What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Louis H. Coatalen 1879-1962 Chief Engineer Sunbeam Motor Car Co Ltd 1909-1930 Designer of aero engines World famous racing cars Land speed record breaking cars and touring cars lived here 1916-1919 Recorded plaque organisation: Wolverhampton Civic Society.
Louis Coatalen was the Chief Engineer at Sunbeam Motor Car Co Ltd from 1909 to 1930, renowned for designing successful aero engines and world-famous racing cars that broke land speed records.
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