Brooklands 1/5/06 (56K users - Caution, 18 pictures!)

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 01 May 2006, 17:41

Went to Brooklands today, was the busiest I have ever seen it. The car park behind the Wellington hangar and the green field were both full so I ended up parking on the banking near where the Hennebique bridge previously stood.

In no particular order:

Overview from the top of the test hill (foreground). Various emergency vehicles on display at the bottom of the hill. As can be seen most of the site is now redevloped, as business units, industrial estate, some retail and housing and now the Mercedes Benz centre.

Your truly's car on the banking

One 'o them

Still a few leading edges pieces to insert and paint and the tail

Flightdeck is coming on

Not much in the forward cabin yet, just a few wall panels

Theres a small section of 1990s seating midway down the fuselage

One for Tonks, Paul and Jelle (and others too!)

And a couple for Garry and Fraser...

Hawker P.1127... not really sure why Brooklands has various Hawker types - I assume some work was subcontracted to Vickers/BAC? Or it could be because theres nothing left at Kingston or Dunsfold now?

Post by **Garry Russell** » 01 May 2006, 17:47

Thanks for posting those Toby

The front door on the Viscount looks a bit cock-eyed

Garry

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 01 May 2006, 18:42

Cheers Toby

Looks like I wasnt the only one who had a good weekend

Leif

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 01 May 2006, 18:43

Thanks for posting Toby. Like em!

britishtourer · Post by **britishtourer** » 01 May 2006, 18:58

Great aircraft to see!

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 01 May 2006, 20:41

Nice pics, and nice car!

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 01 May 2006, 21:37

jonesey2k wrote:Nice pics, and nice car!

Why thank you Mr Jones. It could do with a wash and a vacuum out though, not that you can tell from that pic. I see in that pic you posted you are stood next to a 75/ZT.

Post by **DaveB** » 01 May 2006, 22:01

You have some front showing a pick of that b1oody old mans Rover then showing Concorde!! They couldn't be further apart!!

ATB

DaveB :tab:

andy · Post by **andy** » 01 May 2006, 22:07

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 01 May 2006, 22:07

:shock:

Actually I have reason to believe the car's previous owner was an OAP... you dont get many people the right side of 65 called "Lionel" do you?

I like the design of the car and its got a good engine, always wanted one since the days of the ad for it set to "Englishman in New York" by Sting, if you remember that. Trouble is I was about 12/13 at the time!