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| Eldred Norman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eldred De Bracton Norman (1914-01-09)9 January 1914 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 28 June 1971(1971-06-28) (aged 57) Noosa Heads, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | inventor, racing-car driver |
Eldred De Bracton Norman (9 January 1914 – 28 June 1971) was an Australian inventor and racing-car driver.
Norman was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the second of six children to Australian-born parents William Ashley Norman (a solicitor) and his wife Alma Janet née Matthews. He attended Scotch College, Adelaide. On 15 May 1941 Norman married Nancy Cato, then a 24-year-old journalist.
Eldred was notably famous for producing sliding vane superchargers. The rare and iconic supercharger started as a base model, the Type 65 and is highly sought after in the early Holden community. The Type 65 was a bolt on performance enhancing product to suit the Holden Grey motor.
Norman built and modified cars. He contested the Australian Grand Prix several times; he was leading the 1951 Australian Grand Prix when his twin-engined V8 Ford suffered mechanical failure. He finished fourth in the 1954 Australian Grand Prix driving a supercharged Triumph TR2 sports car.
In 1956 Norman retired from motor racing and focussed on inventing, but his prototypes did not reach production. He died in Noosa Heads, Queensland. Norman's son Bill would also become a successful racing driver and innovative race car constructor.
References
- ^ Chittleborough, Jon (2000). "Norman, Eldred De Bracton (1914–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
External links
- Memories of Eldred Norman by Bill Norman
- Supercharge a book by Eldred Norman