Bill Boddy

Bill Boddy
MBE
Born
William Charles Boddy

(1913-02-22)22 February 1913
Wandsworth, London, England
Died7 July 2011(2011-07-07) (aged 98)
Radnorshire, Powys, Wales
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Motorsport journalist
Author
Years active1930–2011
Known forEditor; Motor Sport magazine

William Boddy, MBE (22 February 1913 – 7 July 2011)[1] was a British journalist who was the editor of Motor Sport from 1936 to 1991. After 1991 he still contributed regularly to Motor Sport magazine, continuing a career that lasted eighty-one years. He also co-founded the Vintage Sports Car Club, and founded the Brooklands Society in 1967 among numerous contributions to the emerging vintage car scene. At his death he was considered the longest-serving journalist in the UK, having submitted his first article in 1930 and his last one just a week before his death.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cooper, Adam (7 July 2011). "Legendary journalist Bill Boddy dies at 98 | Adam Cooper's F1 Blog". adamcooperf1.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bill Boddy". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ Ivankovic, Ivana (22 August 2011). "Motor Sport's Bill Boddy: 'Longest serving working journalist in UK'". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.