auto italia day brooklands

[Greencloverleaf pat]

I'm going there tomorrow in my brothers sud ti anyone from here going .
http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/index.p ... -car-day2/

[Spacenut]

Hi Pat - I was going to put up a post asking the same question. Hope to see you there. Anyone else going?

Lauren

[Sud 145]

Surely not Lauren.

[Spacenut]

Surely not Lauren.

Obviously not with the car, but I was there

[Greencloverleaf pat]

I went today was very good some nice cars there.
Got to say it was the most packed I've ever seen it .
Not many suds about 5 I saw and about 7 33's and 2 sprint I saw.
Will try and post up some pics in a while.

[Greencloverleaf pat]

[Greencloverleaf pat]

[Johnboy]

Nice to see some mint s2 33's about

[Kegsti66]

Ditto !!
Some nice boxer motors there Pat, your brothers looks very nice. Also like the grey 75

[fvk1976]

Hey Pat,

wot did you think of the rip-roaring 16v lump in the Black 33Ti?

The preformance from that thing is unbelieveable, and not yet been to a rolling road

[Greencloverleaf pat]

Hey Pat,

wot did you think of the rip-roaring 16v lump in the Black 33Ti?

The preformance from that thing is unbelieveable, and not yet been to a rolling road

It looked good mate , I take it the black 33 is yours.
I do like the veloce 33 which is my favourite 33.

[Spacenut]

My inevitably late contribution!

I love Brooklands. Easily the highlight of my show calendar, this year had the usual eclectic mix of supercars and lesser Italian classics, all assembled under leaden skies at the historic Brooklands museum. This time I was equipped with my latest commiecam accessory, a Zenitar 16mm fish-eye lens, my trusty Zeiss 24mm wide angle and (for extra commie coolness) a Meyer-Optik Orestor 124mm with x2 converter for the long shots.

Here's what the lens saw...





It's 1974 all over again with this vibrant orange Fezza. Very period grainy shot is mostly due to underexposure. It gets better...





This bizarre machine was constructed on a Ferrari chassis (250 SWB?) by Frua, I think. It belongs to JK, who was later spotted wondering around the Hoyle-Fox stand...



Ahh, if only 15” GTAm Campagnolo replicas were available in 7” rim width and ET15...







Yes, its a Fiat 2300. I've only ever seen a basket case before. This certainly wasn't a basket case!





More to come!

Lauren

[Spacenut]

Some more...



Cream colour Iso Fidia used to belong to John Lennon...



Alex Jupe had his own stand in front of the clubhouse and was getting plenty of passing trade. As well as his own silver GTV6 and the red Alfa 75 on the left there was also this lovely dark purple 2 litre GTV, bumperless and rolling on Compomotive Turbos, no less!





This bizarre Abarth puts a whole new slant on “cab forward” - the driver and passenger is crammed into the nose, with the engine sitting under the bulbous rear deck, complete with dihedral fins! Well-known Alfa 1900 saloon in the background...





Now this was definitely NOT one of the cars JK was prowling around – completely mad in every way, this twin-turbo conversion of a 512BB by Koenig looks like the worst of kit car excess; the Countach from the same stable looks positively understated in comparison...



PUS 375, the Pantera GT5S that provided so much excitement on the test hill in previous years was there again, although for some reason this year the car didn't take to the hill...



Yet more to come!

Lauren

[Spacenut]

Yet more...







...Followed by this superb Series 2. Yes, I know it is flanked by two Murcielagos, but I'm not interested in them – just look at how the watery sunshine reflects off the rear glass hatch!





Superb Lamborghini Islero was back – one of just two non-S models in the country. I'm loving my 16mm lens – you can get really close to the subject so that random people don't wonder into shot, very important if you are using 35mm. Next time I will use the red lens filter though, which helps to pull some of the detail out of the shadows...



Abarth heads for the track...



