Colin Chapman dies of heart attack

Title

Colin Chapman dies of heart attack

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Report on the death of the head of Lotus Cars, Colin Chapman, from a fatal heart attack. Questions were being raised about the way Chapman was paid for his engineering services on the DeLorean car that saved Lotus Cars from failure. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Cars; Car industry; Finance; Engineering; Heart arrest; DeLorean Motor Company; Colin Chapman; Lotus Cars; Business peoples

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