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Rod Mansfield

John Roderick Ward Mansfield (born 29 May 1934)[1] is a British engineer and business executive, influencing British motorsport, and ultimately many British boy racers.

Early life

Mansfield belonged to the 750 Motor Club.

A 1987 Ford RS 500 in August 2010

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

Mansfield 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

Mansfield lives in Little Burstead in Essex. He married Valerie Jones in 1958 in Surrey.

References

  1. ^ Companies House
  2. ^ Ford of Europe
  3. ^ Independent October 1995
  4. ^ Cambridge Weekly News Thursday 24 January 1991, page 25
  5. ^ Independent October 1995
  6. ^ Autonews 1996

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