The Case of John DeLorean: RCR Stories

[@ingusmant]

It's funny how two guys out of PA can make a better documentary than pretty much any tv channel out there

[@TheDonCucaracho]

ingusmant English majors with social anxieties make great writers

[@nitehawk86]

Rick Sebak is from PA

[@TV-8-301]

I'm glad he doesn't overdo it with "dramatic" effects and whatnot, just lets the story speak for itself

[@michaelr4063]

ingusmant I couldn't agree more

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I won't believe they are human until they come and talk with us little guys here.

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

John was a fantastic engineer and brilliant auto designer.!!! I was very lucky and met him in California and had lunch with him in Atherton. He loved Pontiac... RIP John

[@angryclown1990]

Still need an RCR about the war between Ford and Ferrari at the 24 Hours of LeMans

[@nimeshchokshi1921]

Angry Clown 1990 Yes, yes, 100% yes!

[@iamstd2]

There's a somewhat detailed story about it on the Grand Tour.

[@peacefrog0521]

iamstd2 and an even more lengthy and detailed treatment on Amazon that the Grand Tour used its footage from. “The 24 Hour War”.

[@MichaelD8393]

Maybe one about the infamous 1955 Le Mans Disaster.

[@MichaelD8393]

1,000,000%

[@magnusbuinevits9535]

Suggestion: The story of SAAB

[@Biohazard195]

Magnus Buinevits Donut Media made an "Up to Speed" video on SAAB

[@magnusbuinevits9535]

Biohazard195 So did Top Gear, but I see that there is potential to do it better than either of those

[@LrulestheworldM8]

I second this. SAAB got an unfair death at the hands of the evil "new gm".

[@MrJMS814]

GM saved Saab

[@dontmesswitbill9161]

@@MrJMS814 How did GM did save Saab? Thats like saying FCA saved Chrysler(btw, they didn't)

[@johnignaczak7242]

in 1974.... "Peace Walker incident Occurred" you have just reached the level of legend in my book now... well done

[@thrillbilldeluxe]

"War . . . War never changes" . . . . . . . . Problem?

[@darcgibson5099]

Haha im glad someone else noticed the nods to MGS history throughout the video. In one of them one of the historical milestones is “Major Zero disappears of the face off the earth”

[@Windrammer]

My grandfather owned Visioneering, which was the company that built the Delorean prototype. Almost put him out of business too

[@brian83071]

I believe Visioneering also built the Vixen 21 prototype if I recall when Bill Collins later started his own company. You should join the Delorean Fanatics group on Facebook. They would love to hear any stories you may have.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

"No guts no glory.". I am sure your Grandfather "lived" by that motto, and I am sure that mishap would not have changed his mind.

[@chrispompano]

@Windrammer: Wow! Does your family still own Visioneering??? Finally I found 2nd person who can maybe connect a dot. Did your grandfather ever tell you "where" the stainless came from? My grandfather told me a story of the sorts when i was little, & he would've been the one who cold-rolled that specialty stainless used on the Delorean prototype!!!! There's whole backstory about why the Delorean was made with non-domestic Stainless steel.....he was cut off & blacklisted by his rivals & obscure doc. I saw.... I'm able to confirm this someday "if" this retired industry steel tycoon will tell me!

[@weir-t7y]

Don't think I missed those MGS3 references. You're pretty good, Roman

[@christopherconard2831]

As a footnote. Arthur Anderson, the company that sued him for fraud, went on to represent Enron. AA execs barely escaped doing federal time for misrepresenting the value of Enron. They have been effectively wiped out by penalties and lawsuits.

[@brandoncarlson340]

John Delorean should be looked apon as a aspiring individual who had great talent and a intoxicating personality. He is a example of what shere will power of a human being can accomplish. He's one of the legends "or car god...if you will" of automotive history.

