Birth of John De Lorean
Birth of John De Lorean
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John De Lorean Biography and Timeline
Follow John De Lorean through 13 dated historical records for United States of America.
John De Lorean, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
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1925–2005Years on this page
1925
1973
Resignation of John De Lorean
De Lorean resigns from General Motors
1978
De Lorean Car Co
The UK Labour Government invest 55 million pounds for 2,500 jobs
1981
Invention of De Lorean Car
The De Lorean Car goes on the market
1982
Arrest of John De Lorean
De Lorean is arrested & charged with smuggling cocaine to raise money
Trial
Tried & convicted for drunk driving. Charged with conspiring to sell cocaine worth $24m to raise funds for his company. Accuses the Government of entrapment & is acquitted
1983
Liquidation-De Lorean
The De Lorean Car Company goes into liquidation
Liquidation-De Lorean
The Belfast factory closes having produced fewer than 10,000 cars
1985
Marriage
De Lorean & his model wife Christina Ferrare are divorced
1999
Bankruptcy
De Lorean is declared bankrupt
2000
Bankruptcy
Evicted from his 434-acre (175 hectare) estate in New Jersey
De Lorean Time
De Lorean founds De Lorean Time, selling expensive watches over the Internet
2005
Death of John De Lorean
Death of John De Lorean
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.