Owen Maddock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Owen Maddock

Mechanical engineer and car designer

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Cowes, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Jul-2000

Profession: engineer, car designer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Owen Maddock

  • Owen Richard Maddock (24 July 1925 – 19 July 2000) was a British engineer and racing car designer, who was chief designer for the Cooper Car Company between 1950 and 1963.
  • During this time Maddock designed a string of successful racing cars, including the Formula One World Championship-winning Cooper T51 and T53 models. The T51 was the first mid-engined car to win either the World Drivers' or Constructors' Championships, feats it achieved in the hands of Jack Brabham in 1959.
  • A year earlier Stirling Moss had taken the first ever Formula One victory for a mid-engined car in another Maddock-designed vehicle: a Cooper T43.
  • In addition to his Formula One work, Maddock also produced race-winning Formula Two, Formula Three and sportscar designs.
  • After leaving Cooper in 1963 Maddock went on to a successful career as an engineering consultant, including a spell as a hovercraft designer working for Saunders-Roe on the Isle of Wight.
  • In his spare time he also enjoyed racing hovercraft, and was a co-founder of the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain. Away from engineering Maddock was an accomplished jazz musician.
  • Among others, he was a part of Mick Mulligan's Magnolia Jazz Band, playing sousaphone, that featured George Melly on vocals.
  • When the band decided to turn fully professional Maddock preferred to remain an amateur and left the group.
  • He also counted saxophone, bass clarinet and piano among his repertoire, and continued to play and compete in jazz competitions until shortly before his death.

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