[@That_AMC_Guy]

I don't think he was an inherently bad person, none of us know exactly how things played out. But can any of us say we'd have done things any differently in an effort to realize our dreams?? We all can agree we'd do whatever was within our power to accomplish our goals..... And that's the stuff Legends are made from.

[@mattkaustickomments]

He’s also a classic Executive Sociopath.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@mattkaustickomments As defined by the likes of karl marx. Be careful. Understand the premise of what you were told to think. :)

[@EarthSurferUSA]

You are right, 100%, (thank you). It was free men with that spirit, that created our free enterprise system and the industrial revolution that basically got mankind out of the dirt. Things are backwards today, and the American population now sees the propaganda on how great it is to eat bugs. I am glad to see somebody who knows what a hero is, (and they do not come from the state). Thank you again. IMO, DeLorean and Tucker had the same problem. They thought it was fine to do business with government(s). They had a poor business philosophy, and that philosophy caught the nations free enterprise system on fire and burned it to the ground. For example, communism and our free enterprise system, the philosophies of them,---were never compatible. The results are in.

[@connorjones9250]

Please could you talk about the collapse of British Leyland

[@keyser1884]

This would be great. Such a mess of infighting, union disputes, government interference and poor management choices.

[@ApexTalk1]

30 part series there!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@keyser1884 Infighting, union disputes, poor management choices,---all stem from government interference. In fact, the entire failure of our free enterprise system is due to government interference, as the largest factor of the problem. Anything else can be fixed relativity quickly in a true free market, like the depression of 1920.

[@Oscuros]

@@EarthSurferUSA You clearly have no idea of even basic economics. Here's just one problem of no regulation, back in classical Greek times, some guy cornered the market by buying all the olive presses and put the prices right up. So they invented a new word, Monopoly and had to do a rule to stop that, ever since then we've evolved and had to make more rules to make the market fair or people exploit others, or there is no safety or quality, because those are overheads, remember? so we actually tried that long ago and each time with each new innovation there are now problems and new people trying to corner markets or exploit others, so companies have to be broken up, like IBM, the MS and now people are talking about Amazon and Google. Save the silly fairy stories for your own mind and don't waste other people's time with them, eh?

[@MrBlazemaster525]

@@EarthSurferUSA lol

[@ALAPINO]

I know how weird the story is... I'm just here to watch you tell it. Slowly, as I sip this moderately enjoyable Scotch.

[@Ooogadaboogadayayaya69nice]

God you sound like my boyfriend Jake XD

[@ALAPINO]

Your boyfriend, Jake, sounds like a moderately interesting chap.

[@lijink2000]

Beer.....

[@Knealeriley]

You should give him a rusty trombone too

[@nicklehne7486]

Civ V...

[@AngryCatMan1982]

Another great RCR Story as always. I feel another great episode would be the legend of Preston Tucker. Truly a great visionary that was ahead of his time.

[@thisguy8100]

Idk how long after yall look at the comments but i wanted to let yall at RCR know that i for one love these RCR stories and have watched each atleast 5 times. i am a dork and a history major hoping to somehow make a life out of automotive history so these are like gold mines for me and make my week whenever a new one gets uploaded lol.....im writing this rather than work on a term paper in true college spirit.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

I want an alternative history movie involving John DeLorean saving the company by being a successful drug dealer.

[@kz1000ps]

Hell, I want a video game of that. Vice City meets a car manufacturing sim.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

Automation II: the Cocaine Cartel Tycoon Game. I'd buy that.

[@ApexTalk1]

Automation DLC

[@Caledon91]

Breaking Back to the Future

[@m92quad55]

kz1000ps that would be the greatest thing ever

[@steveyknoxville]

Simply outstanding... I've seen docos, movies about Delorian, this surpasses them all, well done RCR.

[@NotBen101]

This guy's giving me the motivation to finish grad school and get another part of my cpa done with.

[@blujitsu2180]

This is probably the ideal story for dry RCR wit.

