Jaguar
In 1938 he joined SS Cars Ltd, later Jaguar Cars, as chief R&D engineer at Coventry. When the war started he moved to Bristol and worked on engine development for the Bristol Engine Company. At the end of the war he returned to Coventry to continue to work with Bill Heynes on what became their XK engine.
This engine remained in production with various displacements from 1948 until 1992.
It powered the winning car at Le Mans in 1951, 1953, 1955 and 1957.
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