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Formal Essay Outline

__** I. Introduction **__

**A.** In 2008, the DeLorean Motor Company, or "DMC", has been revived after its absence from the vehicle industry. **B.** DMC also plans to re-expand across the United States to dominate other car companies in production. _

__** II. First Body Paragraph (1st supporting reason) **__ **A.** In 1975, the DeLorean Motor Company was founded by John Z. DeLorean; a contributor to Pontiac. He designed the Pontiac Firebird and the Pontiac GTO, on top of starting DMC. He was able to start DMC after collecting enough funds from working with Pontiac throughout the years.

**B.** In 1975 DMC officially started developing plans on designing the DMC-12. Later, John DeLorean hired Giorgetto Giugiaro and Colin Chapman of Lotus to assist in creating the DMC-12 in Manhattan. Soon after, DeLorean looked to settle a site in Northern Ireland.

**C.** In 1981, the DMC site in Ireland officially opened but DMC was still in the process of building the DMC-12s. _

__** III. Second Body Paragraph (2nd supporting reason) **__ **A.** In 1996, John DeLorean allowed Stephen Wynne to purchase the DMC name and every remaining stock of the DMC from Ireland. He then planned to reopen DMC as a respiration center when the time was right. He planned to use the original stock to build new DeLoreans and restore old ones.

**B.** Stephen Wynne used the original stock to build new DeLoreans and restore old ones. He even started making new DMC-12 parts incase if they were to run short on the original supply.

**C.** John DeLorean then started constructing a new design concept for a new DeLorean which was later introduced to the public in the 2000s. The purpose of the new DeLorean was to revolutionize DMC when Stephen Wynne decided to take control. _

__** IV. Third Body Paragraph (3rd supporting reason) **__ **A.** A new DeLorean built from scratch cost $57,000 dollars. However, by building it new, you can decide whether to keep the car classic, or modernizing the car with technology of today’s vehicles.

**B.** You can request to add a modernized radio, new passenger and driver seats, a GPS map system, and even a newer and faster engine. A lot of people choose to add a new engine because DeLoreans originally drive the maximum speed of 130 miles per hour.

**C.** Now in days, sports cars can double or even triple the speed of a DeLorean. Therefore, by adding a better engine, a DMC-12 can now match the speed of today’s sports cars. _

__** V. Conclusion **__ **A.** As a result of the DeLorean Motor Company, it is a car company that faced many complications in its time. It started as a company founded by John Z. DeLorean in the 70s. They constructed the DMC-12, a car to become well known worldwide by various people and industries.

**B.** In the early 80s, DMC suffered a lack of funds and led DMC into the corruption of drug trafficking without the awareness of John DeLorean. Because of this, DMC reached its end in 1984 causing many jobs to be lost.

**C.** I believe reviving DMC was the best choice Stephen Wynne decided on because they produced a car with the idea of revolutionizing the vehicle industry. The DMC-12 was one of the first cars to sport the image of what cars may become in the future.