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Forgotten Legends Lola T70
This article highlights the career of Eric Broadley, an English manufacturer whose success in motorsport was overshadowed by competitors like John Cooper and Colin Chapman.
Eric Broadley, the brilliant English manufacturer who began his career in 1958, saw his unmistakeable talent overshadowed by two competitors who immediately became famous: John Cooper and Colin Chapman.
With the first victory of a rear-engined car in the Formula 1 World Championship and the successful combination of his name with the ultra-celebrated MINI – a MINI Cooper still exists today – Cooper transformed his name into a universally known brand. Colin Chapman on the other hand, used his unstoppable determination to make lightweight, race-winning cars to define an era with his Lotus brand and famous drivers such as Jim Clark, Jochen Rindt and Mario Andretti.
