Godfrey Imhof

Alfred Godfrey Imhof
NationalityEngland English
Born(1911-05-06)6 May 1911
St Giles, London, England
Died27 August 1963(1963-08-27) (aged 52)
Paddington, London, England

Alfred Godfrey Imhof (6 May 1911 – 27 August 1963) was a British racing driver in trials, rallies and hill climbing. He was the winner of the 2nd RAC Rally that was held in 1952, driving an Allard-Cadillac J2.

Career

Before the war, he teamed up in trial with Ben Richardson and Michael Lawson, in the Candidi Provocatores trials team, on a 1936 LM Speed Model (chassis BBY 333).

In the immediate post-war period, he became an industrial designer at Allard and took part in the design of the K1 (two-seater), L1 (4-seater) models, and especially the competition J1, which he owned and competed Personally from 1946 to 1949.

He then became a London-based industrialist, owner of the His Master's Voice recorder factory, built in Oxford Street in the 1950s.

Family

His sister, Barbara Kathleen ("Betty"), married Major Arthur Frederick Frayling, OBE,[1] chairman of the Hudson's Bay fur auction house in London and of the International Fur Trade Federation; their sons are Nicholas Frayling, Dean of Chichester from 2002 to 2014, and the educationalist and writer Sir Christopher Frayling.[2][3]

Rally results

Year Rally Car Co-driver Result
1952 RAC Rally Allard-Cadillac J2 Betty Frayling 1st
1953 RAC Rally Allard J2X Betty Frayling 3rd
1955 RAC Rally Allard-Cadillac J2 Ian Mackensie 3rd

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Arthur Frayling". Independent.co.uk. 11 March 1993. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ Debrett's People of Today, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2006, p. 573
  3. ^ Sir Christopher Frayling profile Archived 21 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine, static1.squarespace.com. Accessed 19 January 2023.


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