De Lorean Motor Company

The De Lorean Motor Company was a manufacturer of passenger cars formed by John De Lorean in 1975. The company is most well known for producing the De Lorean DMC-12 (more commonly known simply as "De Lorean"), a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors. The DMC is also known for having a short and turbulent history in the automotive world, ultimately falling into receivership and bankruptcy in 1982. Near the end of the company's demise, founder John De Lorean was made infamous for his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking ploy to raise the funds necessary to revive the company from its financial death-sentence. De Lorean was acquitted of these charges on the basis of entrapment by FBI officials.

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Manufacturer - Passenger cars - John De Lorean - 1975 - De Lorean DMC-12 - Sports car - Gull-wing doors - Bankruptcy - 1982 - Drug trafficking - Entrapment - FBI

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