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Malcolm Sayer
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Hilf der Wikipedia, indem du sie recherchierstund einfügst.Malcolm Sayer (* 21. Mai1916 in Cromer, Norfolk; † 22. April1970 in Leamington Spa) war ein Konstrukteur von Jaguar-Automobilen. Er war einer der ersten Ingenieure, die die Prinzipien der Aerodynamik bewusst bei der Formgebung einsetzten.
Seine Designkonzepte prägten
Sayer verstarb 1970 im Alter von 53 Jahren.
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Malcolm Sayer
Malcolm Sayer – Aerodynamicist and Designer of Jaguar cars
On a Spring day in 1970 Malcolm Sayer suffered a fatal heart attack on the main street of his adopted home town Leamington Spa, he was 53 years of age. In the years since his death, his achievements as a designer have been celebrated locally by the erection of a Blue Plaque on his former home in Portland Place. His genius had long been recognised by his peers in the automotive industry but was and is largely unknown by the lay public.
School & College
Malcolm was born in Norfolk at 45 St Mary’s Road, Cromer on 21 May 1916. He was a precocious schoolboy and at the age of nine passed what was then called the scholarship exam, the equivalent of today’s eleven plus. His scholarship pass took him to Great Yarmouth Grammar School where his father Gilbert taught mathematics and art. He developed a particular interest in maths, art and science which he probably inherited from his father. At the age of seventeen he won a British Empire scholarship to Loughborough College to study Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering. At Loughborough he was secretary of the College Motor Club and editor of the College Magazine. He graduated in 1938 with a first class honours diploma in Automotive Engine
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