The Inland Empire GTO club has created a new award for the hobby. This award was created with the permission and support for the John DeLorean family. The intent of this award is to keep alive the memory of John DeLorean and what he brought to the automotive industry and hobby. From innovative engineer to imaginative manager and Executive in the U.S. automobile industry, John Zachary De Lorean (January 6, 1925 – March 19, 2005) was an American personality, and the father of the Pontiac GTO, and the De Lorean DMC-12 sports car, which was later featured in the movie Back to the Future.