Did John DeLorean have any experience building cars?
Very much so, in fact, it’s pretty much all that he ever did. DeLorean got his start at Packard, then promptly moved to GM’s Pontiac division as assistant chief engineer before Packard went under. DeLorean was soon promoted to chief engineer of Pontiac and in 1964 with the help of Pontiac’s General Manager (who kept management’s eyes off of his secret project), created a car called the GTO, kick-starting the era of the “muscle car.” GM management was furious, as they were trying to lose Pontiac’s racing image, but soon forgave DeLorean when the GTO began selling like crazy and turned the previously ailing Pontiac division into a money tree. DeLorean was promoted to general manager of Chevrolet, then to VP of GM’s entire North American division. He then quit (some say he was fired) to form his own company soon after that.
Very much so. John DeLorean got his start at Packard, then promptly moved to GM’s Pontiac division as assistant chief engineer before Packard went under. DeLorean was soon promoted to chief engineer of Pontiac and in 1964 with the help of Pontiac’s General Manager (who kept management’s eyes off of his secret project), created a car called the GTO, kick-starting the era of the “muscle car.” GM management was furious, as they were trying to lose Pontiac’s racing image, but soon forgave DeLorean when the GTO began selling quickly and turned the previously-ailing Pontiac division into their sales leader.
