Ron Hickman Ron Hickman Ronald Price Hickman OBE (21 October 1932 – 17 February 2011) was a South African-born, Jersey-based car designer and inventor who designed the original Lotus Elan, the Lotus Elan +2 and the Lotus Europa, as well as the Black & Decker Workmate. Hickman was born in Greytown, Natal, South Africa, where he worked as a courthouse clerk after leaving high school. He moved to London in the 1950s where he was employed by a music publisher. From 1954 Hickman worked for the Ford Motor Company at Dagenham first as a clay modeller and later he helped to style
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