Gerald Marley Palmer (30 January 1911 – 23 June 1999) was a British car designer.
Background
Born in England, Palmer grew up in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where his father was chief engineer to the state-run railways. Another source says that he was born in Rhodesia on 30 January 1911. In 1959, he married Diana Varley (died 1989), whom he had met at Scammell's drawing office. They had one daughter.
Career
Apprenticeship
Palmer returned to England in 1927 where he started an engineering apprenticeship with Scammell, the commercial vehicle builders, and studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic.
