1959 Aston Martin DBR1

This car took part in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998.

It's the 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 of Simon Draper and has the 6-cylinder inline 2,922cc engine. It is chassis DBR1/4, the car that finished in second place at the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hour race driven by Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frère - the winner being DBR1/2 driven by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. DBR1/4 then finished in fourth place in the 1959 Tourist Trophy race, driven by the same two drivers - and again the race was won by DBR1/2 this time driven by Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby and Jack Fairman.

1957 Lotus Eleven

These three cars all took part in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1999.

The number 34 is John Gray's 1957 Lotus Eleven, about 270 of which were built by the Lotus Company between 1956 and 1958. The Lotus Eleven was built with a variety of engines of different sizes from 750cc to 1500cc, and the programme of the event shows John Gray's car to have a 1,460cc engine. Number 60 is 1959 Aston Martin DBR1, chassis DBR1/4, of Simon Draper with the 6-cylinder inline 2,992cc engine and number 61 is the 1956 Aston Martin DB3S of John Romano which should also have the Lagonda 2,992cc engine, though the programme of the event says that the engine size is 2,800cc. It appears to be chassis DB3S/113.

1959 Aston Martin DBR1

This car took part in the Classic Car Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994.

It's the 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 of Simon Draper and has the 6-cylinder inline 2,922cc engine. It is chassis DBR1/4, the car that finished in second place at the 1959 Le Mans 24 Hour race driven by Maurice Trintignant and Paul Frère - the winner being DBR1/2 driven by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. DBR1/4 then finished in fourth place in the 1959 Tourist Trophy race, driven by the same two drivers - and again the race was won by DBR1/2 this time driven by Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby and Jack Fairman.