Bill Boddy, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Boddy

British motorsport journalist

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1913

Date of Death: 07-Jul-2011

Profession: author, editor, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Boddy, (22 February 1913 – 7 July 2011) 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.