so why arnt all cars made with stainless steel body panels von?
Not cost effective.
They don't wear out. (wonder why cars today do not last nearly as long as they used to? Designed obsolescence, anyone?)
The company couldn't stay solvent at the price it was selling it's cars at. They cost more to produce than originally expected and therefore the market price had to follow suit.
John Delorean's reputation was besmirched by false accusations and very bad press, all of which he recovered from personally, but by the time it was found out that it was all untrue, the company was in shambles.
Their is still a thriving, vibrant community of Delorean DMC-12 owners and, in fact, one can still buy or assemble by one's self, a "new" DMC-12 utilizing unused OEM parts that were produced but never assembled at the plant.
http://www.delorean.com/(PS: That is not the only car he ever designed. Ever heard of a Pontiac GTO?
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