Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper
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Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper (born in Wellington, 31 July 1910 - died in Headington, Oxfordshire, 27 July 2001) was an auto racing driver from New Zealand, the first greatest New Zealander auto driver before Graham McRae, Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and others. He was known as "George", he came from Norwegian ancestry. An expert skier and amateur driver racing Bugatti's,[1] an old GP Maserati[2] 8CM he had bought from Earl Howe, and a Ferrari Monza.[3] He was offered a Mercedes-Benz test drive at the end of the 1936 season, would participate at 1936 German Grand Prix. He died in England at 90 years old.
Works
- Cholmondeley-Tapper, Thomas Pitt (1953). Amateur Racing Driver. London: G.T. Foulis & Co., Ltd.. [1]
References
- ^ a b "Amateur Racing Driver (book review)". The Motor (Temple Press). January 1955.
- ^ Beaulieu, Lord Montague of (1961). Jaguar: a biography. Cassell. p. 46.
- ^ Pritchard, Anthony; Keith Davey (1967). Italian High-performance Cars. Allen & Unwin. p. 34.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper, Thomas |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
31 July 1910 |
| Place of birth |
Wellington |
| Date of death |
27 July 2001 |
| Place of death |
Oxfordshire |
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 2001 deaths
- New Zealand racecar drivers
- People from Wellington City
- New Zealand people of Norwegian descent
- Grand Prix drivers
- New Zealand sportspeople stubs
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