range from the Cambridge and Oxford Club stood proudly, representing the family touring market and including a 1954 Somerset.
The Paddock was reserved for earlier and
pre-war vehicles, including tourers, saloons and open-top sports models. Of particular note were the 1935 Morris 10-4 of William Edwards who had driven up from Kent and a 1937 Austin Big Seven special all the way from Worthing. There was a smattering of commercials too, including Morris Eight and Minor vans in various liveries and an early ambulance in a World War Two green finish. Turning heads was a rare 1960 Morris J2 with its low-slung lines in a fetching green and cream finish, having made the pilgrim- age from Essex.
At 12.45pm the cars assembled at the Vickers Bridge gates ready for their outing across the river
to take part in the cavalcade on the twisty circuit at Mercedes-Benz World. On their return a selection headed up to the Banking for the 2.00pm mass photo opportunity, which never fails to attract a crowd with phones and cameras clicking away either from the ground or way up over the Track on the Members’ Bridge.
The winter barbecue proved to be a real comfort for the scores of enthusiasts who had made it out for the day and was some consolation as the Test Hill ascents were cancelled due to the wet conditions. Despite the weather, over 220 vehicles made it to the event which was attended by 1,670, visitors proving that these two names are as important now as when they accounted for more than 50 per cent of the British car market in the late 1920s and through most of the 30s. Paul Stewart
BROOKLANDS REMEMBERS CAPTAIN ERIC ‘WINKLE’ BROWN
Emily Horton with a bust of Captain
Brown, a replica of the one in the Fleet Air Arm Museum (Gareth Tarr).
sn’t it wonderful that even in death Captain Brown inspires such loyalty and another sell-out event,” observed presenter Emily Horton. Indeed, but if you were one of the lucky 500 Brooklands Trust Members who witnessed either of Winkle’s talks the previous year you would understand the fascination of those who attended the tribute event for Britain’s greatest test pilot. ‘Hero’ is a title too easily bandied about in today’s world but it definitely applied to this modest, diminutive (five feet, six inches tall) Scotsman, whose exploits and achievements more than filled the two hours of reminiscences that our presenters regaled.
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Emily Horton edits three Surrey magazines and one of her specialisms is interviewing veterans. She interviewed Captain Brown only four days before his death on 21st February 2016, making him the oldest cover person for Surrey Downs magazine. She also compèred the RNAS Yeovilton memorial day to Eric last July, attended by all the military grandees with Prince Andrew represent- ing the Queen. That day nearly 100 of the 487 types of plane piloted by Captain Brown were in attendance in tribute, “Not so much a flying display, more a roll-call of aviation history”. Speaking of royalty, Prince Philip remarked on one occasion when he was giving Eric an award, “Not you again”.
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