George Eyston

Captain George E.T. Eyston
George Eyston in 1931
Born28 June 1897
Bampton, Oxfordshire, England[1]
Died11 June 1979 (aged 81)
Lambeth, London, England
Occupation(s)Engineer, inventor, racing driver
AwardsMilitary Cross, (1917); Segrave Trophy, (1935); Légion d'honneur, (1938); OBE, (1948)
Eyston (left) with fire-damaged MG Midget, 1931[2]

Captain George Edward Thomas Eyston MC OBE (28 June 1897 – 11 June 1979[3]) was a British engineer, inventor, and racing driver best known for breaking the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939.[1]

  1. ^ a b Colin Dryden (September 2004). "Eyston, George Edward Thomas (1897–1979)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31092. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "MG Car Club of Western Australia marque". Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  3. ^ "The Golden Era of GP Racing 1934-40 - Drivers". Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2009.