[@devlad]

This is meticulously researched and really well presented and even though I thought I knew the DeLorean story, I didn't know all of it. You don't give yourself enough credit, Roman

[@biohazardshrimp]

I will never stop loving the DMC-12. My grandfather bought one new and I fell in love that day. I have never managed to find one I could afford and now they are getting out of my price range.

[@scroop]

I like the subtle trolling of using a photo of the 1982 Bonneville, a/k/a the Worst Bonneville Ever, when discussing JZD's involvement in the development of the '57 Bonnie.

[@negil]

My friend has an uncle with one of the gold plated DeLoreans. It's long since been in a museum. But it's still a pretty crazy thing to be able to claim.

[@peacefrog0521]

Suggestions: Maybe something from the British motor industry. Colin Chapman, McLaren, Aston-Martin...

[@sreyemhtes]

So good. Writing. Narration. Slide show. Length. Inflation adjustment on costs and salaries. Just great

[@theeoddments960]

YES RCR STORIES IS BACK OMFG

[@airhorn2111]

Nicholas Hillyer Happiness has returned to my life

[@redburst8]

Give us a story about AMC next!

[@DIYPanda1]

One on Smokey Yunick would be awesome. What a guy!

[@Flargenyargen]

That was a real ride. It had everything! Drugs, bankruptcy, a monorail. Good stuff, Roman! Thanks for sharing this.

[@dcanmore]

I'd like to add a few things that's not included. The DMC-12 was meant to carry a Citroen-developed Wankel rotary engine, but cancelled the project when it became prohibitively expensive (it was mean't to power all Citroens). The PRV unit was federalised for emissions and only produced 128hp in US-spec; testing in NIreland with a Euro-spec engine produced 160hp and 0-60 hit under 8 secs. (sources say 7.8). The car is basically a reskinned Lotus Esprit S2, they are much closer than cousins, more like siblings. Colin Chapman was implicated in the fraud part of the story, there was deemed to be enough evidence for imprisonment but he died before indictment.

[@barryervin8536]

The DeLorean is in no way a "reskinned" Lotus. DeLorean commissioned Lotus to design a platform, but didn't use it because it would have been too expensive, so they designed their own platform. Lotus never designed or built a rear engine car and never would have, their design was mid engine. That didn't stop DeLorean from putting Lotus badges on the early cars, until Lotus made them take them off. I was a mechanic at a DeLorean dealership back in the 80s and I can assure you that they were horrible cars, and every employee at the dealership would have agreed with me. John DeLorean was a con man.

[@brettcooper3893]

Colin Chapman was also the reason Number Six drove a Lotus in The Prisoner.

[@chrisp7214]

@@barryervin8536 What a load of tosh.

[@barryervin5297]

@@chrisp7214 Whatever you say. If you wish to continue believing in the delusional myth that the DeLorean was a good car, feel free.

[@dvddmc]

What a great story am glad that it was told. I Got to Meet Mr. DeLorean at the 1997 DMC Meet in Cleavland. What a great and humble man he was. It was an Honor.

[@HoodOrnament91]

Getting my DeLorean ready for spring while listening to this.

[@TheophilusMaximus]

You guys are making car content that's entertaining enough for me to watch with my girlfriend, who barely cares about cars. Love it.

[@UnlinealHand]

Group B rally next please! These are dope, Nick, I look forward to every one. Good job.

[@matt_b...]

Great Scott, Marty ... another DeLorean episode!

[@unclejoe7373]

haha

[@ExtremePotato]

1 HOUR OF PURE RCR STORIES THANK YOU

[@FramesFTW]

This is my favorite content on RCR. Period.

[@dcanmore]

Thanks Roman, I enjoyed that. It's always an interesting story from whichever angle you look at it.

