Henry Birkin in a Bentley, Brooklands, Surrey, (c1932?). [Getty Images]

Henry Birkin in a Bentley, Brooklands, Surrey, (c1932?). The famous Henry Birkin super-charged 4½ litre single-seater Bentley is seen here airborne on the famous hump on the Members Banking where the track crosses the River Wey. (Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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