Colin Chapman Wayward Genius

by Lawrence, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781855209503
• ISBN10: 1855209500
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-01
• Publisher: Brooklands Books Ltd

Summary

Mike Lawrence shows how Chapman operated in a fast-moving, highly pressurized world of international racing and car making that generated huge rewards and temptations. The crunch came when he became involved with the ill-fated Delorean car company.

Author Biography

Mike Lawrence is a well-known motoring writer with a special interest in motor racing history, in particular in the cars and drivers of a generation ago. Colin Chapman was one of his boyhood heroes, and he has closely followed the story of Lotus cars and their mercurial creator ever since. As well as contributing to all the leading motoring magazines, Mike Lawrence has written, or been co-author of, three dozen books. He is also a published poet, a playwright and a broadcaster. In 1966, Mike was awarded a PhD for research into Shakespeare's stage techniques and he has taught courses on Shakespeare for the Universities of Sussex and Gothenburg.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 6
Author's Note: Numbers	p. 7
Preface	p. 8
The Young Rascal	p. 11
Foundation Years	p. 17
Borrowed Robes	p. 25
A Change of Gear	p. 33
Motor Manufacturer	p. 39
From Club Racing to Le Mans	p. 45
Young, Gifted and in an Eleven	p. 54
Two for the Road	p. 67
An Elite is Few Indeed	p. 75
Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets	p. 85
A Shoebox with Dustbin Lids for Wheels	p. 92
A Bath Tub on Wheels	p. 103
Champions!	p. 119
Back to the Brickyard	p. 130
The Europa Arrives	p. 138
Move to Norfolk	p. 148
The Dawn of the Cosworth Era	p. 156
Sponsorship Arrives in Europe	p. 163
The Year of Four-Wheel-Drive	p. 175
Posthumous Champion	p. 182
Change of Direction	p. 188
Losing the Plot	p. 201
Enter John DeLorean	p. 211
Essex Man	p. 221
One Chassis or Two?	p. 227
The Final Year	p. 234
Epilogue	p. 243
Select Bibliography	p. 247
Index	p. 248
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