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Sesiom Summers · 11-25-2012, 11:44 PM

uops soorry for the title is John DeLorean was the creator of the first GM muscle car?

is true that John DeLorean, was the creator of the first GM muscle car? (Pontiac GTO) also help in designing the Firebird and Grand Prix, camaro and 2 gen camaro? if that is true why the DeLorean car doesnt have a GM V6 or even a V8, if him gaveto GM so much why GM did not help him?

some wiky

1960
"DeLorean's most notable contribution to Pontiac was the Pontiac GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato), a muscle car named after the Ferrari 250 GTO. It evolved from the practical 1961 Pontiac Tempest, which DeLorean later evolved into the Pontiac LeMans. The GTO debuted as a Tempest/LeMans option package with a larger, more powerful engine in 1964. It is credited for saving Pontiac from their dated stigma as producer of the "old lady's car" by creating a design that symbolized a generation of new, younger, more affluent drivers with a need for speed and style.

From its launch in 1964, sales of the car and its popularity continued to grow dramatically in the following years. DeLorean received almost total credit for the success of the "first muscle car", which is probably due in large part to his talent for self-promotion. As with any new vehicle development, scores of individuals are involved with the conceptualizing, engineering, and marketing – but John DeLorean became the singular golden boy of Pontiac, and was rewarded with his 1965 promotion to head the entire Pontiac division."

Some time later...

"In response to the "pony car" market dominated by the wildly-successful Ford Mustang, DeLorean turned to the 14th Floor for permission to offer a smaller version of the Pontiac Banshee Show car for 1966. DeLorean's version was rejected because of GM's concern that his design would take away sales from the Corvette, their flagship performance vehicle, so instead they forced him to work with the existing Camaro design. He could only make changes to the front and rear of the car and even had to use the same fenders. The vehicle, the Pontiac Firebird, introduced for the 1967 model year became even more popular throughout the 70s."

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Sesiom Summers Drives: 94 Z28 / 01 Z28 / 2015 50th GT Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Park-FL /Bogota Col Posts: 447	All be uops soorry for the title is John DeLorean was the creator of the first GM muscle car? is true that John DeLorean, was the creator of the first GM muscle car? (Pontiac GTO) also help in designing the Firebird and Grand Prix, camaro and 2 gen camaro? if that is true why the DeLorean car doesnt have a GM V6 or even a V8, if him gaveto GM so much why GM did not help him? some wiky 1960 "DeLorean's most notable contribution to Pontiac was the Pontiac GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato), a muscle car named after the Ferrari 250 GTO. It evolved from the practical 1961 Pontiac Tempest, which DeLorean later evolved into the Pontiac LeMans. The GTO debuted as a Tempest/LeMans option package with a larger, more powerful engine in 1964. It is credited for saving Pontiac from their dated stigma as producer of the "old lady's car" by creating a design that symbolized a generation of new, younger, more affluent drivers with a need for speed and style. From its launch in 1964, sales of the car and its popularity continued to grow dramatically in the following years. DeLorean received almost total credit for the success of the "first muscle car", which is probably due in large part to his talent for self-promotion. As with any new vehicle development, scores of individuals are involved with the conceptualizing, engineering, and marketing – but John DeLorean became the singular golden boy of Pontiac, and was rewarded with his 1965 promotion to head the entire Pontiac division." Some time later... "In response to the "pony car" market dominated by the wildly-successful Ford Mustang, DeLorean turned to the 14th Floor for permission to offer a smaller version of the Pontiac Banshee Show car for 1966. DeLorean's version was rejected because of GM's concern that his design would take away sales from the Corvette, their flagship performance vehicle, so instead they forced him to work with the existing Camaro design. He could only make changes to the front and rear of the car and even had to use the same fenders. The vehicle, the Pontiac Firebird, introduced for the 1967 model year became even more popular throughout the 70s."