Retroist Podcast Episode 363 (DeLorean)

Retroist Podcast Episode 363 (DeLorean)

From Retroist Retro Podcast by The Retroist

April 24, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 363

About this episode

The episode explores the significance of the DeLorean car and its creator, John DeLorean, through personal memories and historical context.

There were a few cars that could stop me in my tracks when I was a kid, and the DeLorean was near the top of the list. We had one in my town, parked outside a dentist’s office, and just knowing it was amazing. It was not something you expected to see in everyday life. It looked like it had landed from somewhere else, all sharp lines and brushed metal, like the future had somehow ended up next to where I got scolded for not brushing properly. On this episode of the Retroist Podcast, I talk about what it was like to grow up with that kind of local landmark, a car that felt larger than life before I knew much at all about how it came to be. Back then, the DeLorean was just the DeLorean to me, a machine that stood apart from every other car on the road. Later on, of course, I came to understand that behind it was John DeLorean himself, a figure who was just as unusual, ambitious, and complicated as the car that carried his name. That is part of what makes this story so interesting to revisit. You cannot really separate the man from the machine. From there I get into both sides of that story. I talk about the car itself, why it looked the way it did, why it made such an impression…

People in this episode

Host: The Retroist

Topics covered

  • DeLorean
  • John DeLorean
  • automotive history
  • iconic cars
  • personal anecdotes

Keywords

  • DeLorean
  • John DeLorean
  • iconic cars
  • automotive history
  • nostalgia

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