Aero engined leviathans stole the show at the Brooklands Double Twelve on 18-19 June.
For the first time in 50-years, three Napier-Lion V12s were fired up for a spectacular 72-litre demonstration. The Napier Railton, John Cobb’s outer circuit king, was joined by Chris Williams’ Bentley Napier racer, and Andy Lloyd’s newly rebuilt static Lion display engine. To watch – and, more importantly, hear – a video of this amazing sight, click here.
On Sunday this awesome group was joined by Robin Beech’s 27-litre Merlin-engined Rolls-Royce Handlye Special which amazingly also competed in the driving tests for the Double Twelve event, as did Williams in his Bentley Napier (below).
Enthusiastic crowds gather around the ‘festival of litres’ and applauded after the group switched off. Williams, ever the joker, handed around his signature bowler for donations towards fuel.
The main Double Twelve which combines driving test scores with concours results was won by Richard Wadman’s 1934 Alvis Speed 20 which has been in the family since the 1960s. The Red Triangle marque had a good day with Trevor Wooding’s immaculate Alvis TD21 winning the Grand Touring class.
