JerryMungo
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Or would you rather have a lecture on the history of the DeLorian and why John DeLorian couldn't sell the thing...?
http://sportscustomclassiccars.suite101.com/article.cfm/delorean_the_back_to_the_future_carInterestingly, the original script had Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) traveling through time in a refrigerator! That is until Steven Spielberg (the executive producer) pointed out that children may imitate the movie and lock themselves in a refrigerator to go back in time.
So what happened to the car company, DeLorean? Of the £20 million invested by the UK government, £17.5 million went to a Panamanian company, theoretically to pay Lotus and other creditors. An investigation was launched by the UK government and owner/founder John DeLorean was eventually arrested on drug trafficking charges, but the case was dismissed on a technicality. Chaos subsequently enveloped the company and it was eventually closed.
Getting details on the original movie car...
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