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   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. [1]

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3. roarington.com › media-house › storiesUnraveling the Mystery of Colin Chapman's Death | Roarington

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   Apr 7, 2020 · Colin Chapman, the genius behind Lotus Cars and Formula 1, died in 1982 under suspicious circumstances. Was it a heart attack or a cover-up of a fraud involving the DeLorean project? Explore the clues and the theories in this article.

4. media.lotuscars.com › en › heritage-peopleLotus Heritage: Colin Chapman - Lotus Cars Media Site

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   Learn about the life and legacy of Colin Chapman, the visionary engineer and founder of Lotus Cars. Discover his achievements in motorsport, his innovations in design and engineering, and his impact on the automotive industry.

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6. www.motorsportmagazine.com › articles › single-sHow Colin Chapman's eureka moment led to a laidback Lotus

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   Aug 11, 2021 · How Colin Chapman's Lotus fought rivals as F1 innovation took off – an extract from Karl Ludvigsen's Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator. Chapman helmed Lotus to world titles in the 1960s and '70s with innovative design and love of lightness.

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7. www.motorsportmagazine.com › archive › articleColin Chapman: The speed of light - Motor Sport Magazine

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   May 26, 2021 · An extract from Karl Ludvigsen's book on the Lotus innovator reveals the tensions that arose between Chapman and his drivers due to his obsession with cutting weight. Learn how Chapman achieved a competitive power-to-weight ratio with hopped-up Ford and MG engines and how he used magnesium bodies to reduce weight.

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   Why was Colin Chapman so successful?

   • For Colin Chapman sheer speed was all-important. He ranked leading races rather than finishing them as a hallmark of success. Creating a car that was as light as possible, both dry and fuelled, was a major ingredient in his recipe for speed. In achieving this Chapman was, if possible, more ruthless than in any other aspect of his design activities.

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   Who was Colin Chapman?

   • Colin Chapman with drivers Elio De Angelis and Nigel Mansell at the presentation of the 1981 season This text discusses the mysterious disappearance and unresolved death of Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus Cars and a prominent figure in Formula 1.

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   Why did Colin Chapman introduce a new seating position?

   • Pushing the envelope in pursuit of more lap time gains, Chapman introduced a new seating position, one that took Jim Clark a little time to get truly used to. Karl Ludvigsen details the process Chapman and Lotus went through to see off its rivals in the 1960s in an extract from his new book Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator.

   How Colin Chapman's eureka moment led to a laidback Lotus

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   Where is Colin Chapman buried?

   • Colin Chapman alongside Mario Andretti which became world champion with Lotus in 1978 The cemetery with Chapman's tombstone is in East Carleton, a stone's throw from the family estate. The caretaker's wife had said: “It looks like the date of Colin Chapman's death has been altered in the parish records.

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9. www.motorsportmagazine.com › articles › single-sKnowing Colin Chapman: 15 wild months at 'madhouse' Lotus

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   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.

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    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...

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