Eldred Norman

Who is Eldred Norman?

Eldred De Bracton Norman was an Australian inventor and racing-car driver.

Norman was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the second of six children to Australian-born parents William Ashley Norman and his wife Alma Janet née Matthews. On 15 May 1941 Norman married Nancy Cato, then a 24-year-old journalist.

Norman built and modified cars. He contested the Australian Grand Prix several times, he was leading the 1951 Australian Grand Prix when his twin V8 engined Ford suffered mechanical failure. He finished fourth in the 1954 Australian Grand Prix. In 1956 Norman retired from motor racing and focussed on inventing, but his prototypes did not reach production. He died in Noosa Heads, Queensland.