George Abecassis

Having raced an Alta and an ERA before the war, Abecassis was involved in the development of the unsuccessful 1948 GP Alta before joining forces with John Heath to found the HW Motors team which ran their Alta-engined HWMs on a shoestring budget at home and abroad in the early fifties.

In the main Abecassis concentrated on sports cars, driving for the works Aston Martin team between 1951 and ’53 and enjoying success in national events with the potent Jaguar-engined HWM from 1953 until 1956, when the death of his partner Heath in the Mille Miglia saw George cease driving and ultimately wind down the Walton team’s racing activities.