Colin chapman biography
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Colin chapman biography
Colin Chapman
English design engineer (1928–1982)
For other persons named Colin Chapman, see Colin Chapman (disambiguation).
Anthony Colin Bruce ChapmanCBE (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.[2]
Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of enthusiasts.
His knowledge of the latest aeronautical engineering techniques would prove vital towards achieving the major automotive technical advances for which he is remembered. Chapman's design philosophy focused on cars with light weight and fine handling instead of bulking up on horsepower and spring rates, which he famously summarised as "Adding power makes you faster on the straights.
Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."[3]
Team Lotus won seven Formula One Constructors' titles,[4] six Drivers' Championships,