DeLorean Develops New Sports Car
 The Associated Press |
DeLorean once made a stainless steel car with signature gull-wing doors, but he fell from prominence after legal entanglements in the 1980s, including bankruptcy, divorce and an acquittal on cocaine smuggling charges.
“I don't look back at all,” said DeLorean, whose latest project is a 1,450-pound sports car built from structural plastic that can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds.
The starting price would be about $18,000.
“Cars are in my blood,” he said. “They're really the only thing I've ever worked at.”
DeLorean, 74, once spent a lot of time at his 48-acre citrus and avocado ranch in San Diego County, but he gave it to his attorneys to pay legal fees. He now splits his time between Bedminster, N.J., and New York City.