1952 Connaught A-Type

This car competed in the Maserati UK Race for Pre-1961 Grand Prix Cars at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1999.

It's the 1952 Connaught A-Type of David Wenman which has a 4-cylinder inline engine based on the 1,767cc Lea Francis unit with the capacity increased to 1,960cc in line with the then current Formula 2 regulations. It is chassis A4 and one of Connaught's works team cars in 1952, when it was usually driven by Dennis Poore, then in 1953 it went to the Écurie Belge team where the drivers were Johnny Claes and André Pilette. It was driven in this race at Silverstone by Barrie Williams.

Connaught A Type

This car competed in the Flockhart Trophy Race at the VSCC's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2006.

It's David Wenman's 1952 Connaught A type, with 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. It's chassis number A4, and was at one time campaigned by the Ecurie Belge team.

On 7 March 2017 I showed photographs of this car taken at Oulton Park in 2005.

Connaught A Type

This car competed for the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy in the Hawthorn Memorial and Spanish Trophies Race at the VSCC's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2005.

It's the 1960cc 1952 Connaught A Type of David Wenman, chassis number A4, that was raced by Dennis Poore in the 1952 season before being sold to the Ecurie Belge to be raced by Johnny Claes and André Pillette the following season.

Here's David Wenman approaching Druids Corner during the race.