I vividly remember watching a series on TV when I was little about the development of the motor car and the first episode was about it attempting – and getting – the Land Speed Record. The opening sequence was of it hurtling towards the camera in a pan shot complete with heat haze and plumes of dust kicking up behind it, I can play it back in my mind at will. My dad even bought me the video box set of it a year later but I wore it out! I genuinely had an intake of breath as I caught my first glimpse of it 😀
Strangely didn’t have the same reaction to it’s big brother tucked away behind it:
Just as an impressive bit of engineering but for some reason it doesn’t spark the enthusiasm in me as much as the flying gold wedge. Bloodhound does though, following that avidly.
I ticked off one of my bucket list items last night, as it happens – Went to the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower. A few beers in The Keys afterwards, too.
CFH, lucky, lucky man! Would have loved to sit in it but I feel I’m that short I wouldn’t see out of it 😳
The museum is good, a lot more variety than I thought seeing as it focuses on the local area quite heavily. Was expecting a load of the same cars but there were very few, if any, duplicates and the bicycle section was rather large too. Worth a visit if you’re in the area.
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