Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper

New Zealand racing driver

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1910

Date of Death: 27-Jul-2001

Profession: engineer, racing automobile driver

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley-Tapper (born in Wellington, 31 July 1910 - died in Headington, Oxfordshire, 27 July 2001) was an auto racing driver from New Zealand, the first great New Zealander auto driver before Graham McRae, Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and others.
He was known as "George", he came from Norwegian ancestry.
An expert skier and amateur driver racing Bugattis, an old GP Maserati 8CM he had bought from Earl Howe, and a Ferrari Monza.
He was offered a Mercedes-Benz test drive at the end of the 1936 season, and would participate at the 1936 German Grand Prix.
He died in England at the age of 90.