Glad to see a documentary that doesnt focus on just the scandals and politics but instead looks at the people and the car and the passion that went into the making of the Delorean.
I've seen just about every Delorean documentary available... and this is one of the best. It's my favorite car and I hope to own one someday. Bless the folks that put their hearts and souls into making it a reality.
Hopefully you know his name is Delorean Mcclane not John Delorean. I was John attached to Delorean Mcclane's name in a news paper article about court that I got the case against him dismissed
This is a great video. I loved the DeLorean and knew that I wanted to own one long before the BTTF movies ever came out. I am an owner and in the process of restoring VIN 6477 & 10365. John Z. DeLorean was incredibly brilliant and talented, and I regard him as a personal hero.
What a wonderful documentary. Certainly the best I've seen on UA-cam from the perspective of the plant in Northern Ireland where it was originally built. Nice one.
There are plenty of different petrol heads into hundreds of different types of car but there could be overall just two types. Those that appreciate the end product and want it better each time and those that appreciate what has gone into making that product in the first place and at 46:07 Colin Spooner hits the nail directly on the head...
What a Great Story was very pleased that the Back to the Future aspect was not in it very much until the end and it was more about the man and the Car. I had the Privilege to Meet Mr. Delorean at the Cleveland DMC Car show in Early 2000's when John Could Be there. He was a Very Great Man indeed and was very happy for those Few moments to have met him.
Hey Carfection, probably the best video you've made. Very insightful and it showed me some interesting facts about the DeLorean that I never knew. Thanks for creating this!
What a thoroughly superb production you guys have achieved here. It would sit on the BBC peak-time weekend schedule without question. Outstanding. Congratulations and thanks to all involved, with editing deserving particular mention. What a fascinating story and so much I have seen here I never knew previously. Many thanks.
i pride myself on being lucky enough to work on 2 Delorion's. i was as gitty as a school kid to beable to get the opertunity to put my hands on them. its one of my bucket list cars to have !!!!
Bit late watching this because I've watched a few videos about delorean and presumed id seen everything to know about it,but actually this video showed and told me things I had not seen or heard about beyond the main headlines surrounding the car and the man great job guys :)
I'm 20 years old and the youngest in the DMC Midwest Group and all I believed that people saw in me was an overzealous BTTF fanboy who knew a few fun facts about the car, but never truly understood it. I couldn't blame them. They've seen this too many times to count. It wasn't until our summer meetup until I was introduced to the entire club and they figured they could make my day by letting the kid sit in one of the cars. Moments after I was in and the doors were shut and I was alone with the car, I just began to cry. I'm 20 years old, not a car guy, and don't even cry at funerals, but somehow sitting in a car I've only read about in articles and seen in videos moved me to the point of tears. When I got out of the driver's seat, the guys had this look of confusion on their faces like I just had a mental breakdown and asked if I was OK. I couldn't give them an answer. Hell, I couldn't understand it myself! It was simply a sense of feeling that wasn't quite nostalgic. Like something that felt similar to "home", but a "home" that I never knew or understood before. It was as if that moment was the most fulfilling use of my time in grabbing my attention, not like I wanted to be there, but because I needed to. I can't quite explain it. Perhaps I'm just over analyzing this and this is just 80s nostalgia tapping into ones own nostalgia, or maybe there's something to be said about that saying of having an "Old Soul" and spiritually connecting with older people, places, and things? With that being said, the video was amazing and I sympathize on some level with that of the employees from Belfast. I've meet a few of them at the DCS car show and they much like the owners, they care for the car on much deeper level. The DeLorean is just that, a physical embodiment of each and every Belfast employees' hopes and dreams and the memories of each it's previous owners' contribute to it. I can't wait to own my own and pass it down for generations to come to continue that trend.
That was very well spoken. I feel so bad for all those people who wanted the car to succeed. There were so many unrealized things that DeLorean wanted to do that this would have been the start of.
@Mason: Well put my friend! I totally understand your thoughts and feelings! I'm not an Delorean enthusiast, but damn do I like the car and its design and presence!!!! I wish they had kept building it and make it the success they wished it to be! Damn Tatcher ruined it all up! May she rot in hell!!!
I throughly enjoyed the DeLorean documentary. The car styling is as fresh and attractive today, as it was in the early 80's. Thankyou for sharing this video with us Carfection. John DeLorean was a visionary, a man far ahead of his time and the Established Motor Industry he took on. With just an ounce more luck, and an extra few dollars, he may have quiet possibly have beaten them at their own game, or caused a major change in this cliquey "insiders" only business. John DeLorean was the 80's version of todays Elon Musk .... Two Genius Perfectionist Auto Futurists, Vs the Old Establishment Guard .....The Automotive Industry, Does Not Like Usurpers at their Gates ... Especially when they bring Lateral Thinking Problem Solving Abilities to the table! Watch out Elon, they are silently stalking you now, since the first fatality in a Tesla S, and now the new X being involved in another minor incident. These incidents are "Not Tesla's Fault," but the big (3) boys will be salivating at their new possibilities. At the end of the day, Autonomous Driving is still under development, yet people are willing to let their semi autonomous vehicles to do 100% of the driving and decision making. No thinking human being, can honestly believe this new development, has removed Driver Responsibility over his/her car ..... That dream is at least 3 to 5 years away, so until then, drivers need to behave responsibly for their own sakes, but also for societies safety. Again thankyou for the video, it was enlightening and educational. Sincerely, M.
I've always loved this car! A wonderful vehicle! The one thing I didn't understand was the comments on the PRV engine . They mentioned that no one was using the engine in the states at that time and that it wouldn't pass emissions but Volvo had been using it since 1975 . And at 1981 was selling cars with the PRV engine in them . I own a 1978 Volvo 264 with a PRV .
SmokeyJA: The 3-barrel carberated version was available in the USA in the Peugeot 604 until the end of the 1981 model year (TD exclusive for next 3 years)....biggest problems with that odd-fire V6 until the even firing version came out in the mid-1980s.....horrible idle and abysmal fuel economy. Had Delorean insisted on getting small-block V8s from AMC or Chrysler (both manufacturers in the dump and would have sold V8s to Delorean)......the car may have survived. Offering an anemic V6 ....it was a guaranteed failure.....Bonafide Sports Cars were all V8 powered.....no credentials with a V6. Being engineered by the Lotus folks....failure was also guaranteed too....UK/British cars equate to dog sh&t :D !
Thanks for putting in the effort to make this - I enjoyed learning about it all. I imagine that unless you sell it to a TV network it was a bit of a resource drain, so thanks even more.
I'm a rabid delorean fan. Always loved those cars and always will! That design was and is years ahead of its time, and I'm willing to bet that if it were built in mass production today it would be a runaway success.
I've been obsessed with the DeLorean since 1989 (Back to the Future naturally). I have all the toy cars, books, documentaries, I've been to the DeLorean shop in Huntington Beach and sat in one of the few BTTF TV show cars, and it's great to know how much love and sacrifice went into making it. I wish the company would have been successful. Too bad crowd funding didn't exist back then. I know they're trying to bring it back. I hope it does!!
+newmabreu96 There are no replica DeLoreans that I know of, anywhere. They are real, the dealership is the only existing original DMC dealer, it's on Long Island. $25k-$55k
Look at the view count. There's not much incentive for them to take their time away from higher view count/more profitable videos. Unless, of course, they have a bunch of free time. That's just how UA-cam works. Consider this: creators make about $1 per 1,000 views. Unless DeLorean is paying them for this video, they've made about thirty-one bucks, and presumably spent dozens and dozens of man-hours on it. Maybe they'll sell it to a TV network. That could make some money.
I am very interested in the DMC history and after being familiar with Car Crash and other John Z. Delorean videos and testimonies. This was probably a much better insight of what happened inside the gates, rather than what we've been told until now, which was usually from an outside POV. Thanks for the amazing compilation of testimonies, +Carfection!
I worked with Delorean Mcclane on the Delorean car project and had him selling it as a time machine, because it would keep perfect time running the track.
@@chrisp7214 Convert? It looked factory, and not a butch job. Interesting that you would comment today since yesterday I looked thru my print pictures, and found the pictures of that car again.
@@Reparaturkanal Those 20 or so cars were converted by Wooler-Hodec by order of the factory. WH specializes in converting LHD vehicles to RHD; DMC chose to use their services to expedite engineering the car for RHD markets. DeLorean closed before the factory could begin producing and selling RHD cars.
No matter what anyone may think about John Zachary DeLorean, there can be no denying that he was a visionary who had the cojones to go out there and make his vision happen. He was GM's top design engineer who had 44 automotive patents under his belt and was in line to be their next CEO but DeLorean wanted GM to become more cutting edge and innovative and make the type of cars he wanted to build but all GM wanted to do is build these little candy-ass four-cylinder cars to compete against Japanese imports. DeLorean refused so he resigned from a $600,000-a-year position to found his own company. He may have failed but how many of us would have the guts to risk it all to follow our dreams? And one more thing, of the 9000 original DeLoreans built, more than 6,500 were still on the road 20 years later. Those cars were built to last, not like today's cars that fall apart when their warranties expire.
@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 a car with a cult following will last however long people want it to. These were not reliable cars. Longevity does not equal reliability either.
Bobby Sands 19:42 Disallowed to be an MP with a criminal record or whilst on Remand in Prison. Convicted prisoners have never been allowed to wear their own clothes.
His name is Delorean Mcclane not John Delorean. I was John attached to Delorean Mcclane's name in a news paper article about court that I got the case against him dismissed
so let me get this straight the worst decision of John De Lorean in his life span was to increase the made car per day number from 50 to 80 ? damn the 80' where crazy
Maybe these people should get their story straight. I was John, Delorean Mcclane was the manufacturer of the Delorean car. I was just the advertiser and lawyer in a court case
Great car, great engineering and ahead of its time yet the worst place possible to open a new factory and a brand new car company. It will still be an terrible choice to open an factory in Northern Ireland even still today due to never ending tension.
Glad to see a documentary that doesnt focus on just the scandals and politics but instead looks at the people and the car and the passion that went into the making of the Delorean.
I've seen just about every Delorean documentary available... and this is one of the best. It's my favorite car and I hope to own one someday. Bless the folks that put their hearts and souls into making it a reality.
I have a1983 Delorean for sale 19000 miles Original owner Call 408 315 5662 if you are interested.
@@sandorkuna243 what state do you live in. And how much are you selling it for? Unless it's already been sold
Hopefully you know his name is Delorean Mcclane not John Delorean. I was John attached to Delorean Mcclane's name in a news paper article about court that I got the case against him dismissed
This is a great video. I loved the DeLorean and knew that I wanted to own one long before the BTTF movies ever came out. I am an owner and in the process of restoring VIN 6477 & 10365. John Z. DeLorean was incredibly brilliant and talented, and I regard him as a personal hero.
really enjoyed that. thanks for keeping this free
Proudly my father in law was involved with this documentary..👍
What a wonderful documentary. Certainly the best I've seen on UA-cam from the perspective of the plant in Northern Ireland where it was originally built. Nice one.
There are plenty of different petrol heads into hundreds of different types of car but there could be overall just two types. Those that appreciate the end product and want it better each time and those that appreciate what has gone into making that product in the first place and at 46:07 Colin Spooner hits the nail directly on the head...
Amazing documentary, loved every second of it!
Can't believe I've not seen these fantastic documentary until 2021. Thanks so much.
One of the best documentarys on Delorean i ever seen
What a Great Story was very pleased that the Back to the Future aspect was not in it very much until the end and it was more about the man and the Car. I had the Privilege to Meet Mr. Delorean at the Cleveland DMC Car show in Early 2000's when John Could Be there. He was a Very Great Man indeed and was very happy for those Few moments to have met him.
Hey Carfection, probably the best video you've made. Very insightful and it showed me some interesting facts about the DeLorean that I never knew. Thanks for creating this!
Great video, very well made and seen a number of Delorean videos but this certainly added new elements!
What a thoroughly superb production you guys have achieved here. It would sit on the BBC peak-time weekend schedule without question. Outstanding. Congratulations and thanks to all involved, with editing deserving particular mention. What a fascinating story and so much I have seen here I never knew previously. Many thanks.
i pride myself on being lucky enough to work on 2 Delorion's. i was as gitty as a school kid to beable to get the opertunity to put my hands on them. its one of my bucket list cars to have !!!!
