A. Horace Grimley

A. Horace Grimley of Bradford, died on Saturday, October 9th, aged 66. Horace Grimley was responsible for the Jowett Car Company’s entry into the world of motor racing in 1928, when they entered a twin-cylinder car to attack the Class G 12-hour record—which they successfully broke at an average speed of 54.64 m.p.h., on the old Brooklands Track—the car he virtually built himself.

He entered Jowett’s as an apprentice and at the age of 20 was put in charge of the experimental shop and it was only two years later that he was responsible for the record breaking car. He stayed with the firm as Chief Development Engineer until the works were taken over by the International Harvester Company.