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ATLANTA (CNN) - John DeLorean, who developed the futuristic-looking sportscar that captured the country's attention during the early 1980s but ultimately proved to be a marketing failure, has died. He was 80.
DeLorean's death was confirmed by Tom Domlovil, a funeral director at A.J. Desmond & Sons, in Troy Mich.
Paul Connell, an owner of Desmond and Sons, said the Royal Oak, Mich., office is handling the arrangements. Connell said DeLorean died Saturday at the Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., from complications from a stroke.
A spokeswoman for the hospital would not confirm the death.
DeLorean's gull-winged car, which bore his name, was used as the time machine in the "Back to the Future" movies.
DeLorean's death was confirmed by Tom Domlovil, a funeral director at A.J. Desmond & Sons, in Troy Mich.
Paul Connell, an owner of Desmond and Sons, said the Royal Oak, Mich., office is handling the arrangements. Connell said DeLorean died Saturday at the Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., from complications from a stroke.
A spokeswoman for the hospital would not confirm the death.
DeLorean's gull-winged car, which bore his name, was used as the time machine in the "Back to the Future" movies.
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