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DeLorean didn't fit the GM mold

John DeLorean took actress Kelly Harmon, whom he would later marry, to the 1968 World Series in Detroit. (BETTMAN\/CORBIS)
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By:
EDWARD LAPHAM
October 31, 2011 05:00 AM

John DeLorean found out that he had been picked to run Chevrolet when he was about to hit his tee shot on the 12th hole at the Thunderbird Country Club in Palm Springs, Calif.

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