Nanette designed for Felix Scriven. This car was initially powered by a 2-litre Sage, which was less than reliable replaced with a Hooker engine.
The resurrection of the famous Brooklands racing special, Nanette. Built in 1925 by Mr Felix Scriven, a Yorkshireman with a penchant for Fair Isle sweaters. This historically important, 90mph race winning Brooklands car hadn't been seen in it's original form since the 1920's. Body panels and many other components from that period have been recreated where required and the whole car then sympathetically and characterfully restored by Oliver Way Design. In Nanette’s first outing Scriven won the ‘90mph Long handicap race’ during the 1926 BARC Easter Meeting despite a small fire during practice and hot engine oil leaking over the driver After another, more serious, fire Scriven rebuilt and supercharged the car for the 1927 BARC Autumn Meeting with its engine capacity reduced to 1,493cc. Unfortunately, the car was not competitive in this form.
Size: 5184px × 2912px
Location: Brooklands Museum, Surrey, UK
Photo credit: © Monza Ltd NZ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: brooklands, design, felix, goose, grey, hooker, mother, museum, nanette, oliver, sage, scriven, uk, wheels, wire
