1971 Tyrrell 003

The Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 2000 included a celebration of 50 years of the Formula One World Championship which included a display featuring several cars for each decade of that period. This is one of the cars representing the 1970s.

It's the 1971 Tyrrell 003 that was driven by Jackie Stewart in all but the first race in 1971 when he won his second World Championship, and in six races the following season when he was runner-up to Emerson Fittipaldi.

1936 Ford Pickup

This is a photograph that I took at the Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester at EventCity in September 2018.

It's a 1936 Ford Pickup and this is what the note in the windscreen said:

The Rainy City Cruisers are a group of motoring enthusiasts from Manchester whose name reflects the fact that many people think that it always rains in Manchester. The DVLA record says that the engine of this car has a capacity of 5,300cc.

1953 Connaught A-Type

This is a photograph that I took at Lodge Corner in the Cheshire Building Society Allcomers Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in June 1981.

It's the 1953 Connaught A-Type of Alan Cottam, chassis AL10, which has a 4-cylinder inline engine based on the 1,767cc Lea Francis engine with the capacity increased to 1,960cc in line with the then current Formula 2 regulations.

Ferrari GTC4 Lusso

This is one of the photographs that I took at the Ferrari Racing Days meeting at Silverstone in September 2017.

It's either a Ferrari GTC4 Lusso or a GTC4 Lusso T which seem to be externally identical. The original GTC4 Lusso was introduced in 2016 with a 6,262cc V12 engine with 4-wheel drive and steering, while the GTC4 Lusso T introduced in 2017 had a 3,855cc V8 engine and only rear-wheel drive, though it retained the 4-wheel steering of the earlier model.

1937 Mercedes Benz W125

This is a photograph that I took at the Vintage Sports Car Club’s Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in June 1971.

I was walking through the muddy paddock when Colin Crabbe came past me in his 1937 Mercedes Benz W125 on his way to take part in a practice session. As a photograph it’s terrible, mostly blurred except for the driver and rear end of the car – but I like it.

Donington Park Museum

This is a photograph that I took at the Donington Park Museum in September 2014.

I don’t remember if there was an explanation for the ‘John Player Grand Prix’ sign but the British Grands Prix of 1972 to 1978 and 1981 to 1985 were sponsored by the John Player conglomerate, though most of the cars in this picture are from earlier or later years or not F1 cars. On the extreme left is the BRM P153 with which Pedro Rodriguez competed in the 1970 F1 season and next to that is a 1974 Trojan T101 Formula 5000 car. The car in the middle is a Stewart SF1 as driven by Rubens Barrichello and Jan Magnussen in the 1997 season and next to that is a 1993 Lola T330 Formula 5000 car. The car on the extreme right is a 1976 Hesketh 308D, mainly campaigned that season by Harald Ertl.

 

Motorcycles at Silverstone

There were no motorcycle races at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994, but this is a photograph that I took in the paddock that day.

There doesn't appear to be anything in the programme of the event about these bikes, but the white number 11 on the blue background indicates that the AJS is a 350cc machine whilst the white number 9 on a green background tells you that the Royal Enfield has a 250cc engine. If it's still kept the same registration number 362 WNK belongs to a 1958 499cc BSA.

Aston Martin Le Mans

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in 1961.

I don't appear to have made a note about it at the time, but it appears to be an Aston Martin Le Mans from the early 1930s, several of which competed at this meeting. That was a 1½ litre car, a successor to the Aston Martin International and named the 'Le Mans' after the International's success at the Le Mans 24 Hour race. The registration number AML 230 now belongs to a 1994 Porsche.

Tatra 603

I took this photograph of a car I spotted down a side-street in Ashton-under-Lyne when I was on my way to work one morning in May 1993.

It's a Tatra 2-603 II, a rear-engined car that was produced by the Czechoslovakian company from 1968 to 1975 and had a 2½ litre air-cooled V8 unit. It's a rare car in this country, and I've not seen one of these models before nor since this one.

1900 De Dion Voiturette

This is a photograph that I took at the roundabout that at one time stood at the junction of the A6 and Cross Lane in Pendleton of one of the cars that taking part in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1965.

It’s the 1900 De Dion Voiturette of Jack Twyford and the programme of the event had this note about the vehicle:

 

'4. 1900 De Dion Voiturette

A rare example of the rear-engined carriage produced by this famous French firm, which flourished around the turn of the century. By the end of 1901 the makers had adopted the front-engined design, specimens of which survive in surprising numbers.'

