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1 Early life. 2 Career. Toggle Career subsection. 2.1 Ford. 2.2 Lotus. 3 Personal life. 4 References. ... Managing Director of Lotus Cars August 1995 - February 1996 ...
Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (also Opel Lotus Omega, internal name Lotus Type 104) – At the time (early 1990s) this was the fastest saloon car available, with a top speed of over 175 mph (280 km/h) The 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T with a version of the 2.2 L K-car engine with a 16-valve DOHC head designed by Lotus with over 220 hp (160 kW)
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. [2] Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of enthusiasts.
At Lotus, Winterbottom worked directly with Colin Chapman who appointed him to lead the design and safety engineering projects at Lotus Cars. Winterbottom designed the second generation Lotus Elite wedge design and the Lotus Eclat. [2] Winterbottom then worked with TVR [3] where he designed the TVR Tasmin launched in 1980. [4]
Team Lotus were struggling in the mid-1970s and Rudd led the research effort that produced ground effect Lotus 78, which brought the team back to the forefront of Grand Prix success. Rudd went back to the road-car side of the company to research active suspension , turbocharging, and lead consultancy work for other manufacturers.
John Jeremy Miles (14 June 1943 – 8 April 2018) [1] was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, making his debut on 6 July 1969, in the Lotus 63 4-wheel drive F1 car for which he was the official Team Lotus test driver.
Trevor Taylor was born in Sheffield, the son of a garage owner from Rotherham.He began his racing career in 500 cc (30.5 cu in) Formula Three racing, initially in a Staride and later a Cooper-Norton.
Peter Eric Warr (18 June 1938 – 4 October 2010) was a British motorsport executive and racing driver.From 1970 to 1976 and from 1981 to 1989, Warr served as team principal and sporting director for Lotus in Formula One, winning three World Constructors' Championship titles between 1970 and 1973; he also served in executive roles at Wolf and Fittipaldi.