Welcome to this celebration of the Age of Adventure. If you want to break away from the mundane and be inspired by the pioneers of speed on land, sea or air then it’s to be hoped that this is the blog for you. The pages of the Scarf and Goggles are dedicated to the days when the world was much larger and getting around it took far more than the click of a mouse.
We’ll revisit the stories with prose and pictures. We’ll provide some music and motion pictures for atmosphere. We’ll revisit the scenes of now-legendary deeds and explore the places where you can enjoy a day exploring the past for yourself. If that all seems a bit wordy then a thumbnail summary of what you’ll find here is…
Adventure on the Land: motoring and motor sport from the 19th Century to the birth of the Mini
Adventure on the Sea: the best of the 20th Century’s pleasure boats, high speed craft and most opulent ocean liners
Adventure in the Air: from Count Zeppelin and the Wright Brothers to the Sound Barrier and the Jet Set
Welcome aboard and enjoy the ride…
The Scarf & Goggles Social Club 
I’m the great great grand nephew of Otto Merz. I always wondered why Uncle Max loved Mercedes!
Fantastic Brian! Glad you’ve joined us… plenty more stories to follow.
Hello, you might like this link from my boat which is going for auction at RM Monaco. It is the Riva Tritone no. 62 ex.Prince
Rainier, Grace Kelly.
Thanks.
Michel de Ruijter
Fantastic, Michel – what a beautiful thing. I hope you get every penny that she’s worth – but how can you bear to part with her?!
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Hello.
I have only just found this blog through a link at TNF. As an American aero- and autocentric Anglophile, I’ve been quite impressed with what I’ve seen so far, and am looking forward to new entries as well as “catching up!”
Is there a link to the Birkin film? If so I couldn’t locate it in the blog post.
Cheers!
Hi there, glad you’re enjoying it. The link is here – might be geo-locked. Hope not! https://youtu.be/5xi7fs3v4I8
I see it. Thanks!
A very interesting site.Please feel free to see my rail and slot car museum at bernardsslotcarmuseum.com I noticed the photo of Kennedys 1930s toy race track. I have several of these original cars which you can see on my website. Thanks,Bernard
Many thanks, Bernard. Glad you are enjoying it. What an amazing collection you have on show there – a real history of the hobby. Very, very interesting stuff indeed thanks for that.
The readers may be interested in knowing about my latest video
The surviving parts of the Brooklands Race Track June 2017 from above, in 4k UHD
Andy, thanks so much for that. Saw it on Eagle Radio’s site yesterday – fantastic work all round. Mind if I do a new post to promote it?
Sorry only just seen your comment and of course you are more than welcome, anything that supports the Museum I am happy to help with.
You will find a huge number of videos concerning Brooklands’ recent past at http://www.andysvideo.com and again sorry for the delay in responding.
I’m missing your blog entries. I hope all is well.
Thanks, Jack. That means a lot. I’ve been rather tied up with a new book, it’s run slightly over deadline and put up a fight worthy of the grand finale of Game of Thrones. Should be done this week – normal service will be resumed. Promise. Stop groaning at the back.
Well, then there’s something to look forward to…..along with Members’ Meeting!