John Cobb Collection

John Cobb: The Unstoppable Speed King of Brooklands

John Cobb Collection: John Cobbs 24 litre Napier Railton on Byfleet Banking, BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1933

John Cobbs 24 litre Napier Railton on Byfleet Banking, BARC meeting, Brooklands, Surrey, 1933
Napier Railton 23970 cc. Entry No: 1. Driver: Cobb, J.R. Background: Bugatti Type 54 4975 cc. Entry No: 2. Driver: Don, K. Background: Riley 1089 cc. Entry No: 10. Driver: Dixon, F

John Cobb Collection: Tim Rose-Richards and John Cobbs Talbot 105 at the JCC Double Twelve race, Brooklands, May 1931

Tim Rose-Richards and John Cobbs Talbot 105 at the JCC Double Twelve race, Brooklands, May 1931
Talbot 105 2970 cc. Event Entry No: 11. Drivers: Rose-Richards, T.E. Cobb, J.R. Finished: 10th. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. Double Twelve. Date: 8/9.5.31

John Cobb Collection: Talbot 105 of Tim Rose-Richards and John Cobb at the JCC Double Twelve race, Brooklands, May 1931

Talbot 105 of Tim Rose-Richards and John Cobb at the JCC Double Twelve race, Brooklands, May 1931
Talbot 105 2970 cc. Event Entry No: 11 Driver: Rose-Richards, A.O. Cobb, J.R. Finished: 10th.. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. Double Twelve. Date: 8/9.5.31

John Cobb Collection: John Cobb and Tim Rose-Richards Talbot 105s, BRDC 500 Mile Race, Byfleet Banking

John Cobb and Tim Rose-Richards Talbot 105s, BRDC 500 Mile Race, Byfleet Banking
Talbot 105 2970 cc.Reg. No. GO53. No: 38 Driver: Rose-Richards, T.E. Talbot 105 2970 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. GO54. No: 39 Driver: Cobb, J.R. Background Alf. Place: Brooklands, Byfleet Banking

John Cobb Collection: Cars racing on Byfleet Banking during the BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 3 October 1931

Cars racing on Byfleet Banking during the BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 3 October 1931
Talbot 105 2970 cc. Reg. No. GO54. Entry No: 39 Driver: Cobb, J.R. Left of centre Talbot 105 2970 cc. Event Entry No: 36 Driver: Lewis, B.E. Centre Alfa Romeo 2336S cc. Event

John Cobb Collection: Talbot 105s of John Cobb and Tim Rose-Richards at the BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1931

Talbot 105s of John Cobb and Tim Rose-Richards at the BRDC 500 Mile Race, Brooklands, 1931
Talbot 105 2970 cc. Reg. No. GO54. No: 39 Driver: Cobb, J.R. Finished: 6th. 104.70 m.p.h. Centre Talbot 105 2970 cc. Reg. No. GO53. No: 38 Driver: Rose-Richards, T.E. Finished: 7th. 10

John Cobb Collection: Napier Railton (John Cobb), 1938

Napier Railton (John Cobb), 1938. From Willss Cigarettes - Speed: A Series of 50 [W. D. & H.O. Wills, Bristol, 1938]

John Cobb Collection: John Cobb and T. E. Rose-Richards, c1935, (1937)

John Cobb and T. E. Rose-Richards, c1935, (1937). John Rhodes Cobb (1899-1952) and Thomas Essery Tim Rose Richards (1902-1940)

John Cobb Collection: John Cobb breaks Brooklands lap record. Mr John Cobb, driving the 400 hp Napier Railton car

John Cobb breaks Brooklands lap record. Mr John Cobb, driving the 400 hp Napier Railton car, broke the Brooklands lap record. Since the late Sir Henry Birkin put the figure up to 137

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John Cobb: The Unstoppable Speed King of Brooklands. In 1931, Cobb and Tim Rose-Richards raced their Talbot 105s at the JCC Double Twelve event, setting the stage for their legendary partnership. At Brooklands, Surrey, they pushed each other to new heights. Byfleet Banking became their battleground in the BRDC 500 Mile Race in October 1931, with their Talbot 105s leaving competitors in the dust. Cobb's breakthrough came in 1933 when he shattered the Brooklands lap record, piloting the mighty 400 hp Napier Railton. With a relentless pursuit of speed, Cobb continued to break records, cementing his place in motorsport history.