I've read elsewhere that the car in the photo is supposed to be the concept version of the detomaso pantera. Another very cool car in its day.
The original dmc12 was built not far away from my hometown and there was always a lot of buzz about it. John Delorean was a legend in my eyes. He managed to completely screw the British government and get away with it. I always thought it was sad the way the FBI decided to set him up on a cocaine deal. Possibly wasn't the best way for him to make some quick cash but his heart was in the right place trying to get money to save the jobs of the workers at the plant.