DeLorean prototype team blended art, engineering Craftsmen at Visioneering carved the prototype of the sports car out out of wood. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1BKLYrE DETROIT - Nobody knew the DeLorean sports car would become a cultural touchstone - and a famous failure - when Visioneering began building the production prototype of the gull-winged, stainless steel two-seater in November 1979.