On the Sunday we went to "Brooklands Relived", a sort of Goodwood revival - ish. There's not much of the track left, but there were demonstration runs up the Test Hill, an Autotest event & a Sprint on the Mercedes World track. The cars were mostly '30s ranging from tiny Austin 7 specials to huge 4 1/2 litre Bentleys - lots of those. there was also a bit of "drag racing" on the start / finish straight, the surface is really far too rough, but it was good fun to watch.
Thunderbird & Chrysler New Yorker in the "Pride of Ownership" concourse.
"Vitamin T" was built by the esteemed Nick Butler (of Revenge & Andromeda fame). It's a Model T "Doctor's Coupe" designed by Fords so that Doctors could drive it wearing a top hat. It was looking absolutely splendid for a 40 year old hot rod, we spoke to the owner who also owns Andromeda & Nykilodeon - he's not a hot rodder by inclination, he just admires Nick Butler's engineering.Austin 7 special - there were several, looking right at home here.
Bentleys - there were lots, mostly not pristine. That's not to say "tatty", they were perhaps grubby, definitely "used" which was good to see. There were being charged up the hill & hurled around the Autotest.As I said - hurled around the Autotest .......& run up the Test Hill
We've all heard of the "Rolls Royce of motorcycles" the Brough Superior, who knew there was also a Brough Superior car? I didn't, my girlfriend didn't - which is practically unheard of.
So all in all a very good day, not particularly what I was expecting, it was better than that, would I recommend it? Yes, we saw cars & events you wouldn't normally see & to illustrate that, I'll end with this pic.
Some of the "races" were a little odd. Cobra vs. aero-engined special (the Cobra won). Entertaining, but odd.
MG vs Bugatti - the supercharged MG won every time.
Of course Vitamin T won.
Speedwell Mini - these were roof-chopped before delivery & had the vertical gutters / seams shaved to reduce frontal area, it was having great fun on the autotest.
I've no idea of the story here, but that's a Frogeye sprite, but without it's Frogeyes. Again, this was being hurled around the Autotest with some enthusiasm.
Properly sideways - he caught that & got it back straight before the next cone.
At Brooklands there were FOUR, including Mr Brough's own car.
Type 37 Bugatti - quite a lot of money's worth I should imagine, just parked up, no-one around, no-one standing guard, no need. It was a very enjoyable relaxed event.
So all in all a very good day, not particularly what I was expecting, it was better than that, would I recommend it? Yes, we saw cars & events you wouldn't normally see & to illustrate that, I'll end with this pic.
We spoke to this chap, he's run the car at the VHRA hot rod races on the beach at Pendine (I was wearing my VHRA tee shirt), so the car gets used & used properly - well played sir - I salute you!
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