Title

Kay Petre, c1934-c1938. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Kay Petre, c1934-c1938. Kay Petre was dubbed the 'Queen of Brooklands' for her exploits at the Surrey circuit. She also raced at Le Mans, and in 1937 became the first female 'works' racing driver when she joined the Austin factory team in 1937. Petre retired from racing after being badly injured in a crash at Brooklands in 1938. She later worked as a journalist, as well as being employed to produce the fabric designs for Alec Issigonis' Mini in the 1960s.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum

Date

1934

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A85_480

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,3Mb) / 16,7in x 12,6in / 4999 x 3770 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male sport job man men goggles country guy occupation Canada Canadian headdress location century profession thirties lady mechanic headscarf motor racing B&W motor sport headgear MONOCHROME racing car black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century National Motor Museum Kay Petre photograph Unknown Petre Kay photograph