The extraordinary life and career of Ken Wharton will be remembered by an extensive display by the Smethwick Heritage Centre Trust next month
The centrepiece of this nostalgic exhibition will be a £250,000 car which Ken raced
Ken won the RAC Hill Climb Championships before going on to win the Tulip Rally three times
As well as his highly successful career, Ken also ran his own garage and car sales business in Smethwick
Although he began racing immediately before the war, it wasn't until the late 1940s that he began to make his mark in a number of motor sport arenas
Ken Wharton takes part in his last Shelsley Walsh Hill climb on 25th August 1956
Ken was only 40 when he lost his life at the Ardmore Circuit on January 12, 1957
The tragic accident that resulted in the death of Ken Wharton at the 1957 NZ Grand Prix
