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7 Colin Chapman Quotes

Colin Chapman's page feels like a cheeky garage chat about tweaking cars and the quirks of industry.

Colin Chapman quotes

  1. Simplicate, then add lightness.

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  2. You won't catch me driving a race car that I have built. (This remark was obviously tongue-in-cheek, as numerous photos exist of Chapman driving racing cars he built.)

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  3. Make the suspension adjustable and they will adjust it wrong -- look what they can do to a Weber carburetor in just a few moments of stupidity with a screwdriver.

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  4. To add speed, add lightness.

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  5. Any car which holds together for more than a race is too heavy. (Also tongue-in-cheek, as race cars must test and qualify before the start of any race.)

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  6. Accountants are the scorers of industry; they have nothing to do with playing the game. (Probably not tongue-in-cheek, as he was implicated in the De Lorean scandal shortly before his death.)

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  7. Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere.

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