He seemed destined for higher pinnacles where he could make more things happen. His management competence allowed some leeway in defying the GM mold in personal matters.

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"Here is an aerial view of the Rock and Roll Hall of fame where the DeLorean show was held on Saturday."

Shaped like a flying wedge, the DeLorean appears to exceed the 55-m.p.h. speed limit while standing still. It is expected to get 23 m.p.g., about the same as a diesel-powered 1981 Cadillac Brougham.

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"The mass of DeLoreans in this picture is quite a sight. Notice the large ship on the left of the picture, it spanned the entire dock."

After all, he had the talent. He shook up General Motors in the late '60s and early '70s, and created stunners like the Pontiac GTO.

"There was a total of 100 DeLoreans present at the show."

In the end, two DeLoreans-that's two-were designated as official test cars. The Royal Auto Club of Northern Ireland was hired to put 50,000 miles on each. One car was totaled-it slid off a narrow country road in a rainstorm-before it reached 50,000 miles.

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"Are these cars brand new, they look so shiny?"

After leaving General Motors DeLorean spent a year as president of the National Allegiance of Businessmen, an organization dedicated to finding jobs for disadvantaged individuals, continuing an aspect of one of the many management programmes which he had introduced into both Pontiac and Chevrolet.

"Here is Rob Grady giving a tech. seminar at the Saturday car show. There were many technical seminars given throughout the day to help DeLorean owners diagnose potential future problems."