will never be the delorean.

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Soundwave’s Sound Waves! Out of Touch

(Just in time for ‘Out of Touch Thursday’!)