John De Lorean

John Zachary De Lorean (January 6, 1925 – March 19, 2005) was an American personality, engineer, and executive in the U.S. automobile industry, and founder of the De Lorean Motor Company. He was most well known for developing the Pontiac GTO muscle car, and the De Lorean DMC-12 sports car, which was later featured in the movie Back to the Future.

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January 6 - 1925 - March 19 - 2005 - American - Automobile - Industry - De Lorean Motor Company - Pontiac GTO - Muscle car - De Lorean DMC-12 - Sports car - Movie - Back to the Future

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De Lorean was also well known for his high profile 1982 arrest on charges of drug trafficking, which preceded the demise of his automobile manufacturing company. He successfully defended these charges, showing that his involvement was a result of entrapment by federal agents.

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Drug trafficking - Entrapment

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