Ron Hickman

Ronald Price Hickman (1932–2011) was a South African-born, Jersey-based automobile designer and inventor. He worked for both the Ford motor company and Lotus, where he designed the original Lotus Elan, the Lotus Elan +2 and the Lotus Europa. Outside the circle of automobile enthusiasts he is best known for his design of a wood-working bench called the Black & Decker Workmate.

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