Automotive

To a place I've wanted to visit for years - the birthplace of British motorsports and the world's first purpose-built motor circuit in 1907. Brooklands Museum at Weybridge, Surrey (just outside London) To walk around the history of both racing and aviatio...  

Gorgeous AC Me in a past life? The workshop of Malcolm Campbell. Don't think they stuffed him for this Ford and Peugeot Napier-Railton Another view Austin pedal car. Loved this! 1926 Delage Alvis Aston Martin Halford Lorraine Dietrich - There's one of the...  

The modern racers were quite fun as well Then there were all the cars parked around the grounds Aston Martin Back when Rover made a substantial car! What a sedan... Check out the Scimitar... probably during the low point of the consolidated British Leylan...  

Do you know more about the swoopy gorgeous car in green? S

...but never got the marque name. There have been so many small British car companies that produced fiberglassed bodied cars like this. One of my French car magazines, gazoline, has been doing a history of Brit car manufacturers, will need to reference.

Fibreglass Kit car using Volkswagen Beetle Chassis. Debuted in 1974 Melbourne Motor show. Then again, it could be the many kit cars from UK, Nova ? Enjoyed your photos of this historic place.Thank You Mrsnak. Cheers,dreamer

I'm impressed with your car spotting skills, found this cool vid on them, the door design is very creative and so Sci Fi circa 1970s S

and a De Tomaso Pantera ... and a Lamborghini Countach ... and a Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer and ... Adolescent pinups. Andrew

but i never go to them. i must make a mid years resolution to visit these great museums. i must do Sammy Millers bike museum and Beaulieu motor museum (again) as it now has the James Bond collection and this museum and so many more. thanks for all the gre... 

...that one generally never goes to local tourist attractions unless guests from out of town are visiting? This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2012-05-15 07:25:54...  

yep. i need more visitors...  

...Some tour I would like to do emyself. Best Hans

...but needed to keep the theme going. Great bomb Vintage Spitfire ressurrected Another stuffed body inside a vintage bomber. Hope his family approved. One of the earliest aircraft, this was a reproduction. Another fantastic reproduction Here are a couple...  

A long time since i visited a museum with airplanes ... you're giving me ideas Snak ! Thanks for the pictures, do you have any more of the Brough Superior ? That was a bike ... the Panigale of the 1920ies ! Bim

I think I stared at that bike for a half hour.

They literally had something represented from every era....  

...in your posts - Cobb's Railton, the aircraft frames, the Broughs, the P5, on and on... But in amongst all that, it seems strange that I have the biggest soft spot for the Austin J40.

...also funny that I never went inside the Concorde jet (which was partially designed and built at Brooklands, BTW). It was probably too new and recent in my memory, although I had never flown in it.

Really terrific, Snak! I spent a good half hour just savouring your pics. Made my evening! Thanks!

Especially when so many generously do this all the time up here!

Beautiful pilgrimage in the UK. I've never been to the Brooklands Museum, now I'm inspired to visit the next time I'm in London. Which vehicle was your favorite? On 5/13/12 4:52 PM, "automotive watchprosite" < [Email address suppressed for privacy] > wrot... 

...but that Napier-Railton was pretty cool. The racing history for some of these cars alone made them special. The Brough Superior bike was it for the bikes.

Thanks for the coverage, Snak. I imagine there is some interesting history behind each of the vehicles you show, and it looks like a great place to explore again and again. Wonderful. Andrew

...had a small but fairly bored entourage with me ;-). I will be back. They do events there, and often take many of the cars out. The Napier-Railton gets run on occasion.

Here is a map of the grounds. In the upper right-hand corner is a small map showing how large the original track was This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2012-05-14 07:51:52...  

....a copy, I recommend a book titled Negative Gravity. It is the biography of Beatrice Shilling, who raced bikes (proper cammy Nortons, not J.A.P. engined Broughs! ) at Brooklands, sorted out the Spitfire's carby issues, worked on missiles, hooned in car... 

..as, at least for the moment, I'm really in a Brooklands mode. One can never stop learning.

. . . precisely 77 years to the day prior to your post, snak. T E Lawrence died from injuries suffered in a crash while riding his Brough Superior on May 13th, 1935.

..as these were at the time. I think he had a couple more on order at the time of his death. This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2012-05-14 16:56:51

They were all called George. Not sure which one he died on (v, vi or vii)

At Bonhams in the UK. Fetched $394,000 US. Hope the buyer will actively ride the bike... Please...,

...not the the best for the "glut challenged" like yours truly ;-)

..here in Australia who races a 1923 Indian - no rear suspension, hand shift - and has pulled sub-2 minute lap....forget gluts, he's in.....spired.

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