| Author | Message | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 1863 Registered: 12-2000 |
Bill Sawyer is the winner!  Ron Hickman originally worked for Ford as a clay modeler and moved up to stylist when the others jumped-ship to Standard-Triumph. In 1956, he was head-hunted by Colin Chapman to model the Peter Kirwan-Taylor "Elite" drawings. He quit Ford in 1958 and joined Lotus as a development engineer. His main project was the development of the Elan and the Elan Plus 2 from the ground-up. He created the Work-Mate in 1961 by butchering a Swedish chair (no joke). He offered the design to several companies in 1967, but was rejected (even Black & Decker at first!). He marketed it on his own and after seeing how successful he was, B&D bought the design... | ||
| Bill Sebestyen (Bill308)
Junior Member Username: Bill308 Post Number: 240 Registered: 5-2001 |
I concur with Bill. It has to be Ron Hickman | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 223 Registered: 2-2002 |
Ron Hickman Lotus Elan Black & Decker Workmate | ||
| Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member Username: Irfgt Post Number: 1437 Registered: 2-2001 |
Henry Maudslay invented the Micrometer and was the Father of the Standard Motor company in England. I don't think that is the answer you are looking for though. | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 433 Registered: 10-2001 |
The guy was D*ck Johnson, car was Lotus, the tool was the aluminum condom. Maybe not. | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 220 Registered: 2-2002 |
It's not exactly a tool, but there was a guy from Team Lotus who designed those fold up work benches we all seem to have in our garages. | ||
| Ryanab (Ryanab)
Junior Member Username: Ryanab Post Number: 67 Registered: 3-2002 |
2nd GUESS - Tech-1 Tool???? Good question! RMK | ||
| Ryanab (Ryanab)
Junior Member Username: Ryanab Post Number: 66 Registered: 3-2002 |
Invention - Macpherson Strut?? | ||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
New member Username: Rrm Post Number: 11 Registered: 5-2002 |
guy-Colin Chapman car-Lotus | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member Username: Peter Post Number: 1861 Registered: 12-2000 |
(Frustrated that I can never answer Ed's questions, its my turn now to "show off" ) There is a person who designed a well-known British sports car and after leaving that company, went on to create one of the world's most popular tools. -Name the guy -Name the car -Name the tool  |