Pre-War Sports Cars at Silverstone

This is a photograph that I took at Luffield corner at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994.

If that's a black number 1 on the door of the leading car then it's the Alfa Romeo 8C Le Mans of Klaus Werner. Behind him is the Bentley Speed Six of John May and on the outside the Alfa Romeo 8C Le Mans of Peter Groh. The blue car behind the leading Alfa is the Bugatti T40/37 of Michael Steel and the car on the left-hand side is another Alfa Romeo 8C, that of either Hartmut Ibing or Heidi Kampfer.

1931 Alfa Romeo 8C Le Mans

I took this photograph at Luffield corner during the Taylor Woodrow Pre-War Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994.

It's the 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C Le Mans of Peter Groh and has an 8-cylinder inline 2,336c engine. It got the 'Le Mans' name after the 1931 Le Mans 24 Hour race was won by Earl Howe and Sir Stanley Birkin in one of these cars.

Pre-War Le Mans Cars Team Race

I took this photograph during the Christie's Cup Le Mans Cars Team Race at the Christie's International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1992.

Leading here is the 1932 Invicta S Type of Bob Wood followed by the 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C Le Mans driven by Peter Hannen. Behind that seems to be the 1931 Bentley 8 litre of Keith Schellenberg with the red 1935 Aston Martin Ulster of Nick Mason on the outside.

Alfa Romeo

These three cars took part in the Pre-War Sports Car Team Relay Race at the VSCC's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2004.

All three cars were entered by William Ainscough, two to be driven by James Baxter and Roger Lucas. From the left they are a 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza, a 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Le Mans and a 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider. You can read about the Alfa Romeo 8C here.