Beaulieu Classics

[NiceCupOfTea]

Anybody else go?

Stars of the show for me were Chris Williams' supercharged 42 litre V12 Packard Bentley (1500bhp!) and Napier-Bentley (supercharged 24 litre Broad Arrow formation 12 cylinder (3 banks of 4 cylinder around a single crank)

Edited by NiceCupOfTea on Monday 27th August 11:38

[nicanary]

What's the big gnurled knob for just under the steering wheel of the Packard-engined device? Any ideas? (Looks like it's for opening flood gates).

[NiceCupOfTea]

Not sure but you might be able to glean something from this:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/81...

[Riley Blue]

Love the torpedoes - oil tanks I believe. I've seen Chris and his various cars many times. He's quite a character!

[NiceCupOfTea]

Indeed - is the Clockwork Orange look deliberate?

[RichB]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Indeed - is the Clockwork Orange look deliberate?

Doesn't everyone have a couple of droogs to fettle their chariot?