1903 Mercedes 60hp

This is a car that competed in the Vintage Trophy race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in June 1985.

It's The 1903 Mercedes 60hp of Roger Collings which has a 4-cylinder inline 9,236cc engine. It doesn't get a specific mention in the programme of the event, but when it competed in 1987 the programme said this about it:

'The oldest car at the meeting, Roger Collings' 1903 Mercedes, is well worth inspecting, although it really needs a contemporary car of another make alongside it to show off its advanced features. The use Roger Collings makes of his car today is quite amazing, the car is very successful in climbing muddy hills in trials, and is used a lot on the road. It has even been used as normal (if that is the right word) transport in London, utilising the M4 to get there and back. He has also driven it on the continent.'

1957 Aston Martin DBR1

This is Roy Salvadori in an Aston Martin DBR1, chassis DBR1/2, at Luffield Corner during a track demonstration at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994 where it also formed part of a display in the paddock.

The DBR1 replaced the DB3S and was designed by Ted Cutting to compete in the World Sportscar Championship, and specifically the Le Mans 24 Hour Race. In 1957 DBR1/2 won the Nürburgring 1000km race driven by Tony Brooks and Noel Cunningham-Reid, and in 1958 won the RAC Tourist Trophy race at Goodwood with Stirling Moss and Tony Brooks. In 1959 Aston Martin finally managed to win the World Sportscar Championship, this car winning the Le Mans 24 Hour race driven by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby whilst Carroll Shelby, Jack Fairman and Stirling Moss took it to victory in the RAC Tourist Trophy race. The Nürburgring 1000km race was won by DBR1/1 driven by Stirling Moss and Jack Fairman.

2001 Rover 75

This is one of the vehicles that took part in a classic car show on the market square in Hyde in September 2021.

It’s a Rover 75, a model which was produced from 1998 to 2005 with various engine sizes ranging from a 4-cylinder inline 1.8 litre to a 4.6 litre V8.

According to the DVLA record  this one is a 2001 model with a 1,997cc V8 engine and currently has a SORN, the last MoT certificate having expired in September 2023.

Friday's Ferrari

I took this photograph at Druids Corner during  the Aston Martin GT Challenge race at the Aston Martin Owners Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2017.

It's the 2000 Ferrari 360 driven in the 50 minute race by Matthew Wilton and John Cowen. There were two versions of the Ferrari 360, the Modena and the Challenge, as well as a Spider version, each with a 3,586cc V8 engine. It doesn't say in the programme of the event which version this is, but presumably it's the Challenge.

1953 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT

This was one of the competitors in the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy for Historic Cars race at the Silverstone Classic meeting in July 2010.

It’s a 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT which was driven in the race by Jason and Louise Kennedy. The B20 Series I car was introduced in 1951 with a 1,991cc V6 engine, followed by the Series II car, which were produced between 1952 and 1953 and which had a more powerful version of the same engine. The series III car was introduced in 1954 with a 2,451cc V6 engine but the programme of the event says that this car has a 2,541cc unit, possibly a misprint as the DVLA record for 609 UPH says the engine capacity is 2,451cc.

1964 AEC Regent V

This was one of the many buses on show at the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1990.

It's a 1964 AEC Regent V and the programme of the event had this to say about it:

AEC Regent 5, East Lancs, H73R, 1964                                                          8860 VR

A Mayne and Son

Entered by B Lomas, Droylsden

Part of the collection of vehicles at the Museum of Transport, Manchester. This was one of the last AEC double deckers purchased by Mayne's and was finally sold in 1980 by them. Purchased the following year for preservation.

1958 Lotus 16

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting in June 1984.

It's the 1958 Lotus 16 of Simon Phillips which the programme of the event says has a 2,180cc engine , presumably the 4-cylinder inline Coventry Climax unit. The Lotus 16 was raced by Team Lotus, and private entrants, from 1958 to 1960 with little success in World Championship races. Colin Chapman had to wait until the Monaco Grand Prix of 1960 for his first Lotus victory, achieved by Stirling Moss in Rob Walker's Lotus 18.