1962 Morgan Plus 4

I took this photograph at Druids Corner during qualifying for the Equipe Pre ’63 race at the Aston Martin Owners club’s meeting at Oulton Park in May 2018.

It’s Mark Hoble in his 1962 Morgan Plus 4 which the programme of the event says has a 1,962cc engine. They may have confused the engine capacity with the date of manufacture as the Plus 4 was provided with a variety of engines of around 2 litres, but none of them with a capacity of 1,962cc.

1959 Maserati T61

This was one of the competitors in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998.

It’s Alan Minshaw’s 1959 Maserati T61, generally known as a Maserati Birdcage on account of its space frame chassis and which has a 4-cylinder inline 2,850cc engine. It's chassis #2453, which was totally wrecked in an accident at Daytona in late 1959 but the remains were used to re-create the car in the early 1990s.

1909 F.N. (Fabrique Nationale)

This is a photograph that I took at the Broad Street/Cross Lane roundabout in Salford of one of the cars that took part in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1965.

It's the 1909 F.N. of Mr W.G.Steele, and the programme of the event had this note about the car:

16.  Mr. W.G. Steele, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

         F.N. (Fabrique Nationale) Belgium 6-12h.p.

This car was originally owned by the Belgian Royal Family. Its snake horn “Horace” was in the film “School for Scoundrels” with Terry-Thomas. Many times Concours winner, including Grand Concours 1961, International Goodwood. This car is one of the many exhibits on show in Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire, Motor Museum, which also houses all forms of antique travel. Competed in all the previous Manchester/Blackpool Rallies and won the Vigzol Trophy in 1964.

N.B. The Vigzol Amoco Trophy was awarded for the Veteran or Edwardian car covering the greatest distance to the start under its own power.

1981 Triumph TR8

This is a car that I found in the paddock at the Aston Martin Owners Club’s meeting at Oulton Park in May 2017.

It a 1981 Triumph TR8, a car based on the 2 litre Triumph TR7, but with a 3,528cc Rover V8 engine.

Friday's Ferrari

This is a photograph that I took at the Ferrari Racing Days meeting at Silverstone in September 2017.

It's a Ferrari 458 Italia which has a 4,497cc V8 Ferrari F136 F engine. It was produced between 2010 and 2015 replacing the Ferrari F430, and was itself eventually replaced by the Ferrari 488.

1965 Singer Vogue

I took these photographs in a supermarket car park in Hyde in June 2021.

It's a 1965 Singer Vogue, the Singer version of the Rootes Group's Hillman Super Minx

It's a Series III model and has a 4-cylinder inline 1,592cc engine.

1935 ERA R4A

I took this photograph at Deer Leap during the Hawthorn Memorial and Spanish Trophies Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in July 2015.

It's the 1935 ERA R4A of Nick Topliss with the 4-cylinder inline 1,988cc supercharged engine.