Re: [DML] John Delorean and Reliability.

["B Benson" <delornut@xxxx>]

A really good book that chronicles the stodginess of General Motors is "The
Rise And Fall Of The American Auto Industry" by Brock Yates. While it
doesn't concentrate on the Vega or John DeLorean it does leave you with a
really good understanding of the executive mentality that drove John
DeLorean away from the 'General'.

Bruce Benson


> Touchee! Thank you, Mike, for pointing that out. The Vega was ready for
> the retail market at the same time that JZD was moved from general manager
> of Pontiac to Chevrolet (1969/1970). Therefor, JZD had little, if any,
> input to the design of the Vega. He was merely a figurehead (in the wrong
> place at the wrong time). JZD had brought Pontiac from sixth in sales to
> third (behind Chevy and Ford) during the 1960s. He turned the stodgy
> division from grandma's silver streak to the G-T-Os and the Grand Prixs of
> the youth market. GM brass 'rewarded' him by making him the general
> manager of their flagship division - in reality, he was brought on board
> at Chevrolet as a troubleshooter to their many problems of that time
> frame.
>
> --
> Mark Fearer
> vin 3072
> Manchester, New Hampshire