Ron Hickman the 105E Ford Anglia. He became the director of Lotus Engineering in the 1960s, designing the first Lotus Europa as part of Lotus's GT40 project bid. He left Lotus in 1967. Hickman invented the wood-and-steel foldable Workmate bench after sawing through a piece of wood into a chair used as support, when making a wardrobe. His offer of a licence for the product he developed was rejected by several companies who could not see a large market for it, so Hickman sold the benches himself to professional builders at trade shows until Black & Decker saw the light in 1973
Lotus Europa The fuel injection system was from Kugelfischer. Chip Foose the famous automobile pioneer of United States also modified and restored a Lotus Europa for Episode 6 of the season 11 of his popular show "Overhaulin". It was one of the most time consuming and complicated build of the show, where a brand new 1.8 litre Lotus Elise engine was fitted into the car, while the power is handled by Porsche Boxster transmission. The bumpers were also tucked in signature Foose style. In 2005, Lotus released images of a new GT type car called the Lotus Europa S. Based on the