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SUMMARY:1982 Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman past away
DESCRIPTION:Founder of Lotus, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman passes away 
 at age 54 from a heart attack. Born May 19th, 1928 Richmond, Surrey, E
 ngland. Colin studied structural engineering at the University College
 , London, and later working for the British Aluminum Company. Colin st
 arted racing an Austin Seven which he modified in 1948, unofficially r
 eferred to as the Mk1. Working on race cars and racing part time, he d
 eveloped the Mk2 ( unofficial ) which Colin sold in 1950 to help finan
 ce his racing efforts.The Mk3, the first car to be called Lotus, follo
 wing Colin's dedication to \" performance through lightweight \". Prod
 uction cars became the vehicle ( pun intended ) to finance racing. Col
 in and Lotus pioneered light weight construction through monocoque cha
 ssis, Chapman suspension, full composite construction ( fiberglass cha
 ssis ), bringing the mid engine design to Indy, major innovations in u
 tilizing downforce through wings and skirts....Lotus Engineering desig
 ned suspensions for many production cars and designed the prototype fo
 r the Delorean and the Toyota MR2. Lotus designed Super 7 is still pro
 duced by Caterham Cars.\n\nFor more information visit https://northeas
 twheelsevents.com/events/1982-anthony-colin-bruce-chapman-past-away
DTSTART:20131216T050000Z
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CATEGORIES:historic, milestone
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