John deloreon fiero gt (Page 1/7) Air_johnson22 MAY 30, 10:10 AM I purchased a 86 Fiero gt in mint condition, just had odds and ends to finish and didn’t run electrical issues - from a guys wife that he passed away . The only clue I had to what it was is that it had a historical plate . And there was a date and a signature intials on the inside of the hood - I fixed it up and took it to its first cruise in show at Gilmore’s museum , I had the engine bay open and a member of Gilmore’s walked by and saw it and told me a interesting story - he claimed that in 86 him and his wife were touring the Fiero plant and there was a guy inspecting the finished cars and installing fireproof wraps then dating and intimating the hood , 2 guys heroahi the designer and also who he claimed to be the primal designer John deloreon . This was the man that stood infornt of him - they went out to lunch and he picked his brain and he claimed john said they squashed the original design because gm was afariad it would compete with the corvette and hurt corvette sales , and he was getting paid to come back and inspect as a contractor in 86 . Now the Gilmore’s guy claimed that my car was number 15 that he knew of that was in existence that was inspected by john deloreon, so how would I find out if there is any solid truth to this story to prove if this car is really number 15 ? ------------------ Scott j RWDPLZ MAY 30, 02:02 PM FieroJimmy MAY 30, 06:35 PM DeLorean left GM in 1973. He had nothing to do with Fieros. reinhart MAY 31, 08:12 AM quote Originally posted by FieroJimmy: DeLorean left GM in 1973. He had nothing to do with Fieros. LOL was just going to say this. He was long gone. Also the Fiero wasn't cancelled in 86 Air_johnson22 MAY 31, 08:54 AM quote Originally posted by reinhart: LOL was just going to say this. He was long gone. Also the Fiero wasn't cancelled in 86 You are correct he did leave , in the post I put up , you will read deloreon was in Pontiac in 86 as a contractor not a employee to inspect the fire protection and install . According to the man at Gilmore’s museum ( who was the and talked to him and had lunch with him ) this is solid , the question that I had would be on how to get this authencated . There are appently 50 of these cars out there according to Gilmore’s museum that were inspected but it is unknown how many out of the 50 were inspected by deloreon , according to Gilmore’s museum this would be number 15 that is known steve308 MAY 31, 10:44 AM George Washington balanced my wheels last week. He looked good for his age. css9450 MAY 31, 12:07 PM quote Originally posted by Air_johnson22: According to the man at Gilmore’s museum..... He's the guy to ask. Not us. johnyrottin MAY 31, 12:52 PM One of the factory assembly line workers just confirmed that Delorean had been on the floor inspecting certain cars. He is not sure what Delorean was brought in for but he was there “inspecting” something or some things. Air_johnson22 MAY 31, 12:56 PM quote Originally posted by johnyrottin: One of the factory assembly line workers just confirmed that Delorean had been on the floor inspecting certain cars. He is not sure what Delorean was brought in for but he was there “inspecting” something or some things. Thank you , these are the kind of answers I am looking for , I’ve been getting discouraged and disappointed in some of the comments - thank you for your input Air_johnson22 MAY 31, 12:58 PM quote Originally posted by johnyrottin: One of the factory assembly line workers just confirmed that Delorean had been on the floor inspecting certain cars. He is not sure what Delorean was brought in for but he was there “inspecting” something or some things. Thank you for your input , and this is the kind of answers I am looking for , I was getting dicoraged and disinterested in some of the answers I have been receiving - thank you