{"product_id":"hard-driving-william-haddad-my-years-with-john-delorean","title":"Hard Driving William Haddad - My Years With John DeLorean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: William Haddad, Softbound, 242 Pages, ISBN: 9780863791291, First Edition, 1985 - **SeEcond-Hand Book in excellent condition**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1978 the British Government agreed to invest £60,000,000 in a new car manufacturing plant to be built in Northern Ireland by flamboyant American industrialist John DeLorean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeLorean's dream of building an 'ethical' sports car in Ubst Belfast, providing thousands of jobs and a symbol of unity and achievement for the strife-torn community was irresistible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut in little more than four years the dream had turned sour The venture collapsed in public acrimony and political embarrassment; few 'dream cars' ever limped off the production line; the Government's money had disappeared,\u003cbr\u003eand DeLorean himself was facing charges for trafficking in vast quantities of cocaine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Haddad, for fifteen years a close associate of DeLorean, places the responsibility for the entire fiasco on John DeLorean himself. Once a passionate admirer of the man, he became disillusioned and later outraged at the methods\u003cbr\u003eDeLorean used to get his own way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Drivimg is consistently scandalous and frequently hilarious. At its heart is a fascinating portrait of a dynamic and charismatic man who ultimately betrayed his capacity for greatness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W.H.Allen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628403114204,"sku":"9780863791291","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/8297\/3404\/files\/9780863791291__84720.1594781772.1280.1280.jpg?v=1772096989","url":"https:\/\/automotobookshop.com.au\/products\/hard-driving-william-haddad-my-years-with-john-delorean","provider":"Automoto Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}