Amherst Villiers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amherst Villiers

Automotive engineer and supercharging expert

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1900

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1991

Profession: engineer, car designer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Amherst Villiers (1900–1991) was an English automotive, aeronautical and astronautic engineer and portrait painter. He designed a land speed record-breaking car for Malcolm Campbell, and developed the supercharged "Blower Bentley", driven by Henry Birkin and (in fiction) by James Bond.