...As does S2 Espade. Yes, that is the Alfa 33 powered Fiat 500 in front. We followed the cars out onto the adjacent Mercedes-Benz World track, where I changed my lens to the Meyer-Optik Orestor. Probably would have benefited from a tripod, but as you can probably tell, I'm not very good at long shots!



Stratos was real, by the way. Wide-open exhaust made a fantastic noise!





Not sure what the Italian connection is here, unless it is the chassis – engine was an F5000 SBC.





Yellow Iso Rivolta is a Masters series competitor. Looks really planted...



Superb profile of AC Zagato wraps up the B&W selection. More pictures to come!

Lauren

[Spacenut]

And still they come!



Enormous pre-WW1 machine (I've no idea what it is) thundered its way around the track. The engine is so long that the diff is located behind the seats, with a chain drive going forward to the wheels. Outrageous!



Caproni aero-engined beast came over (from Sweden I think) to scare the kiddies again. I tried in vain to get a picture of the flames shooting out of the exhaust on the overrun, but to no avail...



Walking back to the museum I came across this little gem...



Interesting early US-spec Pantera spoiled by oversized aftermarket wheels and DTM mirrors. Iso Lele is in the background...



I love the way the Zeiss lens distorts the image, which is particularly noticeable in portrait shots!



It's a long car!





Fiat 2300 again, this time you can see the colour – a lovely machine. Tom Tjaarda's first effort for Ghia I believe.

More to come!

Lauren

[Spacenut]

Final batch. First up, another favourite Fezza...



Ferrari 275 GTB was lovely...



Funky Fidia text (never noticed it before)



Alfa 2600...



Favourite 128-3P, a real mini Lancia HPE...



Fulvia Zagato, with the rear hatch completely closed for a change!



There were several examples of the 131, including a full rally-spec car hosting a picnic (not my first choice for a picnic hamper, but there you go). This was my favourite.

And so to the test hill to round off the day – I say round off, I ran out of film, so couldn't get any pictures of the yellow '72 Pantera that turned up just before the show ended (that is for another day).



This is the other Iso Rivolta GT blasting up the hill, somewhat sideways. This car is running a 454 c.i. Chevy V8 (that's nearly 7.5 litres, in place of the usual 5.3).

So that was it. Hopefully next year I will be back with the Nova.

Lauren

[Sud 145]

Loving the Mangusta shots.

[Kegsti66]

Thanks so much Lauren for the photos.
I loved so many of your choices.
That Fiat 500 with Alfa lump, the little Lotus Europa, Iso's, the 131 reminded me of my mates one in the same colour
(what a good choice of colour Ha ! Ha!) . Lambo Espada for the dream garage.
The Weird Ferrari shooting brake used to be owned by a French guy who used to collect shooting brakes, he used to have a black one based on a Daytona. Is it still green with a gold roof?
Some pretty Lancias and Fiats as well.
I need to come to this show next year.
Cheers
ps. also anything with an aero engine

[Kegsti66]

Here you go, this was the Daytona based thing. I think the other one was based on a 330 chassis.

[Kegsti66]

Just noticed the 131 sport has been de-swaged . My mate's had five spoke revolutions.
Happy days.

[Spacenut]

Thanks guys, it's one of the reasons I love Brooklands, so much variety!

I've seen the Daytona at Goodwood before. Interesting how someone else shares my weird obsession with shooting brakes!

The Mangusta is a recent restoration by De Tomaso expert restorer Johnny Woods. Like a lot of De Tomasos, this one is rolling on replica Campags, made by Group 4 wheels. This same style of wheel was also produced for Fiat 131 and Porsche 911 rally cars. I did think about buying a set for the Nova...

Lauren

[Kegsti66]

[Kegsti66]

Or a modern twist, but I still like it.

[Spacenut]

Is that the Frua-bodied Lamborghini Espada?

Time to convene the inaugural shooting brake spotters club meeting

[Kegsti66]

Yes, correct. Lamborghini Faena concept, Espada based by Frua.
Looks like Fiat 130 tail lights to me.
First meet Lauren could be MITCAR !!