Lotus 18

These cars are approaching the Old Hairpin in the HGPCA Race for Pre-1966 Grand Prix Cars at the HGPCA's International Historic Grand Prix meeting at Donington Park in May 2004.

Leading is Michael Schryver in his 1960 Lotus 18 with a 2,495cc Coventry Climax engine. The Lotus 18 was designed to be used in Formula Junior, Formula Two and Formula One events, 1960 being the last year of Formula One's 2½ litre limit that started in 1954. The following car is Frank Sytner's 1963 Brabham BT4, chassis IC-2-62, a car that was built for the Australian and New Zealand season of Formula Libre races where it was powered by the 2,751cc Coventry Climax FPF engine that was developed for Jack Brabham's attempt to win the 1961 Indianapolis 500 race in a Cooper T54. The Donington Park programme says that Frank Sytner's car had a 2,500cc engine.

On 18 August 2016 I showed a photograph of Michael Schryver's car in the pit lane at this meeting, and on 27 December 2016 a photograph of Frank Sytner's car in the paddock.

Brabham BT4

This car competed in the Innes Ireland Trophy Race for Pre '66 Grand Prix and Tasman Cars at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1995.

It's John Harper's 1962 Brabham BT4, built to compete in the Tasman series of races in Australia and New Zealand with a 2,751cc Coventry Climax FPF engine. The car is chassis IC-3-62 and was originally campaigned by Australian Bib Stillwell. The programme of the event gave the engine capacity as 2,445cc.

On 27 December 2016 I showed a photograph of another of these cars, chassis IC-2-62, at Donington Park in 2001 when it was owned by Frank Sytner.

Brabham BT4

Here are three cars approaching McLean's Corner in the HGPCA Race for Pre-1966 Grand Prix Cars at the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association's International Historic Grand Prix Meeting at Donington Park in May 2004.

Leading is Frank Sytner in his 2½ litre 1963 Brabham BT4, chassis #IC-2-62, a car that was derived from the BT3 F1 car and intended for Tasman Formula Racing. The following car is the 2½ litre 1960 Lotus 18 of Michael Schryver and the third car, as far as I can make out, is the 1½ litre 1961 LDS Mk2 of Julian Wakeley.

On 27 December 2016 I showed a photograph of the Brabham BT4 in the paddock at Donington Park in May 2001.

Brabham BT4

This car took part in the HGPCA Race for Pre-1966 Rear-Engined Grand Prix Cars at the VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Donington Park in May 2001.

It's Frank Sytner's 1962 Brabham BT4, a Tasman car that was a development of the BT3 using a 4 cylinder 2½ litre Coventry Climax FPF engine instead of the BT3's 1½ litre V8 Coventry Climax engine. The chassis number of this car is IC-2-62.