Born in 1925 in Detroit, John Z. DeLorean is a complex man, just like his more than eventful life. Tracing his teeth at General Motors, he quickly built his reputation as a brilliant engineer with a character tinged with arrogance. His departure in 1973 led him to the project of his life, the creation of his own sports car. The DeLorean DMC-12 was created at the heart of dubious financial arrangements and a tense geopolitical context. His unlimited ambition involved him in a drug trafficking story with the FBI in 1982, signing his end and that of his brand...

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