 

The DVLA record shows that the registration number CF 65 is now on a 2018 Bentley.

Friday's Ferrari

This was one of the cars in the International Paddock at the Ferrari Racing Days meeting at Silverstone in September 2017.

It's a  Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale a high-performance road-legal version of the 360 and has a 3,586cc V8 Tipo F131 engine with twin overhead camshafts and five valves per cylinder. The Ferrari 360 was produced from 1999 to 2004, and 1,288 examples of this Challenge Stradale model were made.

Maserati A6GCS

This is a photograph taken by my brother Peter at the Daily Herald International Trophy Race meeting at Oulton Park in August 1955.

It's Maserati A6GCS driven by Azzurro Manzini which has the 1,978cc straight-6 engine designed by Gioacchino Columbo and the body by Carrozzeria Fantuzzi, but he failed to finish the race. I can’t find the chassis number in the barchetta Maserati register.

1964 Daimler CVG6

This is a photograph that I took in Heaton Park at the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in September 1988.

It's not listed in the programme of the event, but it's a 1964 Daimler CVG6 with Roe bodywork, new to Derby Corporation Transport in 1964 and withdrawn in 1978.

1954 Jaguar D-Type

This car undergoing some attention in the paddock was one of the competitors in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1999.

It's the 1954 Jaguar D-Type of Don Law Racing that was driven in the race by Win Percy. It has the 3,781cc 6-cylinder inline XK6 engine which was released in 1958 and which was fitted to some D-Types in place of the original 3,441cc engine.

1958 Peerless

This car competed in the Equipe Pre-63 race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in 2019 and is pictured at the Knickerbrook chicane during the morning practice session.

It's the 1958 Peerless of Dan and Lucas Smith which was based on the running gear of the Triumph TR3 with the 4-cylinder inline 2,138cc engine and about 325 were produced between 1957 and 1960.

1990 Audi Quattro

I took these photographs at the Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester at EventCity in September 2018.

It’s a 1990 Audi Quattro which has a 5-cylinder inline 2,226cc engine and was in production from 1980 to 1991. The DVLA record says that the car has been untaxed since July 2003 and currently has a SORN.

1959 Aston Martin DBR1

This car took part in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998.

It's the 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 of Simon Draper and has the 6-cylinder inline 2,922cc engine. It is chassis DBR1/4, the car that finished in second place at the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hour race driven by Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frère - the winner being DBR1/2 driven by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. DBR1/4 then finished in fourth place in the 1959 Tourist Trophy race, driven by the same two drivers - and again the race was won by DBR1/2 this time driven by Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby and Jack Fairman.

Friday's Ferrari

I took this photograph at Britten’s chicane during the GT Challenge race at the Aston Martin Owners Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2018.

It's a 2007 Ferrari F430 Challenge and was driven by Tony Jones. The car has a 4,308cc V8 engine with twin overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder.

1937 Auto Union C-Type

This is a photograph that I took at Donington Park in May 2001 at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting.

It's a 1937 Auto Union C-Type which Audi had brought to the meeting together with a 1938 Auto Union D-Type and various other vehicles which were displayed in the paddock, and some of which took part in demonstration runs round the circuit. The Auto Union C-Type is pictured here on the straight between the Old Hairpin and Starkey's Bridge. 1937 was the last year of the 750kg weight formula where cars were restricted to a maximum weight of 750kg, but there was no limit to the size of the engine. The Auto Union C-Type had a V16 engine of 6,006cc situated behind the driver, but even this was not enough to challenge the supremacy of the 5,663cc straight-8 Mercedes Benz W125 with Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred von Brauchitsch, Hermann Lang and Christian Kautz finishing in the top four positions at the end of the five race European Championship series. Rudolf Hasse though did win the first race of the season, the Belgian Grand Prix, for Auto Union.

Lamborghini Diablo SV

Here are a couple of photographs that I took of a car on qualifying day for the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2018.

It's a Lamborghini Diablo SV, a car which was produced from 1995 to 1999 and has a 5.7 litre V12 engine. Only around 100 cars were built.

The current DVLA record says that BUL 1L is a 2003 orange 6.2 litre Lamborghini, so obviously not this one.

1956 Maserati 250F

This car competed in the Pre ’61 Grand Prix Car Race at the Coys International  Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1995.