Bit late watching this because I've watched a few videos about delorean and presumed id seen everything to know about it,but actually this video showed and told me things I had not seen or heard about beyond the main headlines surrounding the car and the man great job guys :)
I'm 20 years old and the youngest in the DMC Midwest Group and all I believed that people saw in me was an overzealous BTTF fanboy who knew a few fun facts about the car, but never truly understood it. I couldn't blame them. They've seen this too many times to count. It wasn't until our summer meetup until I was introduced to the entire club and they figured they could make my day by letting the kid sit in one of the cars. Moments after I was in and the doors were shut and I was alone with the car, I just began to cry. I'm 20 years old, not a car guy, and don't even cry at funerals, but somehow sitting in a car I've only read about in articles and seen in videos moved me to the point of tears.
When I got out of the driver's seat, the guys had this look of confusion on their faces like I just had a mental breakdown and asked if I was OK. I couldn't give them an answer. Hell, I couldn't understand it myself! It was simply a sense of feeling that wasn't quite nostalgic. Like something that felt similar to "home", but a "home" that I never knew or understood before. It was as if that moment was the most fulfilling use of my time in grabbing my attention, not like I wanted to be there, but because I needed to. I can't quite explain it. Perhaps I'm just over analyzing this and this is just 80s nostalgia tapping into ones own nostalgia, or maybe there's something to be said about that saying of having an "Old Soul" and spiritually connecting with older people, places, and things?
With that being said, the video was amazing and I sympathize on some level with that of the employees from Belfast. I've meet a few of them at the DCS car show and they much like the owners, they care for the car on much deeper level. The DeLorean is just that, a physical embodiment of each and every Belfast employees' hopes and dreams and the memories of each it's previous owners' contribute to it. I can't wait to own my own and pass it down for generations to come to continue that trend.
That was very well spoken. I feel so bad for all those people who wanted the car to succeed. There were so many unrealized things that DeLorean wanted to do that this would have been the start of.
@Mason: Well put my friend! I totally understand your thoughts and feelings! I'm not an Delorean enthusiast, but damn do I like the car and its design and presence!!!! I wish they had kept building it and make it the success they wished it to be! Damn Tatcher ruined it all up! May she rot in hell!!!
What a wonderful film. Thanks for preserving all these stories. I’d roughly heard the story of DMC but I learned a lot from watching this. Thank you!
Fantastic documentary. Very enjoyable and really insightful. Thanks for making this happen.
I throughly enjoyed the DeLorean documentary. The car styling is as fresh and attractive today, as it was in the early 80's. Thankyou for sharing this video with us Carfection.
John DeLorean was a visionary, a man far ahead of his time and the Established Motor Industry he took on. With just an ounce more luck, and an extra few dollars, he may have quiet possibly have beaten them at their own game, or caused a major change in this cliquey "insiders" only business.
John DeLorean was the 80's version of todays Elon Musk .... Two Genius Perfectionist Auto Futurists, Vs the Old Establishment Guard .....The Automotive Industry, Does Not Like Usurpers at their Gates ... Especially when they bring Lateral Thinking Problem Solving Abilities to the table!
Watch out Elon, they are silently stalking you now, since the first fatality in a Tesla S, and now the new X being involved in another minor incident. These incidents are "Not Tesla's Fault," but the big (3) boys will be salivating at their new possibilities.
At the end of the day, Autonomous Driving is still under development, yet people are willing to let their semi autonomous vehicles to do 100% of the driving and decision making. No thinking human being, can honestly believe this new development, has removed Driver Responsibility over his/her car ..... That dream is at least 3 to 5 years away, so until then, drivers need to behave responsibly for their own sakes, but also for societies safety.
Again thankyou for the video, it was enlightening and educational. Sincerely, M.
A fantastic insight from the inside of the company. Many thanks for this documentary.
I've always loved this car! A wonderful vehicle! The one thing I didn't understand was the comments on the PRV engine . They mentioned that no one was using the engine in the states at that time and that it wouldn't pass emissions but Volvo had been using it since 1975 . And at 1981 was selling cars with the PRV engine in them . I own a 1978 Volvo 264 with a PRV .
SmokeyJA:
The 3-barrel carberated version was available in the USA in the Peugeot 604 until the end of the 1981 model year (TD exclusive for next 3 years)....biggest problems with that odd-fire V6 until the even firing version came out in the mid-1980s.....horrible idle and abysmal fuel economy.
