Tag Archives: Brooklands

2012 VSCC New Year Driving Tests

Posted on 29/01/2012 by Nicholas Froome

The VSCC New Year Driving Tests are the season-opener for the Vintage Club and are traditionally held at Brooklands. It’s a rare treat to see cars on the banking and the steep mossy concrete makes an unusual backdrop

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2011 Montlhery Vintage Revival Photo Gallery

Posted on 18/05/2011 by Nicholas Froome

Courtesy of Woolf Barnato we have a gallery of images from the 2011 Vintage Revival at Montlhery. It features a similar turnout of fabulous unrestored French classics to that seen ten years ago – a great antidote to the over-restored … Continue reading →

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Mercedes-Benz World Photo Gallery

Posted on 17/01/2011 by Nicholas Froome

Brooklands has long been one of my favourite Old Car destinations. Five years ago everything changed: Mercedes took control of the remaining inner parts of the old circuit, cleared the site of unwanted buildings and built Mercedes-Benz World. Part-showroom, part-museum … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Galleries | Tagged AMG, Brooklands, Development, Driving Experience, Engineering, Exhibition, F1 car, Grand Prix, Gullwing, MB World, Mercedes, Mercedes World photos, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz World, Museum, photo gallery, photos, River Wey, skid pan, SLS, Surrey, Test Hill, V8, Weybridge, Young driver training | 1 Comment

2001 Vintage Montlhery

Posted on 25/04/2001 by Nicholas Froome

In 2001 Jacques Potherat organised an annual vintage meeting at l’Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery just south of Paris. Known as Vintage Montlhery this, for me, set the standard by which all old-car events must be measured