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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-08-31 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2020-03-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005255b.htm person James Frederick George AACR2 4 May 1915 18 October 2007 Place of Birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia Place of Death Cowes, Victoria, Australia Engineer Engineer and lifelong motor enthusiast Fred James was the senior engine designer at General Motors-Holden from 1963 to 1977 and is known as the designer of the iconic Holden V8. His first position as engineer was with England's Vauxhall Motors. While at Vauxhall he designed the 21-litre flat 12-cylinder engine for the Churchill tank, used during WWII. 1938 1938 Education - Honours in Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth 1938 1941 Career position - Engineer at Vauxhall Motors, Luton, England 1941 1963 Career position - Engineer at General Motors-Holden, Fisherman's Bend 1963 1977 Career position - Senior engine engineer, General Motors-Holden, Fisherman's Bend James, Frederick George (19150504-20071018)

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 'James, Frederick George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology James, Frederick George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: Early Australian automotive design 1895 - 1953 Darwin, Norman Arthur Early Australian automotive design 1895 - 1953 Melbourne, Vic. RMIT University 2018 Newspaper Article: Holden engineering legend provided oomph James, S. Holden engineering legend provided oomph 2007 The Age 18

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