Colin Chapman related items
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Car Active suspension
Car Active suspension The active suspension and adaptive suspension/semi-active suspension are types of automotive suspensions that controls the vertical movement of the wheels with an onboard system, rather than in passive suspensions where the movement is being determined entirely by the road sur ...
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Coventry Climax FW Engine
Coventry Climax FW Engine Within the complicated corporate lineage, the reputation of Coventry Climax as the top-rate engine designer/builder is largely credited to Walter Hassan and Harry Mundy, who designed and developed the Feather Weight (FW) together. The following design aspects are credited ...
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Coventry Climax History
Manufacturers
Coventry-Simplex Climax History 1903 to 1986 Former type Limited company Industry Speciality machinery and engine manufacture Fate Purchased by Jaguar Cars, businesses merged by British Leyland or divested Predecessors Coventry-Simplex Successors Kalmar Climax (forklift business) Founded 1903 Defun ...
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DeLorean DMC-12 (1981-1982)
Sports Cars
DeLorean DMC-12 History Manufacturer DeLorean Motor Company Production 1981–1982 new rebuilts 2008–present Assembly Dunmurry, Northern Ireland Houston, Texas, United States Class Sports Car Body style 2-door Coupe Layout RR layout Engine 2,849 cc PRV ZMJ-159 V6 150 hp (EUR) 130 hp (US) Transmission ...
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Lotus 907 engine
Lotus 907 engine Type 907 capacity 20147cm3 Nb of cylinds 4 compression ratio 12.0: 1 carburator dellorto 45/48 (2) horse power 160 bhp The Lotus 907 was an engine designed and manufactured for automotive applications by Lotus Cars. It was an original design, dual overhead cam, 16 valve all alloy p ...
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Lotus Ford Twin Cam Engine
Lotus Ford Twin Cam Engine Overview Manufacturer Lotus Cars Also called Lotus TwinCam, Cosworth Mk.XIII, Cosworth Mk.XV Production 1962–1975 Combustion chamber Configuration Inline 4 Displacement 1557.46cc Cylinder bore 82.55mm (3.25") Piston stroke 72.75mm (2.864173") Cylinder block alloy Ford 116 ...
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Lotus Mark IX (1954-1955)
Race cars
Lotus Mark IX 1954 to 1955 Overview Manufacturer Lotus Cars Production 1954–1955 Designer Colin Chapman Body and chassis Class Sports racing car Body style Roadster Layout Front engine, rear drive Platform Tubular space frame Related Lotus Mark VI Powertrain Engine Coventry Climax 1098 cc Transmiss ...
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Space frame explained
Space frame chassis Spaceframes are sometimes used in the chassis designs of automobiles and motorcycles. In both a spaceframe and a tube-frame chassis, the suspension, engine, and body panels are attached to a skeletal frame of tubes, and the body panels have little or no structural function. By c ...