Search results
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman CBE (19 May 1928 – 16 December 1982) was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars. Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of enthusiasts.
It is impossible to consider the history of Lotus without a look at the life of Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman – known to all as Colin – who built his first car in 1948. The word ‘genius’ can be overused, but his impact and influence on automotive engineering and global motorsport lasts to this day.
Dec 17, 1982 · Colin Chapman, a designer and builder of automobiles whose ideas changed the face of Grand Prix racing, died yesterday at his home in Norfolk in eastern England, apparently of a heart attack ...
Aug 19, 2023 · One such luminary is Colin Chapman, a brilliant engineer and visionary founder of Lotus Cars. Chapman’s innovative ideas, unorthodox approaches, and relentless pursuit of speed not only changed the landscape of motorsports but also left an indelible mark on the automotive industry as a whole.
Aug 21, 2021 · Colin Chapman: The Man and His Cars Delves Into One Of F1's Engineering Geniuses. Obsessed With The Culture Of Cars.
Sep 8, 2023 · Six decades on from Lotus's first F1 world championship, designer Tony Southgate recalls a frenetic 15 months working there in the eye of the storm that was Colin Chapman: the brilliant founder with a surreal management style.
Jul 19, 2022 · Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman CBE (19 May 1928 – 16 December 1982) was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of Lotus Cars. In 1952 he founded ...
Related searches
