REASONS TO VISIT


on the Aircraft Factory and Race Track Revival project continues unabated and, while a few exhibits are temporarily unavailable, the vistas are ever-changing. The Brooklands Trust Members’ Talks programme continues through- out the winter and there are two big BTM social occasions – the Annual Dinner and the Christmas Lunch. The Museum will be running Torchlight Tours as well as putting on Christmas treats especially for children. Finally, do join us on 1st January as Brooklands hosts what is now hailed as the largest New Year’s Day classic car gathering in the UK. There is more information on all these things in this Bulletin.


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Contents


Forthcoming events ................................................4 Contacts ..................................................................5


News The Brooklands Reunion ............................................7 BTM Talk – ‘The Frank Whittle Story’ ........................9 BTM Talks news........................................................11 BTM Annual Dinner ................................................12 BTM Grand Winter Draw ........................................13 Shere Hill Climb ......................................................15 BTM Christmas Lunch..............................................19 BTM Talk – Patrick Tambay......................................19 Model Engineer Exhibition ......................................20 Classic Americans ....................................................22 Wings and Wheels....................................................23 BTM Talk – Peking to Paris ......................................25 Brooklands cars at top concours ..............................27 Museum’s Delage to go to Paris ................................29 Historics auction ......................................................30


Features Model review ............................................................32 Mercedes, Benz and Mercedes-Benz at Brooklands ..34 Clash of the Titans ....................................................37 Magnificent make-believe ........................................42


Chairman’s message..................................................47 Members’ matters ....................................................48 Letters ......................................................................50


Updates


Museum Collections ..............................................53 Aircraft Factory......................................................57 Car Rides ..............................................................61 Filming..................................................................63 Learning ................................................................65


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Chris Bass (Features) 2 Riverside Close Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0HJ chris@chrisbass.co.uk


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Front cover photo: Vieux Charles III at the Reunion (Dr John).


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Even though the season for most ‘outdoor’ events at Brooklands might have finished, there are still plenty of reasons to visit. Building work


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