Peter Berthon
From Graces Guide
Peter Lorraine Ashton Berthon, engine designer
c.1907 Born in Burma[1]
1911 Living near Bristol with his grandfather
1933/4 Joined with Humphrey Cook and Raymond Mays in forming English Racing Automobiles
1935 Married Mary L Wiltshire[2]
1938 After the collapse of ERA, Berthon and Mays raced an ERA car privately
WWII Pilot with RAF
Post-War with Mays established BRM and designed a radical V16 engine which was subject to considerable mechanical stress because of its high operating speed (12,000 rpm).
After the Rubery Owen takeover, designed a new V8 engine for BRM which led to Grand Prix success.
1971 Died in South Africa
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Sources of Information
- The Times, Jan 20, 1971