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People

# Malcolm Sayer

Aerodynamicist and body designer

| Label | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Cromer, Norfolk, England, 1916 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Nationality | British |

Pat Sayer (deceased), wife of Malcolm Sayer., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Jaguar aerodynamicist and body designer credited for the D-Type body and aerodynamics retained by the XKSS.

Sayer studied aeronautical and automotive engineering at Loughborough, then worked on Bristol aircraft before joining Jaguar in 1951. His Jaguar work used calculated curves and aerodynamic principles rather than conventional styling practice.

Jaguar identifies Sayer as responsible for the D-Type's aerodynamics, while the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust describes the bodywork as calculated by hand and refined in wind-tunnel testing. The Trust says the tail fin was developed for high-speed stability at Le Mans.

### Calculated bodywork

Sayer used mathematical plotting and wind-tunnel work to shape Jaguar racing cars. Jaguar describes the D-Type as an application of his principle that form followed function.

The house

[![Jaguar](https://hiconium.dev/images/marques/full/jaguar.svg)](https://hiconium.dev/manufacturers/jaguar)

Credited through Jaguar, Jaguar Cars.

In the register

## 2 files carry this name

- [Jaguar D-Type Aerodynamicist and body designer · Jaguar 1954–1957 €7.5M 1954–1957 €7.5M Rating 97.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/jaguar/d-type)
- [Jaguar XKSS D-Type body and aerodynamics · Jaguar Cars 1957 €12M 1957 €12M Rating 98.0](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/jaguar/xkss)

The files above are the register's own record of this name. [The people index](https://hiconium.dev/people) holds everyone the register credits.

Sources

- [jaguar.com](https://www.jaguar.com/en-xi/jdx/about-jaguar/80-years-of-jaguar/80-years-of-jaguar-part-1.html)
- [jaguarheritage.com](https://www.jaguarheritage.com/event/etype-evolution-exhibition/)
- [leamingtonhistory.co.uk](https://leamingtonhistory.co.uk/malcolm-sayer/)