Died 1982-12-16.
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Colin Chapman
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars.
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business · English design engineer (1928–1982) · design engineer · entrepreneur · racing automobile driver · car designer · inventor · Formula One driver · also Colin Chapman, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman, Chapman
Born 19 May 1928 · Died 16 December 1982 · Q173007
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1982· 1 entry
1979· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Designer for Industry (1979).
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1968· 1 entry
Devastated Chapman, who publicly stated that he had lost his best friend
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1966· 1 entry
It was Chapman who persuaded the Ford Motor Company to sponsor Cosworth's development of what would become the DFV race engine
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1965· 1 entry
Who drove the first-ever mid-engined car to victory at the "Brickyard"
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1957· 1 entry
That things really took off, and indeed Caterham Cars still manufacture a version of that car today – the Caterham 7; there have been over 90 different Lotus 7 clones, replicas and derivatives offered to the public by a
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1956· 1 entry
But crashed into his teammate Mike Hawthorn during practice for the French Grand Prix at Reims, ending his career as a race driver and focusing him on the technical side
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1952· 1 entry
And initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of enthusiasts
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1948· 3 entries
Chapman designed the Mk1, a modified Austin 7, which he entered privately into local racing events
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Resitting his final mathematics paper in 1949 and obtaining his degree a year late
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Being offered a permanent commission but turning this down in favour of a swift return to civilian life
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1928· 1 entry
Born 1928-05-19.
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