Len Southward
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20 September 1905
- Engineer
- businessman
- vehicle collector
Sir Len Southward | |
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| Born | Leonard Bingley Southward 20 September 1905 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 19 February 2004 (aged 98) |
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| Children | 2 |
Sir Leonard Bingley Southward OBE (20 September 1905 – 19 February 2004) was a New Zealand engineer, businessman, and vehicle collector. His collection of cars, motorcycles, speedboats and aircraft is now entrusted to the Southward Car Museum in Paraparaumu.[1]
Southward was born on 20 September 1905 in Wellington to English immigrant parents.[2] His father was Philip Edmond Southward and his mother was Elizabeth Sarah née Smith. He received his education at Te Aro Primary School and aged 13, he started working. At first, he was a messenger boy.[3]
He married his first wife, Eileen Mitchell, in 1931. They later divorced, and in 1954 he married Vera Bellamore, who survived his death in 2004 along with two sons.[1]
