Brooklands
In partnership with another engineer, Major Ken Thomson from New Zealand, he started Thomas Inventions Development Co. Ltd., based inside the Brooklands circuit itself. After his death, this company became Thomson & Taylor and went on to build such cars as Campbell's Blue Bird. From 1923 he also lived in 'the flying village' there, in a bungalow converted from a First World War hut named The Hermitage. It was an ascetic life, shared only with two Alsatian dogs and his cars, in stark contrast to the hedonism of the Bentley Boys. Parry-Thomas achieved some success on the circuit, winning 38 races in five seasons and setting numerous records.
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