03-05-2011, 10:55 AM
This is a question I have often thought about. There are a number of times I would need to visit but all would be in the industrial age.
My first trip would be to the mid to late 30's, mainly to see the fantastic Auto Union and Mercedes silver arrows racing and the first circuit on my agenda would be the Nurburgring, followed by the Avus circuit, then Tripoli, Monza, etc etc. During that visit I would also of course check out radio and TV shops, camera stores, garages, car showrooms, in particular a Bugatti dealer, motorcycle dealers etc. Also witness a few attempts of the Land Speed Record.
My next visit would be to the early 50's, first port of call the Vincent motorcycle factory in Stevenage for a test ride and a wallow in the ambience ! Then off to various racing circuits to watch the cars of the era dice it out, Maserati 250F, Alfa 158/9, Vanwall, BRM etc. Then a visit to some radio factories, Bush and Ecko in particular, also some component manufacturers, like Hunt and TCC !. Then visits to the Matchless, BSA and Triumph motorcycle factories. Then a tour of the BBC followed by an extensive tour of London.
Next visit would be to the 60's, flower power, the advent of the super bands, Led Zepp, Hendrix, the Floyd, etc etc. Witness the swan song of the valve era, cruise the radio TV shops of the time, see the the Ford GT40 dominate Lemans and the subsequent upstart Porsche introduce the 917. Oh, and not forgetting the emergence of the mini skirt !!
Next trip, the early 1900's to see the birth of the automobile and radio. Just to see those early cars and in particular the first racing cars would be incredible.
My first trip would be to the mid to late 30's, mainly to see the fantastic Auto Union and Mercedes silver arrows racing and the first circuit on my agenda would be the Nurburgring, followed by the Avus circuit, then Tripoli, Monza, etc etc. During that visit I would also of course check out radio and TV shops, camera stores, garages, car showrooms, in particular a Bugatti dealer, motorcycle dealers etc. Also witness a few attempts of the Land Speed Record.
My next visit would be to the early 50's, first port of call the Vincent motorcycle factory in Stevenage for a test ride and a wallow in the ambience ! Then off to various racing circuits to watch the cars of the era dice it out, Maserati 250F, Alfa 158/9, Vanwall, BRM etc. Then a visit to some radio factories, Bush and Ecko in particular, also some component manufacturers, like Hunt and TCC !. Then visits to the Matchless, BSA and Triumph motorcycle factories. Then a tour of the BBC followed by an extensive tour of London.
Next visit would be to the 60's, flower power, the advent of the super bands, Led Zepp, Hendrix, the Floyd, etc etc. Witness the swan song of the valve era, cruise the radio TV shops of the time, see the the Ford GT40 dominate Lemans and the subsequent upstart Porsche introduce the 917. Oh, and not forgetting the emergence of the mini skirt !!
Next trip, the early 1900's to see the birth of the automobile and radio. Just to see those early cars and in particular the first racing cars would be incredible.
