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Trip to Beaulieu National Motor Museum today....pics

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Went to one of out motor museums today...
https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/
.....not been to this one since about 1976! Much improved since then....but they need more space. Good day though. For those interested Ive attached a few pics with as much info as I could.

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alfaitalia said:
Went to one of out motor museums today...
https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/...

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Thanks....I thought that name sounded familiar.... :thumbsup:

Gordon-Bennett was particularly partial to sports, being credited with introducing polo to the United States, his interests included yachting, in which he established the James Gordon-Bennett Cup for international races. Trophies were similarly given for balloon and aeroplane racing, of which the Gordon-Bennett balloon race still exists. As further testament to his involvement in the various racing arenas, it was in 1904 that the Gordon-Bennett Motor Car Road Racing Trials were first run on the Isle of Man, which was the precursor to the world famous TT races, currently still held there.

From 1877 he lived in Europe, mainly on his 301 foot yacht, the Lysistrata, from where he administered the running of the New York Herald. He died in France in May 1918, aged 78.

The use of James Gordon-Bennett's name as an expletive possibly bears relation to his outrageous lifestyle and involvement in newsworthy stunts. Imagine opening your daily newspaper and reading yet another news item telling you of his latest antics, and as you begin to express incredulity with a "God Almighty", you restrain your publically unacceptable language and instead say..... GORDON-BENNETT!
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Did I miss seeing a Jensen Healey? :rolleyes:
 
I need a RR.
 
I remember a visit in the early 90s whilst "seconded" to the RAF at Farnborough. You didn't remind us Colonials how it is pronounced ...Bewley, just like the tea!
 
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