The car was designed by [[John Z. DeLorean]], the former head of [[General Motors]], and built by the DeLorean Motor Company. The cars were manufactured at a factory in [[Northern Ireland]] for only 2 years, 1981 and 1982, before financial difficulties forced the factory to close. Only a total of about 9,200 automobiles were produced. Although a failure in its time, today the DeLorean is a collector's item.<ref>http://www.home.no/delorean/dmcinc.htm</ref><ref>http://www.who2.com/johndelorean.html</ref> | The car was designed by [[John Z. DeLorean]], the former head of [[General Motors]], and built by the DeLorean Motor Company. The cars were manufactured at a factory in [[Northern Ireland]] for only 2 years, 1981 and 1982, before financial difficulties forced the factory to close. Only a total of about 9,200 automobiles were produced. Although a failure in its time, today the DeLorean is a collector's item.<ref>http://www.home.no/delorean/dmcinc.htm</ref><ref>http://www.who2.com/johndelorean.html</ref> |