Louis Coatalen
(1879-1962)

Died aged c. 83

Louis Hervé Coatalen (11 September 1879 – 23 May 1962) was an automobile engineer and racing driver born in Brittany who spent much of his adult life in Britain and took British nationality. He was a pioneer of the design and development of internal combustion engines for cars and aircraft.

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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

Bromley House, Penn Road, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom where they was