Here’s a list of people associated with the original DeLorean businesses, as referenced in books and publications about the DeLorean.
Sol A. Shenk
Sol, a Russian immigrant to the United States, started a business in 1967 selling closeout and overstock car parts. The business, Consolidated Stores, took off when Sol switched to household goods. They renamed Consolidated Stores to be Big Lots (which was formerly called ‘Odd Lots’ across the country.) In the lat 1990s, Big Lots bought […]
R. J. Cowden
Helped build the last gullwing door to be built at DMC in Northern Ireland.
K. Ferris
Helped build the last right-hand gullwing door to be built at DMC in Northern Ireland.
Bill Haddad
Bill Haddad was a Director at DeLorean Motors.
Howard Weitzman
Howard Weitzman was a litigator who defended John DeLorean in the government entrapment scam. Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert USC School of Law John DeLorean’s attorney “Defending John DeLorean in the biggest case in the world 30 years ago.”
John DeLorean
John Z. DeLorean, a General Motors division manager and executive vice president, is credited with developing the first “muscle car,” the Pontiac GTO, along with many other innovations. After leaving GM, he launched the stainless steel-bodied DeLorean automobile, made even more famous as the time machine in the “Back to the Future” movies. Born: January […]
Bill Collins
Bill Collins (William Collins Jr.) was the head of Product Development at DMC. His official title was “.” ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER AT PONTIAC, VP OF ENGINEERING AT DELOREAN MOTOR COMPANY, FOUNDER OF VIXEN MOTOR COMPANY-PART I: THE PONTIAC YEARS FROM GM B-BODIES TO MOTORHOMES, WITH DELOREANS IN BETWEEN–PART II
Barrie Wills
The last employee of the DeLorean Motor Company, Ltd., Barrie Wills, joins DeLorean Talk to share his experiences with DMCL, his 50 years in the auto industry, his time with John Z. DeLorean, and a little known fact about the Dunmurry Motor Company.
Passed On
DeLorean employees who have passed away: Alan Hanna Anne Hope (freelance British auto journalist) Anne Stewart Anthony (Tony) McDade Anthony (Tony) Rudd (Lotus) Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman CBE (Lotus) Arthur ‘Art’ August (Grumman Aerospace) Arthur Miller (GKN Sankey) Barbara Hollinshead Brian Beharrell Campbell Kennedy Cecil Cullen Charles (Chuck) Belestre (Visioneering) Charles Dunn Charles Keith Bennington […]
C.R. “Dick” Brown
C.R. “Dick” Brown was the Vice-President for Marketing and President of DeLorean Motor Cars of America. Previously, he set up the nationwide Mazda dealer network in the United States of America. His office was at 2065 Gillette Ave., Irvine, CA 92614. Obituary C.R. “Dick” Brown, a Loving husband, devoted father and grandfather, reputable automotive business […]
Kenneth Cork
Kenneth Cork was the receiver who took charge of the DeLorean Motor Company factory when the British Government chose not to continue funding the company, and the jobs in Dunmurry. Born: 1913 Died: 1991
George Broomfield
George Broomfield was the Director of Manufacturing for DeLorean Motor Company. Born: February 13, 2021 Obituary George D. Broomfield, 82, of Sun City, AZ passed away on June 3, 2008. George served in the US Navy during WW II. Upon graduation from college, he joined GM Overseas Operations, where he held executive positions in Brazil, […]
Phil Gough
Helped build the last right-hand gullwing door to be built at DMC in Northern Ireland.
Hutch Barrett
Helped build the last gullwing door to be built at DMC in Northern Ireland.
B. Atkinson
Helped build the last right-hand gullwing door to be built at DMC in Northern Ireland.
Tom Kimmerly
DMC corporate attorney
Walter Strycker
Walter Strycker was DMC’s Chief Financial Officer Articles Belvedere businessman helped turn ‘Back to the Future’ car into a reality – August 28, 2019
Brian Boyle
Helped build the last right-hand gullwing door to be built at DMC in Northern Ireland.
