The Secret Life of Colin Chapman Part 4

Fouth part.

[@danikahn5378]

Colin Chapman put the British on top of the podium (and stayed there) when the government backed glamour teams (Ferrari, Renault, Mercedes etc) ruled for so long. We are the best in the world when it comes to formula racing...Makes you proud to be British.

[@barryfowles-zl5ib]

Dani Kahn I too am a proud Brit. but it must be said it was Vanwall and Cooper who first got us to the top step before Lotus.

[@barryfowles-zl5ib]

Dani Kahn. FYI Ferrari are not state backed and Mercedes were not compleating during the years Lotus were in F1.

[@Chance-ry1hq]

Dani Kahn You sound like just another brainwashed British peasant.

[@jamesreynolds2867]

Except Vanwall and Cooper did it first.

[@TheNobleLoyalist]

Chapman is the man

[@MrLotus54]

Thank you very much for sharing this video!

[@sauluribe7082]

Coincidentally the Delorian reminds me of the Lotus Esprit. The Bond car.

[@TheNobleLoyalist]

The interior is almost identical to that of the same year Esprit. I like how Chapman takes half the money and buys insider shares of DeLorean lol

[@RandysRacingPlace633]

Am I insane, or does Gene Cafiero sounds a lot like Mario Andretti?

[@javierbarrientos9927]

The design was by Bertone

[@edgarbeat275]

Ital Design sorry compair the 1970 Maserati Boomerange with 1975 DMC Prototype. Look up lotus Esprit prototype.

[@INDIGOBLUE555]

@@edgarbeat275 Yes, the bodyshell was penned by Giorgio Giugiaro Italdesign founder and owner.

[@newforestroadwarrior]

Just checked HTU253X (5:03) - still on the road.

[@johnwh1039]

Not really sure the DeLorean was another Esprit. The Esprit was a brilliant sports car. The DeLorean was a mediocre dog of a car

[@marcchan711]

John Wh The only thing it shared with the Esprit was the inspired chassis backbone; nothing else was meant to be a rebadged Esprit

[@paulhunter123]

only because it was slow.

[@stevefowler1787]

I had never heard this De Lorean story visa vi Lotus/Chapman...some pretty shady dealings obviously.

[@paulhunter123]

welcome to the planet earth

[@scottdelong1]

The new Chapman biography "Wayward Genius" claims he was a tweaker.

[@mrjasonwhite73]

One downvote from Fred Bushell

[@barryfowles-zl5ib]

Jason White You are totally right, poor old Fred carried the can for all the shenanigans.

[@wcads623]

@@barryfowles-zl5ib Problem of being the last man standing!

[@TheNobleLoyalist]

I wonder why the only color was silver? was he trying to imitate Henry Ford with a model T only available in black?

[@TheIamfrustrated]

the cars were stainless steel so that painting facilities were not needed.

[@paulhunter123]

because it was made from stainless steel it wasnt painted are u 7 yet

[@lmind2]

Follow the rich white guy(s)

[@terryjackson9055]

stainless steel?

[@4bimmer_com]

yes

[@paulhunter123]

chapman killed jim clark

[@barryfowles-zl5ib]

paul hunter It is generally believed the cause of Jim Clarks crash was a deflating tyre, not car failure.