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40th anniversary of the death of Colin Chapman

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cazman:
What is the best book to read about him?

gideon:

--- Quote from: cazman on Friday,December 16, 2022, 12:59:07 PM ---What is the best book to read about him?

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I read this one and enjoyed it.

https://www.abebooks.com/9780857334718/Colin-Chapman-comic-strip-biography-Bernard-0857334719/plp

You can't go wrong with a comic book biography, I sometimes find.

Bainford:

--- Quote from: gideon on Saturday,December 17, 2022, 12:22:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: cazman on Friday,December 16, 2022, 12:59:07 PM ---What is the best book to read about him?

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I read this one and enjoyed it.

https://www.abebooks.com/9780857334718/Colin-Chapman-comic-strip-biography-Bernard-0857334719/plp

You can't go wrong with a comic book biography, I sometimes find.

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Now that's interesting. Never heard of such a thing. Got to get one.

cazman:
Very interesting

EuropaTC:

--- Quote from: cazman on Friday,December 16, 2022, 12:59:07 PM ---What is the best book to read about him?

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There are a few books about Chapman ranging from the original authorised biography by Jabby Cromac to the last one I bought, "Inside the Innovator" by Karl Ludvigsen.

Cromac was a long term friend and arguably that influences his take on Chapman. The second book (at crazy prices compared to when I got mine) is a better book IMO, a heavy book with loads of early photos and details about how he went about building both road and racing cars.

Amazon links so you can see what they look like....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colin-Chapman-Cars-Authorized-Biography/dp/1859608442/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2RZEFLZETJB5J&keywords=Colin+Chapman&qid=1671432821&s=books&sprefix=colin+chapman%2Cstripbooks%2C50&sr=1-3

and

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Colin-Chapman-Innovator-Karl-Ludvigsen/dp/1910505641/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RZEFLZETJB5J&keywords=Colin+Chapman&qid=1671432821&s=books&sprefix=colin+chapman%2Cstripbooks%2C50&sr=1-1

Brian

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