The first British Grand Prix in 1926 took place not at Silverstone, but at Brooklands in Surrey.
Italian cars and motorbikes go on display at one of Brooklands Museum's biggest events of the year.
Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith taught himself to fly a monoplane in Surrey, at the age of 22.
At 28, Mike Bannister was the youngest person to fly Concorde, in 1977.
Percy Edgar Lambert was the first person to drive 100 miles in one hour in February 1913.
The garden has been created as part of the 200th anniversary of the first passenger railway service.
Brooklands Museum has paid tribute to Julian Grimwade, 72, who died in a crash at Donington Park.
Organisers say the event has now been delayed until 4 January due to concerns about the weather.
The London Bus Museum event at Brooklands is celebrating the Windrush Generation on Sunday.
