Weybridge, UK - The Brooklands Museum in Surrey hosted a celebration of Cadillac's first Dewar Trophy win 100 years ago. On Sunday September 21, visitors mingled among 50 Cadillacs from across the brand's 106-year history, including a 1904 Model B with tonneau body, which is part of the Brooklands Museum collection.
Organised by the Cadillac Club of Great Britain, this wide array of historic vehicles lined up side-by-side with the 2009 Cadillac CTS, recently launched in Europe.
Brooklands is the very spot where Cadillac won its first Dewar Trophy in 1908 after the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) oversaw an unprecedented 'mechanical standardisation' test.
For this centenary celebration, the RAC allowed the Dewar Trophy a rare sortie from its headquarters, with Julian Bennett to present it. He is the grandson of Fred S. Bennett, who started importing Cadillacs in the UK 1903 and later persuaded the RAC to do the test.
The Dewar Trophy was established in 1905, for the advancement in the automotive industry.
photo:Paul Bussey, General Motors
Organised by the Cadillac Club of Great Britain, this wide array of historic vehicles lined up side-by-side with the 2009 Cadillac CTS, recently launched in Europe.
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| Julian Bennett, Fred S. Bennett's grandson, with the Dewar Trophy (left). |
Brooklands is the very spot where Cadillac won its first Dewar Trophy in 1908 after the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) oversaw an unprecedented 'mechanical standardisation' test.
For this centenary celebration, the RAC allowed the Dewar Trophy a rare sortie from its headquarters, with Julian Bennett to present it. He is the grandson of Fred S. Bennett, who started importing Cadillacs in the UK 1903 and later persuaded the RAC to do the test.
The Dewar Trophy was established in 1905, for the advancement in the automotive industry.
photo:Paul Bussey, General Motors
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