Motoring Heroes

Profiles of the drivers, designers, engineers, founders and independent-minded characters who shaped the cars, marques and stories RetroTorque loves.

Engineer

Colin Chapman

British · 1928–1982

Founder of Lotus and one of the great believers in lightness, cleverness and elegant engineering.

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Engineer

Ferdinand Porsche

Austrian-German · 1875–1951

An engineer whose name became central to sports cars, racing and engineering architecture.

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