When the De Lorean factory shut, the whys and wherefores were as opaque as the government could get away with. Given the location and the "troubles", not a surprise. The financial side, govnt money bankrolled it, revealed a £20,000,000 black hole, which was eventually traced to Lotus in Norfolk, for "development fees" . When the auditors asked for details, Colin Chapman sadly had a heart-attack and died.......and no trace of where the money had gone. A wooden building with a desk and drawing board and DeLorean painted on the door was the only effects that were found. Rumours of a "faked death" rumbled through motoring circles but were short-lived, and certainly never followed up by the authorities.