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Monday, 31 August 2026

Maserati 300S

I took this photograph in the paddock at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1995.

It's a Maserati 300S but didn't take part in any of the races that day, nor is it mentioned in the programme of the event and may well be a replica. The Maserati 300S has a 2,991cc 6-cylinder inline engine that was based on the 2½ litre unit of the 250F Grand Prix car with a longer stroke, and took part in the World Sportscar Championship between 1955 and 1957.

Sunday, 30 August 2026

1956 Tojeiro Jaguar

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock at the British Empire Trophy race meeting at Oulton Park in April 1959.
It’s the Ecurie Ecosse 1956 Tojeiro Jaguar that was driven in the race by Jock Lawrence, finishing in 13th place.

Saturday, 29 August 2026

1913 Peugeot 148

This is a photograph that I took at the SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2005.
There had been a parade in the morning for 1906-1914 GP cars, and after the lunch break these cars came round the circuit delivering the marshals to their posts. There isn’t a list of the cars in the programme but this is the 1913 Peugeot 148 of Clive Press, originally built with a 4,536cc 4-cylinder engine and later had a 9,934cc 4-cylinder Hall-Scott A-7 aero engine.

Friday, 28 August 2026

Friday's Ferrari

This is one of the cars I photographed at the Ferrari Racing Days meeting at Silverstone in September 2017.
It's a 1990 Ferrari Testarossa and has a 4,943cc flat-12 Ferrari F113 engine. The Testarossa was produced from 1984 to 1991, with revised versions, the 512TR and F512M continuing until 1996 - almost 10,000 cars being built in total.
The DVLA say that the car currently has a SORN.

Thursday, 27 August 2026

1972 Triumph GT6 MkIII

I took this photograph at a garage in Hyde in July 2023.
It's a 1972 Triumph GT6 MkIII and has a 6-cylinder inline 1,996cc engine. 40,926 GT6’s were produced between 1966 and 1973.

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Lotus Elise

This is a car that I photographed in one of the car parks at the Vintage Sports Car Club’s meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.
It’s a Lotus Elise, a car that was produced from 1996 to 2021with a choice of various engines of around 1.8 litres. The DVLA says it no longer has a record of this registration number, but the ‘V’ in the number indicates that it was registered between September 1999 and February 2000 which means that it’s Series 1 car.

Tuesday, 25 August 2026

1924 Star

This is a photograph that I took before the start of the Lancashire Automobile Club’s Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1979.
It’s not listed in the programme of the event, but it’s a 1924 Star, a car that was produced between 1922 and 1928 in the USA. The DVLA record says that it is taxed up to July 2027 and has a 1,945cc engine.