Fifty Years Of Brooklands

Edited by Charles Gardner, Contributors: W. Boddy, "l'Ancien" and E. Colston Shepherd, Hardbound, 160 Pages, ISBN: b0000cjkb8, 1st Edition, 1956 - SEcond-Hand book in excellent unread condition - a little fraying of the dust jacket only !

This is the first complete account of the most famous racing track and aerodrome in the world.

To countless enthusiasts, the name of Brooklands is synonymous with the birthplace of two great British industries — Motoring and Aircraft. It was on these few acres tucked away in a corner of Surrey that an aircraft was first airborne in Great Britain, and it was on the circular racing track that men and women in the strangest contraptions set out to attain speed and yet more speed.

The book is written by people with an intimate knowledge of Brooklands — its triumphs and failures. The illustrations, many of which have never appeared in print before, are a history in themselves, showing as they do the development of both motor-cars and aircraft from the earliest days.

Through the pages of this unique pictorial record the reader may see the progress from the first machine to fly a mere fifty yards to the modern jet airliner, and from the earliest motor-cars to the streamlined versions of today.

This book will appeal not only to those who have been associated with Brook-lands, but also to everyone who responds to the thrill of an aircraft in the skies or a motor car on the track.