Ken Wharton, whose real name was Frederick Charles Kenneth Wharton was a British racing driver from England. He was born and raised in Smethick near Birmingham, England. In 1957 he was fatally injured when his Ferrari Monza crashed in a sports car race at the Ardmore Circuit in New Zealand. His ancestry can be traced back to Bradford in Yorkshire.

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Other references:

• Wikipedia Biography of Ken Wharton
• British Pathe News
• You Tube Video about Ken Wharton