John DeLorean dies

John DeLorean, an innovative car maker who left a promising career in Detroit to develop the short-lived gull-winged sports cars featured in the “Back to the Future” films, has died. He was 80.

DeLorean died on Saturday at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, of complications from a recent stroke, said Paul Connell, an owner of A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors in Royal Oak, Michigan, which was handling arrangements.