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From the Brooklands website: Sunday, January 1, 2012
All classic, vintage and veteran cars, motor cycles and commercial vehicles are welcome for possibly the largest New Year’s Day gathering in the South East! Entry is via the Campbell Gate off Brooklands Road for pre-1973 vehicles, whose occupants will receive a discount of £1 off our usual admission prices - parking in and around the Paddock, on the Finishing Straight and Members’ Banking for these vehicles. Pre-booking for car clubs is available by contacting Donna Hopton - details below.
As an added attraction this year the cars taking part in the London to Cape Town World Cup Rally will be scrutineered at the Museum during the day before being flagged off at 4pm - see the separate event entry for more details.
Open from 10am - 4pm, normal Museum admission prices apply for those in non-classic vehicles.
For those just turning up to look at this wonderful display, as well as the rest of the Museum and its exhibits, there will be parking in The Heights off Wellington Way.
The bar and restaurants will be open for our traditional turkey-free New Year’s Day lunches and snacks.
Contact: Donna Hopton events@brooklandsmuseum.com 01932 857381 ext 253http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/index.php?/events/details/new-years-day-gathering1/ |
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2012, 08:38:52 AM » |
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2012, New Year's Day, and Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey has its annual vehicle gathering.
This year, maybe because of the warm weather, there were noticeably more vehicles and spectators, and a larger number of customs/rods.
One thing that bugged me, was the amount of 'modern' machinery that was parked up, bearing in mind the event was advertised as "pre '73".
Maybe the MG car club and Mercedes clubs had dispensation, but a Nova, an X reg kit car, modern D reg moped.......... grrrrrrr
Here's a few shots to give a flavour of what was happening.
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2012, 08:41:13 AM » |
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Thunderbird, 1966 ish ?
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2012, 08:43:21 AM » |
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Tidy T
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2012, 08:43:52 AM » |
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By the sheds
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2012, 08:44:31 AM » |
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Rather loverlee Bentleys
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2012, 08:45:03 AM » |
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Glorious............
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2012, 08:45:42 AM » |
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Bentley at the BARC (British Automobile Racing Club) clubhouse
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2012, 08:48:46 AM » |
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Replica of the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon winning Hillman (originally driven by Andrew Cowan, Colin Malkin and Brian Coyle) As far as I can tell, the owners of this replica did a charity run along the lines of the rally, see link http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/15583945To celebrate the 1968 victory, the Rootes Groupe (who owned Hillman, Sunbeam, Singer etc), launched the "Hillman GT" (the precursor to the Hunter GT).... and why am I sad enough to know this, cos as a schoolboy I followed the rally, read the book and persuaded my father to buy himself a second hand metallic Tangerine (this was the '70's!) Hillman GT, which I bought off him when I was old enough. |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2012, 08:49:31 AM » |
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Austin Healey 3000 (with it's buddies)
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2012, 08:50:09 AM » |
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Sunbeam Tiger with the clubhouse in the background
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2012, 08:50:43 AM » |
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An E-Type or 5 (XK 120 or 150 at the end).
There's also a couple of Barnes Wallaces bombs in shot, well, this is Brooklands
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2012, 08:51:56 AM » |
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Reliant of the four wheel variety, this one's an SE4 (the saloon before the first GTE, the SE5)
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Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2012, 08:52:33 AM » |
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One and a half moggy minors. (the big new building in the background is a bus museum, ahem!)
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2012, 08:53:13 AM » |
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Very tidy MkI escort (with 1/4 bumpers)
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Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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