[@everydaychris5597]

Damn Roman, you killed it! I can't help but absolutely adore this channel, but this particular segment has made me a fan for life. This is exactly the focus and story we needed, leaving out all the BTF heresay. Seriously, thanks for your keen investigative and narrative skills on this personal hero.

[@BrendanMacWade]

Thank you, Roman. This is epic. See you at the New York show, maybe. Let's see this story get 100K+ views!

[@AlexBrooks1988]

As a delorean dmc 12. Owner this was really well done Mr regular thank you Alex

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Alex Brooks The Roman does these

[@AlexBrooks1988]

2bit MarketAnarchist thank you I did not notice the voice. Good job Roman

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Alex Brooks NP my dude

[@Planag7]

Lovely as always. Bring a former DeLorean owner myself, nice to hear more of the story from other people. C:

[@NotAud]

I appreciate this video infinitely more now that I know what you gave up to work on it, Nick. I'm glad that my stupid comment on Twitter ages ago put a smile on your face, and I hope that smile carries forward despite all.

[@hf7188]

Outstanding research and story telling, Roman. Just a small tid-bit, the DMC-12, Giorgetto Giugiaro, the surname is also read as Gi in Giorgetto, so "Jioo-jah-ro". Love your work, man, can't wait for more stories.

[@primaltone]

Great listen. I had no idea how accomplished DeLorean was before the DMC12. The Roman has found a calling in automotive story telling.

[@paulfelton4530]

Superb documentary, really enjoyed that.

[@SPcamert]

My folks had a '73 Vega. The shifter was held onto the linkage by one bolt that would periodically come loose. So every so often you'd be driving and suddenly couldn't shift anymore so you'd have to stop the car, get out, crawl under the car, and hand-tighten the shifter connection in order to get home so you could use some tools to make it last a bit longer. Real quality machine there.

[@AdmiralSenn]

Thank you for making one of the few accurate, fact-based DMC stories I've ever seen. Fantastic job. As an owner I get hit with every misinformed and stupid twist on this story you can imagine, it's nice to have someone tell the story straight for a change.

[@Chris-gy6dl]

Hey, For your next reveiw could you please do the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon? The shortly produced version with four headlights and coke bottle styling? It's a super overlooked car that attempted to compete with the Miata and Celica.

[@Digimer]

Absolutely amazing, as always. The Delorean is my attainable dream car, and the background story has always complicated that when I tell people as much. This is a great and neutral telling of the story and gets into more context than most others. Thanks.

[@vogonford]

Honestly.... I'm mostly subscribed to RCR these days just for RCR Stories. Keep it up, Roman!

[@s3vR3x]

RCR Stories are my favorite RCR's!! Keep them coming please!!

[@oldbuddyhouse]

Loved it. Goo-jar-ee-oh. You put the eye in Italian pronunciation. All kidding aside, a lovely treatment of an important story with RCR charm (don’t-sue-me pics and video)

[@makethekermitment6500]

I love these. Thank you, Roman (Nick) for these truly captivating accounts of car history. They are beyond quality work. Please keep them coming if you can.

[@melvinshelton8448]

Can we all agree that the "sense of the meeting" (as the Quakers say) is that every narrated piece on the channel should include a vocal or printed credit acknowledging the identity of the Narrator. I swear I think this one was Stephen Furst (R.I.P.), who portrayed the character of Vir so brilliantly in (arguably) the best science fiction show in the history of television, Babylon 5. This vid was very well written - and very well narrated. No stumbling over mispronounced or misunderstood words here. And...my God, there is inflection in there! And it matches the meaning! But the piece leaves me sad. I learned to drive in my beloved Bugs, and my factory-red camper van (Why did they call you a "station wagon? I miss you...), that hauled us painfully out of the middle of the Sonoran Desert. I put hundreds of thousands of miles on my Volkswagens. Unfortunately, that includes the last one, a diesel Golf. Hearing the story on this vid at least gives me some reason for my last VW experiences. VW with the SOS. No ethics left in that company aaaaTALL. Onkel Adolf must be proud.

