Chapman started racing his cars in about 1948 and by 1955 had established Lotus Cars, Ltd. That was after he had taken on a Type 37 Bugatti (considered unbeatable) in a 1950 race at Silverstone and surprised everyone by winning!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Lotus Diecast Model Cars
The very seductive Lotus driven by James Bond in two 007 films, had very humble beginnings. It was initially hand built by British racing enthusiast Anthony Chapman in his girlfriend's garage. The aim was to create a very light weight car with superior speed and handling performance.
Chapman started racing his cars in about 1948 and by 1955 had established Lotus Cars, Ltd. That was after he had taken on a Type 37 Bugatti (considered unbeatable) in a 1950 race at Silverstone and surprised everyone by winning!
Chapman started racing his cars in about 1948 and by 1955 had established Lotus Cars, Ltd. That was after he had taken on a Type 37 Bugatti (considered unbeatable) in a 1950 race at Silverstone and surprised everyone by winning!
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