Colin Chapman may have been taken by the Reaper prematurely at the age of 54, but in his relatively short life, he accomplished more than many people could in a millennium. His racing outfit Team ...

Motorsport history will remember Colin Chapman as an innovator, but I think it's safe to say that, after the man's early death, the small details of his personality and business practices have fallen ...

Many classic cars have proven to be shrewd investments for their owners, and automakers have made efforts to capitalize on the trend by offering official certification and provenance programs. These ...

Lotus Cars wants to find the first Lotus ever built, the 1948 Mark I built by Colin Chapman himself. Lotus is looking for the first car its founder ever built. The Lotus Mark I, a trials special Colin ...

A Lotus Esprit formerly owned by company founder Colin Chapman is up for sale through British dealer Mark Donaldson. As detailed by Motor Sport, the car is a 1981 Series 3 Turbo model with some ...

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Go look in your garage. Is there a 1948 Lotus Mark I hand-built by Colin Chapman in there? If so, Lotus would really like to know. In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the car—which is actually ...

There is something very cool about a car previously owned by the man who created it. There’s the famous name in the history file, of course, and as you roll your wrists to make a turn you do it ...

Just a few years after Lotus made its Formula 1 debut, team boss and automotive legend Colin Chapman sketched a new design on a napkin while dining out. That sketch resulted in a revolutionary car ...

The company may not bear his name like those founded by Enzo Ferrari, Bruce McLaren, or Ferdinand Porsche, yet Lotus was founded by Colin Chapman and will forever remain tied to his legacy. It’s only ...

F1 devotees certainly know what Vanderwall was. The team founded by Tony Vandervell was the first one to win an F1 constructor’s championship in 1958, the same year Stuart Lewis-Evans died due to a ...

Former British racing driver, businesswoman and co-founder of Lotus Cars, Hazel Chapman, died earlier this week at the age of 94. Born Hazel Williams in north London on May 21, 1927, she was ...