1906 Nordenfelt

The VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophy Vintage Car Races meeting at Oulton Park in August 1992 included a 4 lap handicap race for Edwardian cars and this is one of the competitors.

The programme of the event shows it as a 5,519cc 1906 Nordenfelt, and the only information I've been able to find about it is the programme note which reads as follows:

'The mysterious 1906 30hp, 5.5 litre Nordenfelt of Roger Firth is driven by Daniel Hall. According to Georgano's Encyclopedia of Motor Cars, the Nordenfelt comes from Belgium with an engine produced by Barriquand et Marre "and was reported to have all other components made by John Cockerill of Liege, although the latter firm have always denied their connection with this, or any other car."

In 1906, The Autocar claimed it was a French car, but spelt the name of the chassis Nordenfeldt and the engine Bariquand. The magazine reported that a 24-30hp Nordenfeldt was exhibited at the 1906 Olympia Show by the British Bariquand and Marre Engine Co. of 10 Poland Street, London. According to Georgano, however, the cars were only manufactured between 1906 and 1909.'

The DVLA has a record of the vehicle and says that it was first registered in February 1992, it has a 5,820cc engine, and has been registered with a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN).