Hornsey: Birthplace Of Lotus Cars

[Logoman]

Hornsey: Birthplace Of Lotus Cars - Hornsey Historical Society

The story of how Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus cars, started the company in Hornsey, north London. Early employees included two men who became racing drivers, Graham Hill, employed as a mechanic, and Ron Hickman who designed the Lotus Elan, Elan 2 and Lotus Europa, as well as the Black &...

hornseyhistorical.org.uk

 

[lynchy73]

I didn’t know Lotus started in North London. I grew up pretty close.

 

[Logoman]

I didn’t know Lotus started in North London. I grew up pretty close.

me neither, I live fairly close by.

 

[RENDERMAN]

So we can safely say that Colin was a Hornsey son of a gun!