Chris Barber died yesterday at 90, a very successful English jazz trombonist in the traditional or “Dixie” style. He also apparently was a buddy of Colin Chapman, as he got the very first Elite off the line and raced it with some success. He was so successful as a trombonist that he was able to run his own racing team. (“Successful trombonist” is a kind of oxymoron, ask me how I know…) There are lots of obits out there, but few talk about his Lotus life.
The car recently auctioned:
justbritish.com/first-productio … auctioned/
classicdriver.com/en/car/lo … 958/772236
His website:
chrisbarber.net/intro.htm
John