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.

1953 Connaught A-Type

I took this photograph in the paddock at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in June 1969.

It's Alan Cottam in his 1953 Connaught A-Type, 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.

1953 Connaught A-Type

I photographed this car 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.

1956 Maserati 250F

This car took part in the Cheshire Building Society Allcomers Race and also a Handicap Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies Meeting at Oulton Park in June 1984.

It's one of a series of replica cars built by Cameron Millar, mainly in the 1970s and early 1980s using, at least in the early cars, a large number of genuine period Maserati parts. Each was given a serial number beginning 'CM' and this one is CM2, owned and driven that day by Alan Cottam. It is powered by the 6-cylinder inline 2,490cc Maserati engine.

Here's Alan Cottam pictured at Deer Leap during the Allcomers Race.