It’s the 1956 Maserati 250F of David Pennell and it has the 6-cylinder inline 2,491cc Maserati engine. It is chassis #2524 which was sold new to Francisco Godia-Sales and with which he competed in the F1 World Championship races in 1956 and 1957. In 1958 it was sold to Joakim Bonnier who raced it during the 1958 season with Phil Hill taking the wheel at the French Grand Prix and Troy Ruttmann taking over for the German Grand Prix, although engine problems meant that he did not start the race. Scuderia Centro Sud entered the car in the 1958 Italian and Moroccan Grands Prix, driven by Giulio Cabianca and Hans Herrmann respectively.

1962 Lotus 24

This is a photograph that I took at Waterway corner during practice for the British Grand Prix at Aintree in July 1962.

It’s Masten Gregory in a Lotus 24 Climax, entered by the UDT Laystall Racing Team. He qualified in fourteenth place on the grid and ended the race in seventh position, one lap behind the winner. The Lotus 24 was powered by the same 1,496cc Coventry Climax FWMV engine as the Lotus 25, but had a conventional spaceframe chassis instead of the Lotus 25's monocoque chassis.

1929 Humber 16/50 Saloon

I took this photograph at a classic car show organised by car dealers Gordon Ford of Stockport in July 1987.

It’s a 1929 Humber 16/50 Saloon a car that was produced from 1928 to 1932, a successor to the 14/40, and had a 2,110cc six-cylinder engine – though the DVLA record for this car says it’s 1,572cc. There's a Humber Register for enthusiasts and owners of early Humber cars.

Formula Ford racing at Oulton Park

I took this photograph at Britten’s chicane during the Historic Formula Ford race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2017.

Alex Meek is leading in his 1971 Merlyn Mk29A followed by the 1970 Titan Mk6 of Andrew Wiggins. The next car is the 1967 Lotus 51B of Cliff Gray with Matt Dunne bringing up the rear in his 1971 Elden Mk10.

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 Ferrari 458 Speciale, a high performance variant of the 458 Italia. It has the 4,497cc version of the F136 V8 engine with twin overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder. 3,000 of the cars were built between 2013 and 2015.

1902 Wolseley

I took this photograph in Albert Square, Manchester on the first running of what became the Lancashire Automobile Club's annual Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1963.

The cars were flagged off by the Lord Mayor of Manchester, Sir Robert Thomas, in front of the Town Hall to the left of this photograph. This is the fourth car to be flagged off and is the 1902 Wolseley of Major James Gardiner, O.B.E., J.P., a two-cylinder model of 10 h.p.

2008 BMW M3 GT4

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

It's Mike Dowd in his 2008 BMW M3 GT4 which has a 4 litre V8 engine.

1955 Mercedes-Benz W196

The Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994 featured a tribute to Juan Manuel Fangio with a display of some of the cars that he drove to win his five World Championships, for two of which, in 1954 and 1955, he was a member of the Mercedes-Benz team.

The programme of the event had this to say about Fangio:

 

'The five times World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio is to be honoured by the British Racing Drivers' Club this weekend. Now aged 83, Fangio is no longer able to travel long distances, so he will be represented by his nephew, the 1992 & 1993 IMSA GTP Champion Juan Manuel Fangio II. On his uncle's behalf, he will receive one of the BRDC's prestigious Gold Stars for lifetime achievement.

This will be presented on Sunday by Lord Hesketh, President of the BRDC, on the grid. Juan Manuel Fangio II will also be seen in action on the track when he takes to the wheel of the Maserati 250F that his uncle used to win the 1957 German Grand Prix and thereby clinch his fifth and final World Championship.

The younger Fangio will lead the demonstration of famous racing cars, together with Stirling Moss who will drive a 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196, the type that both he and Fangio raced so successfully.'

 

The photograph shows Stirling Moss at Luffield corner on one of those demonstration runs.

Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally

This is a photograph I took at the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1995.

Looking down on the vehicles from a mound in the display area, and at the top right you can see behind the trees the antennas at the top of BT's radio communication tower.

NG Road Racing at Oulton Park

I took this photograph at the Knickerbrook chicane during the 250GP ACU National Championship Race at NG Road Racing's meeting at Oulton Park in April 2017.

Phil Atkinson on his Yamaha TZ 250 is leading Ant Hodson on an identical machine.