Clive Chapman, son of famed Lotus founder Colin Chapman and the guiding light at Classic Team Lotus, revealed an interesting...
Clive Chapman, son of famed Lotus founder Colin Chapman and the guiding light at Classic Team Lotus, revealed an interesting...
Jochen Rindt (right) and Lotus boss Colin Chapman celebrate the Austrian’s 1970 British Grand Prix victory. Photo: Maureen Magee The poet Robert Browning wrote “how sad and bad and mad it was—but then, how it was sweet.” In today’s world, preserving the past for future generations is something that has a...
During the 1978 season, Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson dominated the FIA’s Formula One World Championship. From its introduction at...
Martin OgilviePhoto: Ogilvie Collection Martin Ogilvie is a rare example of someone who knew all along what he wanted to...
At England’s Snetterton Circuit in early May, three JPS Team Lotus Type 79s took to the track together for the first time ever. Thirty-three years after winning the 1978 Formula One World Championship, Classic Team Lotus ran three JPS Type 79s, chassis 1, 2 and 3. This never happened in...
Peter Warr, who will be best remembered as the man who served as team manager for Colin Chapman’s Team Lotus...
It is always amazing when I get a chance to drive some of the cars I raced many years ago....
As one of our two Profile cars come to us courtesy of Clive Chapman’s Classic Team Lotus, we thought it might be appropriate to make readers aware of the organization’s web site. Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the history of Team Lotus, the site offers aficionados of the...
A unique event took place at England’s Snetterton race circuit when many thousands of fans turned out to see a...
My father, the late Colin Chapman and founder of the Lotus name, was driven by ambition—ambition to be the best...
The ex–Geoghegan 1960 Lotus Elite The ex–Chamberlain 1960 Lotus Elite The 1967 Lotus Elite Twin Cam No matter what year it is, there is always a celebration of something or other. Each month through Vintage Racecar’s Time Capsule page, we are reminded of significant events that have occurred throughout the...