[@wingedhorsegarage473]

I like the shot of the Fiero interior in the story of the DeLorean. The Fiero was a lightweight realization of Delorean’s Banshee design.

[@AdamAus85]

Major Zero. A MGS reference? Very coool.

[@lm7bird680]

Pre chevy delorean is a true role model who cared about family values and the value of hard work. I want to follow in his footsteps and become an automotive engineer

[@ol6halodude577]

Pretty damned insightful epilogue there, H-Canon man! You summed up the most valuable part of, “The Meaning of Life”! Excellent documentary sir!

[@mediaicon8774]

Just watched a bunch of these, and wanted to say thank you. Thank you for taking the time to do the research and analysis for these. Thanks

[@rodf73]

Thank you for the DeLorean Story. Powerful last sentence to live by and remember.

[@mzrzfxr]

Once again a good tale from the Roman, I like how it went into the man himself, not the DeLorean story itself which has played itself in perpetuity since it happened. Makes me wonder, what if the Roman told a story of Preston Tucker in the same vernacular?

[@TRDCelica]

Just watched the whole thing, what a great story mahk

[@MrYellowbananaman]

I like this style of video, good to sit back and listen too.

[@TastyBusiness]

If Monday car reviews are the yin of RCR, then RCR stories are the yang. One is stronger for having the other.

[@iflick7235]

Sorry to have only just discovered RegularCars. What an Industry Geek you are. Love this!

[@Shiruvan]

watched this thoroughly in one sitting, would do a few more times. something about RCR stories beats podcasts

[@marcscordato4385]

Your documentary’s are superb it’s what you do best.

[@niftybass]

I LOVE your narration style! Thanks for the education and entertainment!

[@gtx-808]

Is hard to get used to roman's voice but when u do is worth it

[@scottdelong1]

Very good writing on your closing RCR. Great summation.

[@bryanbusch6419]

We need the story of malcolm bricklin. He brought Subaru to the US, created his own car company, then brought the freakin Yugo.

[@jacobwallace6969]

Suggestion: The GM/Saturn EV1 and its eventual recall (aka why I don't trust the automotive industry to make any progress whatsoever under its own accord, don't even get me started on hydrogen fuel cell cars). I know there's already a great documentary on the subject (Who Killed the Electric Car, if anyone's interested), but it would be interesting to see your take on it.

[@CobaltBlaze93]

Jacob Wallace I second this notion. The EV1's story is a tragic one of betrayal from within, a car that GM had basically set up for failure from the start. And when it didn't fail like they wanted it to? They made it fail, murdered it in cold blood, because Big Oil had more pull than public opinion. It's definitely a story worth hearing with Roman's touch, I'd love to see that.

[@Legotruck82]

I want to know how the ev1 ended up with a gear selector I've only ever seen on a Toyota Soarer/Lexus SC.....so weird

[@MrDazydaz]

I saw a documentary about this and how thousands were destroyed.

[@MicrophonicFool]

An excellent telling of the tale. Eventually, I'd like to see you do one on Bricklen. A similar man, but New Brunswick instead of Ireland...

[@jacoblovins145]

kind of crazy to hear the name of my college mentioned in a video. I'm about to graduate with a degree in car design and I've seen john's children/grand children walking through our clay sculpting studio when I was a freshman. good video.

[@whatwhatyep]

I saw one of these on the road near me just yesterday. I think it's the first time I've seen one being used outside of shows.

[@MichaelD8393]

About time we got more RCR Stories from Roman. Can't wait for the next one.

[@keyser1884]

I love these stories Roman. I watched all 67 mins while sipping on a nice Bourbon. I have a notoriously short attention span, so that's saying a lot!

[@dougshaw2944]

Once again Roman, that was some damn fine research and reporting. Many years ago I studied the hell out of this story; to this day I thought that I had a real grasp on the life and times of JZD. Thought that I had found all of the important bullet points. As with any time someone thinks that they know all the aspects of a story, of course I didn't. Thanks for the history lesson.

