1960 BRM P48

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in September 1960.

It shows two of the three BRM P48s that took part in the race, number 14 was driven by Jo Bonnier, who finished the race in fifth place and number 15 was Dan Gurney’s who was sixth. The third BRM was driven by Graham Hill who ended up in third place. The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18.

The  BRM P48 was an unsuccessful rear-engine version of the P25 and this was the last season for the 2½ litre cars. BRM competed in the 1961 season with the P48/57, a car that was basically a P48 fitted with a 1½ litre engine, which was no more successful than the P48. The next season, however, a new car, the P57 with a new 1½ litre V8 engine, was built and with this car Graham Hill won the 1962 World Championship.

1995 Audi A4

This is a photograph that I took at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2018.

An article in the programme of the event says that the British Touring Car Championship was celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2018 and there were a number of touring cars in the paddock which didn’t take part in the touring car race at this meeting, but there’s no mention of them in the programme. This is one of those cars, and it appears to mark to the 1995 Championship which was won by Frank Bielsa in an Audi A4.

1935 Standard Avon 'Le Mans' Special Tourer

This is a car that I saw in one of the car parks at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2017.

It’s a 1935 Standard Avon 'Le Mans' Special Tourer, 1 of only 9 ‘Le Mans’ style examples manufactured by Avon.

It’s based on the Standard 9 and has a 4-cylinder inline 1,056cc engine’

1965 Shelby Cobra

This is a photograph that I took at the Knickerbrook chicane during qualifying for the Guards Trophy race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2017.

It’s the 1965 Shelby Cobra of Paul Gibson which has a 4.7 litre Ford V8 engine.

1979 TVR 3000M

This is a photograph that I took at Britten’s chicane during the HSCC Roadsports Championship Race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2005.

Julian Barter in his 1979 TVR 3000M is leading, closely followed by the 1970 TVR Tuscan of Jim Baynham.

1996 Volvo S40

I took this photograph at Druids corner during qualifying for the HSCC/TCRE Touring Car Challenge race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2018.

It’s Jason Minshaw in his 1996 Volvo S40 which has a 4-cylinder inline 2 litre engine.

Jack Brabham

This is a photograph that I took at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in September 1956.

It’s Jack Brabham who drove a works Cooper T41 in this Formula 2 race. He finished in 14th place in the race which was won by his team mate Roy Salvadori. He’s holding the hand of his first son, Geoff Brabham.

Lola Mk1

This is a photograph that I took at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2008. It’s a Lola Mk1 but is not shown in the programme of the event nor in the results listing, and the number 14 car in the Sports Racing Cars race is the Piper of Anthony Goddard.

The Lola Mk1 was designed by Eric Broadley in 1958 and was usually powered by a 4-cylinder inline 1,098cc Coventry Climax engine. Around 40 of the cars were built and a variety of engines were used.

1999 Renault Laguna

I took this photograph at Druids Corner during qualifying for the HSCC/TCRE Super Touring Car Challenge race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2018.

It’s Mark Jones in his ex-Jason Plato 1999 Renault Laguna which has a 4-cylinder inline 1,988cc engine.

1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

This is a photograph that I took at Britten’s chicane during the Under 2 Litres Touring Car race at the Gold Cup Meeting at Oulton Park in August 2008.

It's the 1965 Scuderia del Portello Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA driven in the 1 hour long race by Jason Wright. The Giulia was produced from 1962 to 1978 with a 4-cylinder inline engine of either 1.3 litres or 1.6 litres and the programme of the event says that this car has the 1.6 litre engine. The car behind looks like Roz Shaw and Tom Sheppard’s Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT.

Chevron B17C and Lotus 69

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2005.

On the left is the 1970 Chevron B17C of Ray Davies, a Formula 2 car which took part in the Open Wheeled Chevron Race. It is chassis F2-70-2 and has a 1600cc Ford twin cam engine. The car on the right is Andy Middlehurst’s 1971 Lotus 69, a car designed to be used in Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula Ford racing. This car had a 1600cc engine in accordance with the Formula 2 regulations in 1971 - probably the Ford twin cam. The Lotus 69 was also used in Formula B racing in the United States.

1972 Leda LT27

I took this photograph at Old Hall Corner on practice day for the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in May 1972.

It's the 1972 Leda LT27 which was driven in the European F5000 Championship race at this meeting by Trevor Taylor but retired after 5 laps with an oil seal problem. The car is chassis number 003 and was powered by a 5 litre Chevrolet engine.

1993 Vauxhall Cavalier ST

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock on the Saturday testing and qualifying for the Bank Holiday weekend’s Gold Cup races in August 2018.

There’s no mention of this car in the programme of the event, but it appears to be one of several cars in the paddock that had taken part in the British Touring Car Championship races in the 1990s. I’ve not been able to find out much about the car except that it’s a Vauxhall Cavalier, and the name ‘Jones’ on the side window seems to point towards Josh Jones who competed in a Vauxhall Cavalier in the 1993 season.

M8 Light armoured car

This was one of the vehicles in a Military Camp Display at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2017.

It’s an M8 light armoured car, over 8½ thousand of which were produced by the Ford Motor Company during the Second World War.

1961 Cooper T61

This is a photograph that I took at Druids Corner at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2018.

It's Stuart Tizzard in his 1961 Cooper T56 during the Saturday Qualifying for the HSCC/FJHRA Formula Junior Rear Engine race. The T56 was the second Formula Junior car produced by Cooper and was originally provided with a 994cc BMC engine but Stuart Tizzard’s car has a 1,098cc Ford Cosworth engine.

1969 Mallock Mk 9

This car competed in the Historic Formula Ford race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2017.

It's the 1969 Mallock Mk 9 of Alan Cooke, the last of a series of race cars produced by Arthur Mallock. After building a series of specials based on the Austin 7, Arthur Mallock produced the U2 Mk1 with a Ford 1,172cc engine for 1172 Formula racing, and further models were produced until 1971 for the 1172 Formula,  Formula Junior, and for Clubmans racing.

1958 Lister Jaguar

This is a photograph that I took at Lodge Corner during the Guards Trophy GTSR Race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2008.

It's Bob Gilbert in his 1958 Lister Jaguar which has the 6-cylinder inline 3,781cc Jaguar XK6 engine. The car was actually built with genuine Lister Jaguar parts in the early 1990s for the Yoshiyuki Hayashi Collection.

1965 Lancia Flavia Zagato

This is a photograph that I took at tha exit of Lodge Corner during the HSCC Historic Roadsports Championship race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2005.

It's Mark Hoble in his 1965 Lancia Flavia Zagato which has the 1.8 litre version of the 4-cylinder boxer engine.

1970 BRM P153

 I took this photograph in the paddock at Oulton Park during practice for the Gold Cup meeting in May 1972.

It's the 1970 BRM P153, chassis 153/03, of Vern Schuppan who qualified the car in sixth position on the grid and ended the race in fifth place. The BRM P153 was designed by Tony Southgate and had BRM's own 2,998cc V12 engine. Its only victory was in the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix driven by Pedro Rodriguez.

1964 McLaren M1A

This is a photograph that I took on the finishing straight just after Lodge Corner during qualifying for the HSCC Pre’80 Endurance Challenge race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2018.

It’s Andrew Wareing in his 1964 McLaren M1A, a Group 7 sports prototype car, which has a 5.9 litre V8 Chevrolet engine. The M1 was the first sports car designed and built by McLaren, though after the first couple of cars production was devolved to Elva Cars.