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John Tojeiro (3 December 1923, Estoril, Portugal – 16 March 2005, Cambridge, England), affectionately known as Toj, was an engineer and racing car designer whose innovations helped to revolutionise car design in the 1950s and 1960s.

Born in Estoril, Portugal, the son of a Portuguese father and English mother, the young John was brought to England in 1924 after the death of his father.^[1] Following service as an engineer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II, he made his name in automotive engineering. Best known as a chassis engineer, he produced a long line of successful racing cars, most famously in conjunction with the Ecurie Ecosse team, using engines supplied by Jaguar, Buick, Bristol, Scirocco-Powell and Climax, among many. The Ecurie Ecosse Tojeiro EE was one of the first sports racing cars to use a mid-engine layout to enhance handling and traction. Perhaps his lasting legacy was in producing a design which AC Cars developed into the AC Ace. From the Ace, Carroll Shelby in turn developed the AC Cobra, marrying a thunderous American V8 engine with the lightweight British chassis.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ML (May 1985). "Tojeiro". Motor Sport. 61 (5): 474–479.

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1985/36/tojeiro

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/person/john-tojeiro

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20934/lot/10/

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-'''John Tojeiro''' ([[3 December]] [[1923]], [[Estoril]], [[Portugal]] – [[16 March]] [[2005]], [[Cambridge]], [[England]]), affectionately known as '''Toj''', was an engineer and racing car designer, whose innovations helped to revolutionise car design in the 1950s and '60s. Son of a Portuguese father and English mother, the young John was brought to England in the 1920s after the untimely death of his father. Following service an engineer in the [[Fleet Air Arm]] during [[World War II]], he made his name in automotive engineering. Best known as a [[chassis]] engineer, he produced a long line of successful racing cars, most famously in conjunction with the [[Ecurie Ecosse]] team, using engines supplies by [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]], [[Buick]], [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]] and [[Coventry Climax|Climax]], among many. The Ecurie Ecosse [[Tojeiro EE]] was one of the first racing cars to use a [[mid-engine]] layout to enhance [[Car handling|handling]] and [[Traction (engineering)|traction]]. Perhaps his most lasting legacy was in producing a design which [[AC Cars]] developed into the [[AC Ace]]. From the Ace, [[Carroll Shelby]] in turn developed the iconic [[AC Cobra]]; marrying a thunderous [[United States|American]] [[V8 engine]] with the lightweight [[United Kingdom|British]] chassis.
+[[File:Tojeiro Jaguar Donington paddock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One of John Tojeiro's [[Jaguar D-type]]-engined sports cars of the mid-1950s.]]
+'''John Tojeiro''' (3 December 1923, [[Estoril]], [[Portugal]] – 16 March 2005, [[Cambridge]], [[England]]), affectionately known as '''Toj''', was an engineer and racing car designer whose innovations helped to revolutionise car design in the 1950s and 1960s.
+Born in [[Estoril]], Portugal, the son of a Portuguese father and English mother, the young John was brought to England in 1924 after the death of his father.<ref name=motorsport>{{cite journal|title= Tojeiro |last= ML |journal= [[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |volume= 61 |issue= 5 |date= May 1985 |pages= 474–479 }}</ref> Following service as an engineer in the [[Fleet Air Arm]] during [[World War II]], he made his name in automotive engineering. Best known as a [[chassis]] engineer, he produced a long line of successful racing cars, most famously in conjunction with the [[Ecurie Ecosse]] team, using engines supplied by [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]], [[Buick]], [[Bristol Cars|Bristol]], [[Scirocco-Powell]] and [[Coventry Climax|Climax]], among many. The Ecurie Ecosse Tojeiro EE was one of the first sports racing cars to use a [[mid-engine]] layout to enhance [[Car handling|handling]] and [[Traction (engineering)|traction]]. Perhaps his lasting legacy was in producing a design which [[AC Cars]] developed into the [[AC Ace]]. From the Ace, [[Carroll Shelby]] in turn developed the [[AC Cobra]], marrying a thunderous [[United States|American]] [[V8 engine]] with the lightweight [[United Kingdom|British]] chassis.<ref name=motorsport />
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+http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1985/36/tojeiro
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+http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20934/lot/10/
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