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  • BRM History

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    Manufacturers
    1940s
    BRM History

    British Racing Motors History BRM Full name British Racing Motors Base Bourne, Lincolnshire,England Founder(s) Raymond Mays Peter Berthon Engines BRM 1.5 litre V16, 2.5l inline ...

  • Car Active suspension

    Technical Guides
    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 ...

  • Chapman strut

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    Technical Guides
    Chapman strut

    Chapman strut History The Chapman strut is a design of independent rear suspension used for light cars, particularly sports and racing cars. It takes its name from, and is best ...

  • Coventry Climax FW Engine

    Engines
    1950s
    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 ...

  • Coventry Climax History

    Engines
    1900s
    Coventry Climax History

    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 ...

  • DeLorean DMC-12 (1981-1982)

    Sports Cars
    1980s
    DeLorean DMC-12 (1981-1982)

    DeLorean DMC-12 History Manufacturer DeLorean Motor Company Production 1981–1982 new rebuilts 2008–present Assembly Dunmurry, Northern Ireland Houston, Texas, United States Class ...

  • Locost Car Range

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    Sports Cars
    1990s
    Locost Car Range

    Locost car Range A Locost is a home-built clone of the Lotus Seven. The car features a space frame chassis usually welded together from mild steel 1 in × 1 in (25 mm × 25 mm) ...

  • Lotus 11 (1956-1958)

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    Sports Cars
    1950s
    Lotus 11 (1956-1958)

    Lotus Eleven 1956 to 1958 Overview Manufacturer Lotus cars Production 1956–1958 Body and chassis Class Sports car Layout FR layout Powertrain Engine Coventry-Climax FWA (1098 cc) ...

  • Lotus 12 (1956–1957)

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    Sports Cars
    1950s
    Lotus 12 (1956–1957)

    Lotus 12 1956 to 1957 Category Formula Two, Formula One Constructor Lotus Designer(s) Colin Chapman Technical specifications Chassis Steel spaceframe Suspension (front) Double ...

  • Lotus 907 engine

    Engines
    1960s
    Lotus 907 engine

    Lotus 907 engine 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 ...

  • Lotus Elan S1 S2 (1962-1964)

    Sports Cars
    1960s
    Lotus Elan S1 S2 (1962-1964)

    Lotus Elan S1 and S2 Overview Manufacturer Lotus Cars Production 1962–1964 Assembly Hethel, England Body and chassis Body style 2-door roadster Layout Front-engine, ...

  • Lotus Ford Twin Cam Engine (1962-1975)

    Engines
    1960s
    Lotus Ford Twin Cam Engine (1962-1975)

    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 ...

  • Lotus History

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    Manufacturers
    1950s
    Lotus History

    Lotus Cars History Type Private Limited Company Industry Automotive Founded 1952 Founder(s) Colin Chapman Headquarters Hethel, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Area served ...

  • Lotus Mark I (1948)

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    Race cars
    1940s
    Lotus Mark I (1948)

    Lotus Mark I (1948) The Lotus Mark I was the first car designed and built by Colin Chapman in 1948, while Chapman was still a student at the University of London. The car was ...

  • Lotus Mark II (1949)

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    Race cars
    1940s

    Lotus Mark II 1949 The car that came to be known as the Lotus Mark II was created in 1949, while Colin Chapman was serving with the RAF. For his second car Chapman built on the ...

  • Lotus Mark III (1951)

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    Race cars
    1950s
    Lotus Mark III (1951)

    Lotus Mark III 1951 Lotus Mark III was a single-seater sports car built by Colin Chapman as a 750 Racer. In 1951, Chapman began to focus on a car for road racing, rather than ...

  • Lotus Mark IV (1952)

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    Race cars
    1950s
    Lotus Mark IV (1952)

    Lotus Mark IV (1952) Lotus Mark IV was a trials car by Colin Chapman built on an Austin 7 chassis. Chapman’s success at building trials cars brought another previous customer, ...

  • Lotus Mark IX (1954-1955)

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    Race cars
    1950s
    Lotus Mark IX (1954-1955)

    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 ...