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DeLorean 1977-1995 Gold Portfolio

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The delivery was efficient. The disappointment came when I opened the book. I bought this book as a gift for my son. I had no idea that the ENTIRE inside of the book was totally black and white even all the great pictures. The only color on this book is the cover. I wish I would have realized it before I bought it. The info is great just the presentation is disappointing. If I had seen it in a bookstore I would not have bought it. I hope my son likes it regardless.

I am looking to purchase a DeLorean and needed some general information about the car, the brand, the person etc.. This particular book is not more than a collection of black & white news clippings from various newspapers around the world. Quality of the print is acceptable (not excellent) and there are no coloured images. Although the information is interesting, you read the same stories 100 times again because many newspapers apparently wrote the same things about Delorean. Being somewhat disapppointed, I looked at Wikipedia and within minutes found the information and facts I needed, clearly written, not repetitive and without having to pay for it. This is not a bad book, I just think the description on Amazon is not clear enough. Probably a good book for someone who already owns a DeLorean and wants to complete his collection of DeLorean books.

DeLorean was a great man, like Henry Ford. I regret how the British government treated him. It just shows that our antitrust laws can be circumvented on the global scale. Big business doensn't like competition. On a happy note, they still manufacture DeLorean's if you want to buy one. They're in the price range of 20 grand. Not bad for a great car that has style. DeLorean was a great Christian man who was blackmailed by our own government for the sake of big business. Between English government and our own government, it just shows how our government has become of the rich and powerful, by the rich and powerful and for the rich and powerful.

The De Lorean DMC-12 (manufactured 1981-1982) was and remains to this day an automobile classic of all time--not only because of its superb styling and its role in the "Back to the Future" films but also because its history typified the central theme of Greek tragedy: a fatal flaw (in this case, reliance on unfulfiled promises of the British government), eliciting pity and fear in those witnessing it. This book, providing reprints of the most important motor magazine articles evaluating the car, is a must for De Lorean fans. To be sure, Clarke's book should be purchased along with John Z. DeLorean's autobiography (titled, simply, "DeLorean," Zondervan, 1985) and the second edition of John Lamm's "De Lorean: The Stainless Steel Illusion" (Red Lion Press, 2003). It is of more than passing interest that John DeLorean himself, having created a genuinely transcendent automobile--one that is indeed timeless. as this book illustrates--ultimately became a Christian believer.