Gerry Marshall (b. November 16, 1941 d. April 21, 2005) was a British saloon car racing driver, and, according to a 2002 magazine poll, one of the best drivers of all time.
His professional driving career spans four decades, in 2000 chalking up his 600th win in a race at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk in an Aston Martin DB4. His first win was in 1964, driving a Mini and his last (and 625th) on 11 September 2004.
Over the years Gerry rac...
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Gerry Marshall (b. November 16, 1941 d. April 21, 2005) was a British saloon car racing driver, and, according to a 2002 magazine poll, one of the best drivers of all time.
His professional driving career spans four decades, in 2000 chalking up his 600th win in a race at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk in an Aston Martin DB4. His first win was in 1964, driving a Mini and his last (and 625th) on 11 September 2004.
Over the years Gerry raced many and numerous cars, ranging from 1950s Formula One cars (Aston DBR4, V16 BRM) to Le Mans cars (Ferrari 250 GTOs, AC Cobras, Lola T70, Porsche 962), to the extraordinary (Alvis Grey Lady, TVR Tuscan, Morris Marina, Ford P100).
However, he is probably best remembered for his flamboyant and crowd-pleasing style during the 1970s driving for Dealer Team Vauxhall in the racing Firenzas "Old Nail" and "Baby Bertha", and also the V8 Holden-Repco Ventora, "Big Bertha". He also won the 1971 Escort Mexico championship, beating future Formula 1...
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