My favorite place to have introduced for drive, must be the Rubery Owen boardroom.

I’ve been lucky to be proven spherical many design studios in my time, from tremendous yacht consultancies to main automotive producers. In addition to being served a espresso in a lot of their assembly rooms, however none come near the sensation of historical past expressed by this boardroom.

For individuals who don’t know what the connection Rubery Owen need to the automotive business, Sir Alfred Owen was answerable for rescuing the BRM F1 racing crew.  Saved from nearly sure extinction his help noticed BRM rise to take the Components 1 World Constructors Championship, in addition to the F1 driver’s title with Graham Hill on the wheel.

Rubery Owen Boardroom

We have been there, on the outdated Rubery Owen headquarters, with a crew placing collectively a proposition to take the BRM identify again into the limelight, with a supercar programme.

Steeped in historical past, the concept that simply maybe Graham Hill or Jackie Stewart had signed a contract or two right here, a bit like an viewers with Enzo Ferrari, fuelled my creativeness.

BRM Trophies

BRM trophies and private mementos have been pretty to have a look at and have been such a uncommon alternative for anybody to see.
I used to be in heaven.

The Bourne Heritage Belief Museum

The Bourne Heritage Belief Museum has been entrusted with most of the BRM F1 race successful trophies, which have been donated to them by Rubery Owen, permitting a a lot bigger viewers to view these items of motorsport historical past.

The outdated Rubery Owen & Co. HQ in Sales space Road, Darlaston, continues to be standing at the moment due to David Owen OBE and Accord Housing Affiliation. Now named “The Rubery Owen Innovation Centre” the inside having been transformed for small enterprise use.

I’m so happy that the Rubery Owen boardroom nonetheless exists within the constructing.

This 12 months Graham Hill would have celebrated his ninety fifth Birthday – appears nearly as good a time as any to recall my go to to Rubery Owen.

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