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My understanding was that when Delorean went out of business, some investors bought up the inventory of unused parts. From them, they build brand new cars out of the NOS parts or refurbish existing cars. I do not think they manufacture any parts, but that may have changed.
Posted on: 2009/9/29 19:15
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Joe
Until recently there was a very small car museum in Bernardsville, New Jersey. "It was a storefront on a downtown street and held four cars. The display was changed 3 or 4 times a year. A few years ago there was a Packard display. There was a Grand Opening reception on a Sunday afternoon about a week after the show was set up. I think Packards East used it as a meeting so I drove down to meet my friends. On the way down I heard on the radio that John DeLorean had died the night before. After looking at the cars, and looking at the cars, and taking pictures of the cars, and talking to people, I wandered over to sign the guest book. About 4 spaces above where I put my name was John DeLorean's, dated 5 or 6 days before. Visiting the Packards was one off the last things he did Regards John Harley
Posted on: 2009/9/29 21:36
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thats amazing, he died at Overlook Hospital in Summit,New Jersey March 19, 2005 --- which is about a half hour from that museum --- at age 80 going to see the Packards must have really meant something to him ---- thats a great story John -- thanks for sharing it
Posted on: 2009/9/29 22:08
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Until recently there was a very small car museum in Bernardsville, New Jersey
Right John, that was the CWJ Museum, now defunct, though one of the principals is now involved in the Fairfield CT Concours. As I remember, you, I, Gerry & Jeff were on that visit.
Posted on: 2009/9/29 22:49
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That really is beyond cool that John Z had a last chance to check out those Packards.
Once of those Delorean shops is near me (Bellevue, near Seattle), should anyone need some local eyes let me know.
Posted on: 2009/9/29 22:57
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Who has my future '56 Patrician? Please let me know!
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I always thought these were cool cars but, depending how you look at it, they ended up as either the Tucker or Edsel of the 80's. I especially liked the stainless steel construction.
Posted on: 2009/9/30 1:41
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There is a John Z. Deloren listed in the Classic Car Club of America's 2009 Handbook and Members Roster. The address is in New Jersey.
Also, I understood from a friend, who owns a Deloren, that the Houston company was ready to start production on replicas just as soon as they could locate a right front fender to use as a pattern. He also said that this company has been a source of Deloren parts and service for many years and is well know in this community. P.S. What is the statement "...Packard, Ewing and Marquette..." mean? Who or what is Ewing? This makes no sense to me.
Posted on: 2009/9/30 12:16
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Under the leadership of William C. Durant, the General Motors Company was founded in 1908 to consolidate several motorcar companies producing Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland (later Pontiac), Ewing, Marquette, and other autos, as well as Reliance and Rapid trucks. GM introduced the electric self-starter commercially in its 1912 Cadillac, and this invention soon made the hand crank obsolete. GM remained based in Detroit and was reincorporated and named General Motors Corporation in 1916. The Chevrolet auto company and Delco Products joined GM in 1918, and the Fisher Body Company and Frigidaire joined in 1919 (the latter was sold in 1979).
Posted on: 2009/9/30 17:02
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Joe, thanks for taking time to address my question. I understand Marquette's place in auto history, but had never heard of Ewing. But regardless the statement makes no sense to me in the context of Packard in the time frame being discussed.
Posted on: 2009/9/30 17:17
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