{"id":366,"date":"2013-04-09T16:44:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T16:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colinchapmanmuseum.org.uk\/?page_id=366"},"modified":"2022-06-24T08:19:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T08:19:17","slug":"october","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/colinchapmanmuseum.co.uk\/?page_id=366","title":{"rendered":"October"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colin Chapman Museum and Education Centre Newsletter October 2011 <\/strong><\/p>\n

New<\/strong>sletter – Number 33<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \n
    Lotus around and about <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n
    Museums around the world you may not have heard of: <\/strong>The Haynes Motor Museum <\/strong> <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n
    Questions from our readers <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n
    Kingdom BRUNEL: A Comparison with Colin Anthony Bruce Chapman<\/strong> <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n
    Contemporaries and Peers: Leslie Ballamy 1903-1991<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n
    Lotus books one for the library<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n
    Lotus collectables<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n
    Lotus interest on YouTube <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All previous articles relating to these are held on the website.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1. Lotus around and about<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"Elite\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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    2. Museums around the world you may not have heard of:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"logo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Over 400 amazing cars<\/p>\n

    The prestigious Haynes International Motor Museum, at Sparkford in Somerset is the UK’s largest exhibition of the greatest cars from around the world. A living and working museum, with over 400 amazing cars and bikes from nostalgic classics of the 50s and 60s, glorious Bentleys and Rolls Royces to exciting super cars of today, like the Jaguar XJ220 and the Ferrari 360.<\/p>\n

    You can discover the world famous Red Room, 12 huge display halls and one of the UK’s largest speedway collections.<\/p>\n

    \"Red<\/a><\/p>\n

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    \"British<\/a><\/p>\n

    Opening times<\/strong>
    \n2nd March to 31st October
    \nMonday – Sunday
    \n9:30am – 5:30pm
    \n(6:00pm in summer school holidays)<\/p>\n

    1st November to 1st March
    \nMonday – Sunday
    \n10:00am – 4:30pm<\/p>\n

    The Museum is open all day, every day (except 24th, 25th & 26th December and 1st January).<\/p>\n

    http:\/\/www.haynesmotormuseum.com\/home.php<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    3. Question (can you help?)\u2026This time a request<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We frequently get asked from around the world quite amazing question. So far we have used a limited group to try and answer them, not always successfully.
    \nSo we now put them on our website and see if any \u201cfriends\u201d know the answer.<\/p>\n

    Still many unanswered questions on our website can you help?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Neil:<\/p>\n

    I’m trying to accurately source a quote from Mr. Chapman. Here is the general statement:<\/p>\n

    “Car-building requires the ability to see in three dimensions. Most people see two dimensionally. One needs that ability, and it cannot be taught.”<\/em><\/p>\n

    Does that sound familiar? Any help will be appreciated.<\/p>\n

    4. Isambard Kingdom BRUNEL: A Comparison with Colin Anthony Bruce Chapman.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This article is the result of a powerful set of coincidences. The editor\u2019s interest in both Brunel and Colin Chapman, the reading of the Vaughan\u2019s controversial biography of Brunel followed in quick succession by the rediscovery of the 100 Great Britons.
    \nFor some the comparison of Brunel and Chapman will be extremely controversial, some might even think sacrilegious or contemptuous or even irrelevant.
    \nHowever the editors believe there is value in attempting a comparison .Through which there is value of assessing the significance of engineers to society and their contribution to culture and aesthetic s of Industrial Design.
    \nWhere Brunel has been lionised [there is a museum devoted to him; his archive is held by a prestigious university and he has many monuments] Chapman has been demonised and scapegoated.
    \nBoth men had failings as will be explored here. Both did a considerable amount to advance British economic, technical interests and transport mechanisms. This article will explore these issues in greater depth and argue that a nation undervalues its science and technology at its peril.
    \nIn 2002 in a public poll conducted by the BBC in its \u201c100 Great Britons\u201d survey .Brunel was placed second behind Churchill. A celebrated engineer in his era Brunel remains revolutionary today. His concepts provided the basis of revolutionary public transport system which extended to transatlantic shipping. Although not all his concepts and designs were successful he innovated many answers to long standing problems.
    \nWith his vision and technical audacity and strength of character he \u201cstretched engineering and construction technology beyond the limits of possibility. Failures and disasters occurred at regular intervals; yet he was indomitable and indefatigable.\u201d
    \nThis article is intended to provoke thought and debate. By a system of comparison it sets out to do justice to Colin Chapman and in the process make a case for the proposed museum. Not for passive reverence but rather in the interests of inspiring and a generation of engineers to creative problem solving to which they are committed and obligated through technology social welfare and wealth.<\/p>\n

    The BBC: Top 10 Great Britons.<\/strong>
    \nThree scientists are in the top ten.<\/p>\n