Rod Mansfield
John Roderick Mansfield (born 29 May 1934)[1] is a British engineer and business executive, influencing British motorsport, and ultimately many British boy racers.
Early life
He belonged to the 750 Motor Club.
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Career
Ford
He created the Special Vehicle Engineering (SVE) department at the Dunton Technical Centre in Essex in 1980,[2] and ran it until 1990. It produced the more-powerful roadworthy versions of the Ford Sierra.[3]
Dieter Hahne took over the department in January 1991; he had been manager of the Medium Cars programme for Ford.[4]
Lotus
He became Managing Director of Lotus Cars on 14 August 1995, when Lotus was owned by Bugatti, who had bought the company from General Motors in 1993.[5] He left Lotus in February 1996.[6] Group Lotus employed around 900 people at its Norfolk factory.
Personal life
He lives in Little Burstead in Essex. He married Valerie Jones in 1958 in Surrey.
References
External links
- Motorsport Magazine
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Preceded by | Managing Director of Lotus Cars August 1995 - February 1996 | Succeeded by |
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- RS Turbo
- RS 1800
- RS WRC
- RS Mk.1
- RS Mk.2
- RS500
- RS Mk.3
- RS WRC
- RS1600 (Mk.1)
- RS Mexico (Mk.1)
- RS2000 (Mk.1)
- RS1800 (Mk.2)
- RS2000 (Mk.2)
- RS Mexico (Mk.2)
- RS1600i (Mk.3)
- RS 1700T
- RS Turbo (Mk.3)
- RS Turbo (Mk.4)
- RS Cosworth (Mk.5)
- RS2000 (Mk.5)
- RS2000 (Mk.6)
- RS Cosworth (Mk.6)
- RS WRC
- WRC
- RS2600
- RS3100