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This car set the Outer Circuit record of 137.96mph at Brooklands in 1932 before going on to become the most expensive UK car ever sold at auction, going under the hammer this year for £5 million. Photo: AFP/International Historic Motoring Awards

This car set the Outer Circuit record of 137.96mph at Brooklands in 1932 before going on to become the most expensive UK car ever sold at auction, going under the hammer this year for £5 million. Photo: AFP/International Historic Motoring Awards

This car set the Outer Circuit record of 137.96mph at Brooklands in 1932 before going on to become the most expensive UK car ever sold at auction, going under the hammer this year for £5 million. Photo: AFP/International Historic Motoring Awards

L to R: a 1938 Bentley ‘Embiricos’ Special, 1963 Aston Martin DB5, a mid 1960s Ford GT 40, and the famous 1964 Lindner Nöcker lightweight E-type Jaguar. Photo: AFP/International Historic Motoring Awards

L to R: a 1938 Bentley ‘Embiricos’ Special, 1963 Aston Martin DB5, a mid 1960s Ford GT 40, and the famous 1964 Lindner Nöcker lightweight E-type Jaguar. Photo: AFP/International Historic Motoring Awards
First Published Date: 04 Dec 2012, 15:07 PM IST
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