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Peter S30	Oct 23, 2012 5:24 pm
Subject: Re: V12 history I did a quick search on the internet with the search terms "Lagonda V12 Devereux" and found this link about the professional life of Stuart Tresilian (who did much of the Lagonda V12 engine design): http://www.designchambers.com/wolfhound/TresilianCV.htm If you search this text you find for the time 1938/39 that after Lagonda he worked for Templewood "Templewood was an offshoot of High Duty Alloys, itself part of Hawker Siddeley, set up for Tresilian by Devereux. Its brief was to exploit non-aero uses of light alloys. First commercial extrusion in UK of special aluminium alloys." May be this Devereux (company) has something to do with your W C Devereux (for which names does W C stand for ?)

Peter S30

Oct 23, 2012 5:24 pm

Subject: Re: V12 history

I did a quick search on the internet with the search terms "Lagonda V12 Devereux" and found this link about the professional life of Stuart Tresilian (who did much of the Lagonda V12 engine design): http://www.designchambers.com/wolfhound/TresilianCV.htm
If you search this text you find for the time 1938/39 that after Lagonda he worked for Templewood "Templewood was an offshoot of High Duty Alloys, itself part of Hawker Siddeley, set up for Tresilian by Devereux. Its brief was to exploit non-aero uses of light alloys. First commercial extrusion in UK of special aluminium alloys."

May be this Devereux (company) has something to do with your W C Devereux (for which names does W C stand for ?)

roadmap	Oct 23, 2012 9:55 am
Subject: V12 history Has anyone any information on a V12 owned new by Col W C Devereux

roadmap	Oct 24, 2012 10:08 am
Subject: Re: V12 history Hi Peter WC stands for Wallace Charles. The only reason I know about him owning a V12 was because Lord Beaverbrook came to his manor house for lunch during WW2 to discuss I can only presume stratedgy as Devereux worked closely with him in Whitehall having an adjoining office. Beaverbrook's car broke down and he borrowed the V12 which he promised would be returned the next day. Three months later still no car and Devereux was none to pleased Stewart

roadmap

Oct 24, 2012 10:08 am

Subject: Re: V12 history

Hi Peter
WC stands for Wallace Charles. The only reason I know about him owning a V12 was because Lord Beaverbrook came to his manor house for lunch during WW2 to discuss I can only presume stratedgy as Devereux worked closely with him in Whitehall having an adjoining office. Beaverbrook's car broke down and he borrowed the V12 which he promised would be returned the next day. Three months later still no car and Devereux was none to pleased
Stewart