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1918 Born son of Cecil Roderick Fry (1890-1952), last family chairman of [[J. S. Fry and Sons|Fry's]], the chocolate firm, and his wife Olave (nee Anderson)<ref>BMD</ref> | 1918 Born son of Cecil Roderick Fry (1890-1952), last family chairman of [[J. S. Fry and Sons|Fry's]], the chocolate firm, and his wife Olave (nee Anderson)<ref>BMD</ref> | ||
1938 Designed the ''Freikaserwagen'', which set the initial speed record at the Prescott Hill Climb<ref>Bristol Post 18 June 2013</ref> | |||
1949 The ''Freikaserwagen'' broke the record at Shelsley Walsh | |||
1967 Died in Gloucestershire<ref> The Times, Jun 28, 1967</ref> | 1967 Died in Gloucestershire<ref> The Times, Jun 28, 1967</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 2 May 2016
David Henry Colt Fry, engineer
1918 Born son of Cecil Roderick Fry (1890-1952), last family chairman of Fry's, the chocolate firm, and his wife Olave (nee Anderson)[1]
1938 Designed the Freikaserwagen, which set the initial speed record at the Prescott Hill Climb[2]
1949 The Freikaserwagen broke the record at Shelsley Walsh
1967 Died in Gloucestershire[3]
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