Archie Butterworth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Archie Butterworth

inventor and racing motorist

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1912

Place of Birth: Waterford, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 12-Feb-2005

Profession: engineer, inventor, racing driver, designer, Formula One driver

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Archibald James Butterworth (19 June 1912 – 12 February 2005) was an inventor and racing motorist who, in 1948, designed and constructed the A.J.B.
Special, a four-wheel drive Formula One car.
He was winner of the Brighton Speed Trials in 1949 and 1951.
After a serious accident in 1951, he gave up competition, but continued to supply race car engines of his own design, notably to Bill Aston for the Aston Butterworth Grand Prix car and Archie Scott Brown for the Elva-Butterworth sports racing car.