Had Delorean insisted on getting small-block V8s from AMC or Chrysler (both manufacturers in the dump and would have sold V8s to Delorean)......the car may have survived. Offering an anemic V6 ....it was a guaranteed failure.....Bonafide Sports Cars were all V8 powered.....no credentials with a V6.
Being engineered by the Lotus folks....failure was also guaranteed too....UK/British cars equate to dog sh&t :D !
Very very good video, really enjoyed it. It is very sad that DMC failed
Amazing video, I'm not a fan of this DeLorean but this video opened my eyes .Thank you.
brilliant production and amazing story. Thank you
Awesome as usual, guys. I love your longer form stuff even more than the shorter videos.
Thanks for putting in the effort to make this - I enjoyed learning about it all. I imagine that unless you sell it to a TV network it was a bit of a resource drain, so thanks even more.
I'm a rabid delorean fan. Always loved those cars and always will! That design was and is years ahead of its time, and I'm willing to bet that if it were built in mass production today it would be a runaway success.
Absolutely superb - well done Carfection!
Well done documentary. Thank you for telling this story.
The BEAUTIFUL DELOREAN💖. The creation was Amazing.
Very good
Superb documentary,
Awesome video. Thanks for making!
great documentary!
What a spectacular story. Jason Torchinsky would love it.
A very satisfying video, I really enjoyed this documentary and I learned a few things, even better!
Really, really enjoyed this guys - thank you. This and your piece on Norman Dewis are just fantastic, please keep doing the documentaries!
Great job guys at carfection really impressive ....thank you
I was going to say, not once in 47 minutes were the words "Back to the Future" uttered, but at 45:50 they were. Hahaha- almost!
I was too absorbed in the discussion to be thinking about a fantasy film. Simultaneous engineering.. . 😳
Loved watching this. Great work guys.
Thanks for an amazing documentary.
this documentary doesnt deserve this 74.048 this deserve more than million
I've been obsessed with the DeLorean since 1989 (Back to the Future naturally). I have all the toy cars, books, documentaries, I've been to the DeLorean shop in Huntington Beach and sat in one of the few BTTF TV show cars, and it's great to know how much love and sacrifice went into making it. I wish the company would have been successful. Too bad crowd funding didn't exist back then. I know they're trying to bring it back. I hope it does!!
Wish we have a time-machine- the good old days-THANK-YOU MR DeLorean-may you r-i-p
There is a DeLorean dealership near my house, it is so cool to see so many in one place.
real or fakes?'
fakes??
+newmabreu96
There are no replica DeLoreans that I know of, anywhere.
They are real, the dealership is the only existing original DMC dealer, it's on Long Island.
$25k-$55k
newmabreu96 No such thing as a fake DeLorean ....... EVER
Love this story about a highly respected man and his car !!!
Great film guys. Keep up the good work
That was great, love the long form videos
Great video!!!
great video. great channel.
Bloody terrific, well done
awesome video. Thank you!
That was amazing. I've learned so much.
Two of my favourite car channels come together.
More of this please!
Look at the view count. There's not much incentive for them to take their time away from higher view count/more profitable videos. Unless, of course, they have a bunch of free time. That's just how UA-cam works. Consider this: creators make about $1 per 1,000 views. Unless DeLorean is paying them for this video, they've made about thirty-one bucks, and presumably spent dozens and dozens of man-hours on it. Maybe they'll sell it to a TV network. That could make some money.
the masses prefer cat videos over knowledge and inspiration - that's how UA-cam works. lol
+Carfection it's incredible!
+Carfection I really appreciate the high effort. You did well for the civilization. This story really is worth being explained, told and spread.
I am very interested in the DMC history and after being familiar with Car Crash and other John Z. Delorean videos and testimonies. This was probably a much better insight of what happened inside the gates, rather than what we've been told until now, which was usually from an outside POV. Thanks for the amazing compilation of testimonies, +Carfection!
I worked with Delorean Mcclane on the Delorean car project and had him selling it as a time machine, because it would keep perfect time running the track.
That was great, thank you!
Great video!
Truly excellent film.
44:25 - But I've seen a right hand drive version of the DMC 12, that apparently was sold officially in the U.K..
They convert about 20 cars to RHD
@@chrisp7214 Convert? It looked factory, and not a butch job. Interesting that you would comment today since yesterday I looked thru my print pictures, and found the pictures of that car again.
