Mike Costin
Engineer
Michael Charles Costin (born 10 July 1929, in Hendon) was, together with Keith Duckworth, the co-founder of Cosworth Engineering, a producer of Ford-funded and sponsored engines. Drivers including Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Mario Andretti, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, and Keke Rosberg won the Formula One World Championship using Cosworth DFV engines during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
He was educated at Salvatorian College in Wealdstone and then apprenticed at De Havilland. In 1953 he started at Lotus, initially helping out on a part-time basis. Keith Duckworth joined Lotus in 1957 and they founded Cosworth Engineering in 1958. He later described himself as having "studied for 40 years at the University of Duckworth".
Subject ID: 47582
MoreMichael Charles Costin (born 10 July 1929, in Hendon) was, together with Keith Duckworth, the co-founder of Cosworth Engineering, a producer of Ford-funded and sponsored engines. Drivers including Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt, Mario Andretti, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, and Keke Rosberg won the Formula One World Championship using Cosworth DFV engines during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
He was educated at Salvatorian College in Wealdstone and then apprenticed at De Havilland. In 1953 he started at Lotus, initially helping out on a part-time basis. Keith Duckworth joined Lotus in 1957 and they founded Cosworth Engineering in 1958. He later described himself as having "studied for 40 years at the University of Duckworth".
In recent years he has been a consultant to the revived Triumph motorbike company.
Mike Costin is the younger brother of Frank Costin, an aerodynamics and race car designer for Lotus, Lister and Maserati, and co-founder of Marcos Cars.
Subject ID: 47582
Subject ID: 47582
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<p>This is the second issue of British magazine SC&LO in a new larger format of 11.5x9ins. The first 26 issues from November of 1956 were in the smaller size of 9.5 x 7.25ins, before in January of 1959 the magazine grew to this larger size. It remained at 24 pages (plus front and back covers) for most editions of this now highly collectible, and extremely hard to find magazine. There were a total of just 58 issues of the magazine that carried the title 'Sports Car & Lotus Owner'.</p>
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- Type: Magazines & Periodicals
- Released: Feb 1959 null BC/BCE (Estimated)
- Related Subjects: Colin Chapman , Jim Clark , Lotus , Mike Costin , Sports Car & Lotus Owner
This is the second issue of British magazine SC&LO in a new larger format of 11.5x9ins. The first 26 issues from November of 1956 were in the smaller size of 9.5 x 7.25ins, before in January of 1959 the magazine grew to this larger size. It remained at 24 pages (plus front and back covers) for most editions of this now highly collectible, and extremely hard to find magazine. There were a total of just 58 issues of the magazine that carried the title 'Sports Car & Lotus Owner'.
- Released: Feb 1959 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: Colin Chapman , Jim Clark , Lotus , Mike Costin , Sports Car & Lotus Owner
