1954 Maserati 250F

This is a photograph that I took at the Aston Martin Owners Club’s Autumn Historic Car Races meeting at Oulton Park in September 1992.

It's indistinguishable from a 1950s Maserati 250F, but it's one of 12 replicas built by Cameron Millar and this one has the chassis number CM8. Cameron Millar acquired a genuine Maserati 250F in 1964 (originally 2501, later renumbered 2523) which he kept and raced for 8 years. In this time he purchased all the remaining cars and spare parts belonging to the Scuderia Centro Sud who had competed with the 250F in the 1950s, and also the chassis jigs from the Maserati factory. He then set about creating this series of replicas, using as far as possible genuine period parts, which are so well crafted that the FIA has allowed them to race alongside the genuine Maserati 250F and its contemporaries in competitive historic racing event. It was driven in the Historic Car Championship Race at this meeting by the owner Robin Lodge.

1955 Maserati 250F

I took this photograph at Lodge Corner during 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 David Kergon driving the Maserati 250F that he co-owned with Peter Martin. It's indistinguishable from a 1950s Maserati 250F, but it's one of 12 replicas built by Cameron Millar and this one has the chassis number CM2. Cameron Millar acquired a genuine Maserati 250F in 1964 (originally 2501, later renumbered 2523) which he kept and raced for 8 years. In this time he purchased all the remaining cars and spare parts belonging to the Scuderia Centro Sud who had competed with the 250F in the 1950s, and also the chassis jigs from the Maserati factory. He then set about creating this series of replicas, using as far as possible genuine period parts, which are so well crafted that the FIA has allowed them to race alongside the genuine Maserati 250F and its contemporaries in competitive historic racing events.

1958 Maserati 250F

This car took part in the Raymond Mays Trophy Race for Pre 1961 Grand Prix Cars at the Silverstone Historic Festival meeting in August 2001.

It's indistinguishable from a 1950s Maserati 250F, but it's one of 12 replicas built by Cameron Millar and this one has the chassis number CM7. Cameron Millar acquired a genuine Maserati 250F in 1964 (originally 2501, later renumbered 2523) which he kept and raced for 8 years. In this time he purchased all the remaining cars and spare parts belonging to the Scuderia Centro Sud who had competed with the 250F in the 1950s, and also the chassis jigs from the Maserati factory. He then set about creating this series of replicas, using as far as possible genuine period parts, which are so well crafted that the FIA has allowed them to race alongside the genuine Maserati 250F and its contemporaries in competitive historic racing events. At the time of this Silverstone event CM7 was owned by Gerry Hann and was driven in this race by Allan Miles.

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.

1955 Maserati 250F

This car competed in the HGPCA Pre '60 GP Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in August 1996.

It's indistinguishable from a 1950s Maserati 250F, but it's one of 12 replicas built by Cameron Millar and this one has the chassis number CM8. Cameron Millar acquired a genuine Maserati 250F in 1964 (originally 2501, later renumbered 2523) which he kept and raced for 8 years. In this time he purchased all the remaining cars and spare parts belonging to the Scuderia Centro Sud who had competed with the 250F in the 1950s, and also the chassis jigs from the Maserati factory. He then set about creating this series of replicas, using as far as possible genuine period parts, which are so well crafted that the FIA has allowed them to race alongside the genuine Maserati 250F and its contemporaries in competitive historic racing events. At the time of this Silverstone event CM8 was owned by Swedish driver Gunnar Elmgren.

1956 Maserati 250F

The SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2005 featured the Maserati marque, and in particular the Maserati 250F. One of the races was a Celebration Maserati Invitation Race, and I took this photograph at McLean's Corner during that race.

It's one of 10 Maserati 250F replicas built by Cameron Millar and this one has the chassis number CM2. Cameron Millar acquired a genuine Maserati 250F in 1964 (originally 2501, later renumbered 2523) which he kept and raced for 8 years. In this time he purchased all the remaining cars and spare parts belonging to the Scuderia Centro Sud who had competed with the 250F in the 1950s, and also the chassis jigs from the Maserati factory. He then set about creating this series of replicas, using as far as possible genuine period parts, which are so well crafted that the FIA has allowed them to race alongside the genuine Maserati 250F and its contemporaries in competitive historic racing events. At the time of this Donington Park event CM2 was owned by Ian Duncan and was driven in the Maserati Invitation race by Rick Hall.

Maserati 250F

This car is being readied in the paddock to take part in the VSCC Flockhart Trophy Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2006.

It's a 1957 Maserati 250F, or at least it's a replica built by Cameron Millar in the early 1980s using many original parts. Cameron Millar acquired a genuine Maserati 250F in 1964 which he kept and raced for 8 years. During this time he purchased the remaining cars and spare parts belonging to the Scuderia Centro Sud who had competed with the cars in the 1950s, and also the chassis jigs from the Maserati factory. He then set about building a series of replicas, using these original parts where possible, that are indistinguishable from the genuine Maserati 250F to such an extent that they are allowed by the FIA to take part in historic racing events. There are 12 cars in all, built between 1970 and the early 1990s and given a chassis number prefixed by the letters 'CM'. This particular car is CM5 and was owned at the time of this Donington Park meeting by David Wenman, and driven in the race by Barrie Williams.

Cameron Millar Maserati 250F

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

It's indistinguishable from a 1950s Maserati 250F, but it's one of 12 replicas built by Cameron Millar and this one has the chassis number CM7. Cameron Millar acquired a genuine Maserati 250F in 1964 (originally 2501, later renumbered 2523) which he kept and raced for 8 years. In this time he purchased all the remaining cars and spare parts belonging to the Scuderia Centro Sud who had competed with the 250F in the 1950s, and also the chassis jigs from the Maserati factory. He then set about creating this series of replicas, using as far as possible genuine period parts, which are so well crafted that the FIA has allowed them to race alongside the genuine Maserati 250F and its contemporaries in competitive historic racing events. At the time of this Donington Park event CM7 was owned by Gerry Hann and was driven in the Flockhart Trophy race by Allan Miles.

Maserati 250F

Eight Maserati 250Fs were entered in the 'Maserati UK Race for Pre 1961 Grand Prix Cars' at the Coys International Historic Festival at Silverstone in July 2000, and here are photographs of two of them.

This is the 1957 car of Peter Neumark and is chassis number 2527. A note in the programme of the SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2005 says this about the car:

2527

First of the Lightweight 'T2' 1957 factory team cars with smaller-gauge chassis tubing. Later sold to Australian motorcycle rider Ken Kavanagh. In 1964 the Hon Patrick Lindsay started racing it in UK. After huge accident at Thruxton chicane when throttle jammed open, the chassis was replaced. Now owned and raced by Peter Neumark.

This is one of Cameron Millar's recreations, owned by Peter Gooch, but I don't know its chassis number. It's being driven out of the pit lane here on a demonstration run by Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to race in Formula 1. Sadly, Maria died in January this year at the age of 89.

(NB: I've now been told it's chassis number CM6)

Maserati 250F

On 19 Feb 2014 I showed some photographs of the Maserati 250F of David Wenman that took part in the Flockhart Trophy Race at the VSCC's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in June 2008. Here's a photograph of another 250F that took part in the race.

It's Charles McCabe's 1955 Maserati 250F, here seen in the pit lane during a practice session. It's chassis number CM1, one of (I believe) 12 Maserati 250F's built by Cameron Millar. He had acquired all the Centro Sud spare parts in 1967 and built up the cars, the later ones having a decreasing percentage of original parts.