@@Reparaturkanal Those 20 or so cars were converted by Wooler-Hodec by order of the factory. WH specializes in converting LHD vehicles to RHD; DMC chose to use their services to expedite engineering the car for RHD markets. DeLorean closed before the factory could begin producing and selling RHD cars.
Oh damn Matt farrah and carfection! Awesome video just for those
No matter what anyone may think about John Zachary DeLorean, there can be no denying that he was a visionary who had the cojones to go out there and make his vision happen. He was GM's top design engineer who had 44 automotive patents under his belt and was in line to be their next CEO but DeLorean wanted GM to become more cutting edge and innovative and make the type of cars he wanted to build but all GM wanted to do is build these little candy-ass four-cylinder cars to compete against Japanese imports. DeLorean refused so he resigned from a $600,000-a-year position to found his own company. He may have failed but how many of us would have the guts to risk it all to follow our dreams? And one more thing, of the 9000 original DeLoreans built, more than 6,500 were still on the road 20 years later. Those cars were built to last, not like today's cars that fall apart when their warranties expire.
The Peugeot engines were definitely not built to last.
@@ADUSN Maybe not but a car won't last 20 years if it doesn't have a good engine.
@@georgfriedrichhandel4390 a car with a cult following will last however long people want it to. These were not reliable cars. Longevity does not equal reliability either.
Wow! Awesome video.
This is amazing. BRB, gonna go hug "Loren" in my garage.
I'm reversing the name "DeLoris". ;)
Bravo...such a unique story
If GMC hadn't been allowed to do so many mergers, and antitrust laws were enforced, lots of innovative companies would exist.
the greatest documentary ever about John Delorean an the DMC 12
Great job!!!
Fantastic :)
Fantastic film!!!
Awesome documentary!
Could you gives us the name of intro song/composition?
Thanks!
vw closed westomreland in 1988. DMC was long gone by then 34:00
Great documentary, give me more, some Lotus next time please.
I agree with the last guy. Cars that have flaws. U will get to know ur car better. Its personal.
I kind of expected Matt in this video haha
Same
wheres the million mile delorean
The silver painted parts of the car, front facia, rear bumper, always bothered me. They always looked darker.
Bobby Sands 19:42 Disallowed to be an MP with a criminal record or whilst on Remand in Prison. Convicted prisoners have never been allowed to wear their own clothes.
Loved the Delorean and loved John Delorean.
John was an experienced Engineer. Where did he get his Delorean ( back 2 de futr) design from ?
His name is Delorean Mcclane not John Delorean. I was John attached to Delorean Mcclane's name in a news paper article about court that I got the case against him dismissed
Well Done 👏👏
Thanks for this
What is the name of the song in the background during the last 3 minutes of the video?
love matt in the video
who's matt?
google the smoking tire
+Pedro Teixeira ikr
+Muhammad Auzan thanks!
I m from Northern Ireland it's a shame this company failed.
Does anybody know what the music is playing at the end?
Their is people that don't like the car. But i LOVE 💘 the car💖💖💖💖💖!
1:24 **Confused Bricklin and Mercedes-Benz 300SL noises**
He is the mandelorean
Guys where is the Levante review?
a great man !
MORE MATT ON CARFECTION !!
so let me get this straight the worst decision of John De Lorean in his life span was to increase the made car per day number from 50 to 80 ? damn the 80' where crazy
19 3 2005 19 3 2021 R.I.P
You left out the part about John DeLoren basically being a criminal. And just not the cociane deal. He had a long history of ripping off people.
Maybe these people should get their story straight. I was John, Delorean Mcclane was the manufacturer of the Delorean car. I was just the advertiser and lawyer in a court case
Great car, great engineering and ahead of its time yet the worst place possible to open a new factory and a brand new car company. It will still be an terrible choice to open an factory in Northern Ireland even still today due to never ending tension.
Matt looks really heavy in those side shots. I hope he's healthy.
I'm just wondering ... if some company today made an DeLorean EV; would it sell?
Definitly not
There actually is a delorean ev
Yes especially if ford or gm bought it, it will be remodelled and change the engine either v6 or v8 motor
DMC Texas built a prototype a few years ago with plans to offer it - Matt did a Tuned driving it - but have since cancelled the project.
wow.