I doubt he faked his death but I wouldn't have much trouble believing he secured his families financial future through insurance fraud and then offed himself because he knew he was screwed and would be at risk of losing everything if he went to court
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Fair enough
@MrDBSV89 ай бұрын
Chapman had a heart condition for years ,definitely not a conspiracy theory , a genius engineer if he had survived it would have been a major scandal , its more likely Lotus would have been sold off , De Loreon was never going to work and making in Belfast during the troubles as crazy ........................there are rumours Colin had a Scandinavian child .... who made very fast cars beginning with K
@hugoagogo94359 ай бұрын
Adrian Newey is Colin Chapman. A man who new a man who knew a woman who had an affair with both Colin and Adrian and said it was definitely the same person told me that and I believe him
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Haha
@arthurbretas20038 ай бұрын
I choose to believe he did and came to Brazil, and that somewhere in here this bright engineer "Colinho da Chapa" worked on race cars. I mean, Stock Car designs got really cool in the 80s, so it ties in neatly.
@nedzosf1gridbox8 ай бұрын
Haha good theory
@biastv12349 ай бұрын
A lifetime of amphetamine use caught up and he died of a heart attack.
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Fair point
@ivanohalleran73169 ай бұрын
What a load of old cobblers. Chapman died of a heart attack, end of story
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
If that’s your opinion mate, fair enough.
@danishskiwarehouse9 ай бұрын
I really do enjoy the humour you inject to your videos!
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, it’s good to know some people recognise it
@johnyossarian11359 ай бұрын
I went last may to the classic team Lotus museum with a less nerdy friend (we were also doing a track day at Snetterton so it was easier to drag him along) and I went on and on about this theory on the way down as we had to make a ten hour drive and I couldn't play bring back V10s for the whole journey for fear of turning him into a crazed killer and winding up in a headline. He asked the tour guide about the theory because he didn't know it was taboo and the guide who already didn't trust us as we were the only under 40s in the group shot us a look that could probably have destroyed half the cars in the building if he hadn't been looking at us
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Haha, lesson learned there is not to tell people suspicious stories
@johnyossarian11359 ай бұрын
@@nedzosf1gridbox to be fair, the guide seemed to dislike us anyway since we showed up in a not exactly pristine and prestigious car, we were wearing a Minardi t shirt and a Celtic strip respectively and I kept asking him questions out of a pink notebook I borrowed from my sister so he probably thought we looked like clowns regardless of any conspiracies we brought up
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
@johnyossarian1135 haha, should’ve brought along a tinfoil hat
@thorus5289 ай бұрын
Obviously, he had travelled back in time to introduce ground effect etc. And now, he is hiding some where in the future. It’s the only logical conclusion that makes any sense.
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Now that’s a corker of a theory!
@johnandre29622 ай бұрын
Colin Chapman was easily the type of person to fake his own death. His personality lends itself to such an act.
@nedzosf1gridbox2 ай бұрын
Yea
@rainrainwebdesign9 ай бұрын
Cool Video - nice to find a new channel
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Thanks mate
@kyledehartsscaleworks9 ай бұрын
Good fun Nedzo. A nice conspiracy from time to time just to make sure we’re all still awake. lol. I particularly liked your Latin Colin Chapman assumed names. 😂
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, appreciate the feedback. Thought I’d flex my Spanish language skills
@kyledehartsscaleworks9 ай бұрын
@@nedzosf1gridbox absolutely!
@harveysmith1009 ай бұрын
I once flew with Colin's pilot, he swore that the man didn't die when they said he did.
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Interesting
@ndh069 ай бұрын
I've got nothing interesting to add just farting out a comment for the algorithm.
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Thanks mate😂, appreciate the support
@ivaneurope9 ай бұрын
This looks like a story taken straight from a James Bond movie and actually in one of the movies about Agent 007 (Die Another Day to be exact) where one of the villains did exactly that (though, it was through 'gene therapy' and not cosmetic surgery).
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Haha thats a cool link
@anthonyxuereb7929 ай бұрын
I think he faked his death, if he was as innovative etc as they say he was then it wasn't beyond him to do it. Remember to that he was a shrewd business man if somewhat in financial and legal trouble. Best way out is to disappear and put it all behind you.
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Yep
@robnorth-13729 ай бұрын
❤ Lotus ......
@nedzosf1gridbox9 ай бұрын
Were they your favourite team mate?
@bobbybishop566219 күн бұрын
Delete your channel. The autoosy is clear , he died of a massive heart attack .
@nedzosf1gridbox19 күн бұрын
Ah yes, everyone who has skepticism and disagrees with you shouldn’t be allowed to speak. Great freedom of speech there. I look back on this video today less fondly than some of my other pieces but the idea that I should delete my channel simply because you say so is preposterous
@truebrit35784 күн бұрын
His nickname wasn’t chunky for nothing. He often carried more weight than he should have, add in the strain that the DeLorean scandal might be discovered, his struggles keeping the car company afloat, the unfortunate move into boats, together with trying to keep Team Lotus funded and there are plenty of reasons why he might have had a heart attack. I remember coming out of work the day he died and seeing the Evening Standard Billboards, ‘car chief dead’ or the like. I instantly knew it was Colin.