[@agoogleuser8219]

Its amazing how DeLorean was able to pursue all this education and still support his mother and three siblings. There are so many people who have the drive and willpower that DeLorean had, but can no longer pursue higher education without incurring a life long debt.

[@CobaltBlaze93]

Wonderful storytelling as always, Roman. Hasn't been an RCR Story I don't like yet, keep it up!

[@lptomtom]

Outstanding! These are the best RCR videos by far, because the content is fascinating and the delivery is more diverse than Mr Regular's style

[@nickys1008]

You should do Ford v. Firestone next

[@ATi1300Ramiro]

Sift Nick I second this idea. I still remember seeing all of the news stories about the recalls and safety issues

[@rayseaman6204]

This is like watching a train wreck. You know how it's going to end, the blood shed, the screams, the horror...but you just cannot look away. Yet, another part of me still wishes Mr. Delorean had of succeeded. John, Thank You for those interesting cars at G.M. and D.M.C. ! Rest in peace.

[@shanec9672]

Echoing what a few other people are saying here. The inclusion of the Metal Gear Solid storyline is a fantastic addition to this.

[@ninjamaster3453]

He's was an amazingly talented man who succumbed to his vices.

[@Otokichi786]

Watching this epic tale, I am reminded of Preston Tucker, who was definitely ahead of his time.

[@sethlavinder]

Really starting to love this channel! All stuff of interest to me! Keep it up!

[@troxigg]

This needs to be a movie, its just surreal

[@airhorn2111]

RCR Stories is as educational and interesting as any documentary series out there.

[@FoxTick]

This is a treat! Good to have you guys back.

[@nimeshchokshi1921]

Can you do one on Carroll Shelby?

[@That_AMC_Guy]

There's a good idea! From Chicken Sauce to Turbo Dodges!

[@qwp0983]

So happy these are still a thing! ps: do Ferdinand Piëch?

[@greynolds17]

you mean porche?

[@qwp0983]

Gerrad Reynolds No, I mean Piëch. Grandson of Ferdinand Porsche and 10% owner of the Porsche holding company, he was once voted auto executive of the century. He worked motorsports at both Porsche and Audi, developed the 5 cylinder diesel for Benz and then headed to VW, with pet projects like the Phaeton and Veryon (he owns two), and LOTS of messy stuff, like a weird merger where Porsche tried to buy VW and Piëch got the CEOs of both fired.

[@tombstonejones9581]

Ben Beauvais I'm with you on that.

[@qwp0983]

siralanlordsugar No, I mean grandson. Piëch was born in Vienna, Austria, to Louise Piëch, (née Porsche) Ferdinand's daughter. Louise had some rather exceptional 911s over the years, too.

[@galaxywonders5165]

Suggestion: Story of Packard Motors

[@jasoncrinklaw9210]

This was absolutely fantastic - well done, gentlemen...well done, indeed.

[@farthuffington7814]

This is amazing... I love these episodes, you learn so much. Awesome story!

[@SparkZ1420]

All the Metal Gear Solid timeline mentions are fucking awesome

[@RoodeMenon]

The man never gave up on what he believed till the end. Nobody is perfect, Human is imperfect. But the guts this man had to sell his ideas is Incredible. Lessons for most of us sheep.

[@Saddletramp1200]

Beautiful! When I saw the DMC 12 with the LS engine I rubbed em' out till I needed medical attention.

[@PassiveDestroyer]

As always, your RCR Stories are excellent. Well done on this one. I enjoyed the MGS references as well.

[@joepinkstaff]

This is such a cool channel. Thank you for what you guys do, there was obviously a lot of effort put into this video.

[@CPWindsorsub]

This was awesome! I love listening to these and your podcasts when studying or doing homework.