Herbert Hadley (deceased)

Herbert Lewis Hadley - always known as Bert was born in 1910. In 1930, he was selected to join the elite Racing and Experimental Department within the famous Longbridge Works. He became the number 1 team driver. He was personally involved with all the competition cars, particularly with Murray Jamieson and the O.H.C. single-seaters. As a driver, he was equally effective whether up Shelsley Walsh Hill or on the circuits at Brooklands, Crystal Palace or Donington Park. Had not the war intervened, Bert was all set to become a full-time professional driver with a continental team. In 1950, he was asked to partner Leslie Johnson, who hed known at E.R.A. before the war, in Jaguars first appearance at Le Mans. They were 3rd when the clutch failed. For the next five years he drove in the 'TT', Mille Miglia and at Le Mans again for the Jowett, Healey and Triumph works' teams. In 1952 he was in the famous '7 days and 7 nights' endurance run at Montlhery in the XK120 Coupe LWK 707, alongside Moss, Fairman and Johnson. Herbert Lewis Hadley died in 1993.

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