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Monday, 13 July 2026

1958 Austin A35

This is a photograph that I took at the Silverstone Classic meeting in July 2010.
It's Mike Wrigley's 1958 Austin A35 which competed in the Masters FIA Mini with Oldies but Goldies race. The Austin A35 was produced from 1956 and 1959 and had a 4-cylinder inline 948cc engine, though the programme of the event says that Mike Wrigley's car had a 1.246cc engine.

Sunday, 12 July 2026

1961 Leyland Titan PD3.4

This is one of the vehicles that took part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1990.
It’s a 1961 Leyland Titan PD3.4 and the programme of the event had this note about the vehicle:
 
Leyland Titan PD3.4, Metro-Cammell, 1961                                                   PRN906
Preston 14
Entered by A A Johnson, Northwich, Cheshire
On loan from the Ribble Preservation Group at Lancaster

Saturday, 11 July 2026

1956 Connaught C-Type

Martin Morris drove this car in the Cheshire Building Society's Allcomers race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in June 1981.
It's a 1956 Connaught C-Type, the eighth and last chassis built but it never competed in a Formula One race. It has the same 4 cylinder 2,470cc Alta engine that powered the Connaught B-type.

Friday, 10 July 2026

Friday's Ferrari

 This is a photograph that I took at the Ferrari Racing Days meeting at Silverstone in September 2017.
It's Ferrari California with a 4,297cc 32 valve V8 Ferrari F136 engine, and body designed by Pininfarina. The California was in production from 2008 to 2017. Behind it is a Ferrari F355 Spyder.

Thursday, 9 July 2026

Morris 14

 I took this photograph at a classic car show organised by car dealers Gordon Ford of Stockport in July 1987.
It’s a Morris 14, a car that was produced from 1936 to 1937 and had a 6-cylinder inline 1,818cc engine. The DVLA record says that the vehicle record could not be found.

Wednesday, 8 July 2026

1924 Bentley Blue Label tourer

 
This is a photograph that I took at the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1975 at the junction of Peter Street and Lower Mosley Street.
The programme of the event had this note about the car:

58.         Mr D.C.Y. Dickson, Garstang, Lancs.

               1924 Bentley 3 litre Blue  label tourer 15.9 h.p. 4 cylinder
Jointly owned since 1950 by Mr. Dickson and his brother Mr. J.C.Dickson (No. 57) this car  has been driven alternately by them in every Run except last year when it obligingly stood down for a Rolls Royce! Twice winner of the Daily Telegraph Challenge Trophy; three times winner of the Vauxhall Trophy it has also won the Turner Trophy.
 
NB; Car number 57 in this Run was a 1924 3 litre Red Label tourer driven by Mr. J.C.Dickson.

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

1920 Hudson Series 'O' Super Six Touring Phaeton



This is a photograph that I took at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2005.
It's not listed amongst the cars that took part in the Concours D'Elegance at the meeting, but was with a group of similar cars near to the paddock. It's a 1920 Hudson Series 'O' Super Six Touring Phaeton and is chassis 34687.