Fairthorpe Cars and Don Bennett plaque
Overview
Fairthorpe Cars and Don Bennett plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Buckinghamshire. This commemorative plaque records: Fairthorpe Cars. Production was started in 1954 by Air Vice Marshall Bennett, an RAF pathfinder.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This commemorative plaque records: Fairthorpe Cars.
People and events
The saved account records: Production was started in 1954 by Air Vice Marshall Bennett, an RAF pathfinder.
How it worked
The saved account records: Originally sited where Budgens now stands, it closed in 1976.
What remains
The saved account records: Production models included the Atom and the Electron, as shown here.
Why it mattered
Fairthorpe Cars and Don Bennett plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Fairthorpe Cars. Production was started in 1954 by Air Vice Marshall Bennett, an RAF pathfinder. Originally sited where Budgens now stands, it closed in 1976. Production models included the Atom and the Electron, as shown here. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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