Brooklands Sighting

Okay, this is exciting to me.

 

"The Brooklands is a homage to the Bentley Boys who were victorious on the famous Brooklands circuit."

 

 

Ooops! Wrong Bentley Boys shot..

 

Here we are , the Original Bentley Boys:

 

 

Now the car:

 

 

Until today, would you believe, I had never actually laid eyes on a Bentley Brooklands (The two door, not the eighties four door...)

 

 

Walking the dog through my usual shortcut I stumbled across this one in a parking lot. I couldn't believe my eyes.

A REAL all Crewe Bentley...

 

 

I have always loved this car but never, ever saw one 'in the flesh' no matter what car show I attended or dealer I dropped into.

Maybe it's the only one in Canada?

Anyone...?

 

 

Only 550 built apparently.

 

 

Here's what Marinus has to say:

 

http://www.rrsilverspirit.com/models/2009Brooklands.htm

 

 

What would we do without camera phones?

 

 

Today I felt the way I felt way back in 1976 when I spotted and photographed 'my' first Rolls-Royce Camargue....

 

 

 

It never wears off.

 

 

Even the wheels amazed me. I had no idea it's an alloy wheel with an aluminium disc fitted.

 

 

Now if we could just 'photoshop' an RR grille onto one of these...

 

I had a good day today.

Cars can do that.

 

(Posted by David Irvine)