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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 lifeHe belonged to the 750 Motor Club. CareerFordHe 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] LotusHe 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.[4] He left Lotus in February 1996.[5] Group Lotus employed around 900 people at its Norfolk factory. Personal lifeHe lives in Little Burstead in Essex. He married Valerie Jones in 1958 in Surrey. References1. ^[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/IRD_pNUXK5TRkUyS1hvlD9CBrI0/appointments Companies House] 2. ^Ford of Europe 3. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/happiness-is-a-turbo-charged-35-litre-v8-1579861.html Independent October 1995] 4. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/lotus-car-group-sues-former-directors-1578210.html Independent October 1995] 5. ^Autonews 1996 External links
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