- Walter Hassan
Walter Hassan OBE (
April 25 ,1905 -July 12 ,1996 ), born inLondon , was a British automobile engineer.History
His father owned a clothes store in
Holloway , North London. As it was told his uncle encouraged him to be a creator since his uncle was building model ships.He studied at NorthernPolytechnic and then Hackney Technical Institute of Engineering.His first job was in
Bentley Motors. ( He was employee #14) working under the head of experimental department ( Todays R&D) Frank Clement.Later he involved with Bentley Racing and he was a riding mechanic in some races. Off-seasons he was part of the Bentley Motors service department.After Bentley was taken over byRolls-Royce Motors , Hassan left the company and worked for Wolf Barnato. In 1933 He started to build a racing car that would become known as Barnato Hassan which was one of the fastest car ever lap to Brookslands. Later he also developed a car for Bill Pacey and named Pacey Hassan. This was a success during 1936 British racing circuits.1938 he worked with
SS Cars Ltd which later becameJaguar Cars and he was the chief R&D engineer atCoventry . When the war started he moved to Bristol and worked for Bristol Aero Engine Company.Back to Jaguar and Hassan helped to develop new Jaguar V12 engine along withWilliam Heynes andHarry Mundy . Later years Le-Mans winnig Jaguars were powered with this V12 engine.Hassan retired in early 1970s and he received the
OBE for his services to motor sports.ee also
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William Heynes
*Harry Mundy References
*Cite news
first = Rivers
last = Fletcher
publisher = The Independent
url = http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19960717/ai_n14058175/pg_3
title = Obituary: Walter Hassan
date =1996-07-17
accessdate = 2006-04-30
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