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The following Letter to the Editor was sent to Motor Trend Magazine in response to their portrayal of the De Lorean Sports Car and John DeLorean in the September, 1999, issue. You may express your opinion at MTLetters@xxxx What would a 50th Anniversary edition be without reference to the De Lorean Sports Car. I was delighted to see the two pictures and the descriptive paragraph about the car and its concept originator, John Z. DeLorean. I can assure Rik Paul who selected the car as a "fantasy restoration project" that the De Lorean is one of the easiest classics to restore and maintain. All of the parts are readily available right over the phone. You do not have to search endlessly through automotive flea markets to find some piece of trim. Many of the parts are available over the counter. De Lorean Midatlantic has maintained a parts interchange list for over a decade. Information about the latest edition is available on the web at clubs.hemmings.com/deloreanmidatlantic/. Your description of John DeLorean's involvement with the production of the car is a bit inaccurate, however. His "involvement - some said entrapment - in a drug trafficking scham' was an official entrapment by an attorney at our U. S. Department of Justice who wanted to bolster his reputation. The finding of illegal entrapment was a finding of a jury. Also, John DeLorean did not "spend time in the slammer". He was arrested and released on bail pending trial, a trail that completely exonerated him of the charges. I am proud to report the John DeLorean is alive and in good spirits. Visit our website for recent pictures of a meeting with our membership. Aldo Buono, President De Lorean Midatlantic dmc1440@xxxx 515 W Chelten Ave Ste 1009 Philadelphia PA 19144 215-686-2399 |
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