1924 Amilcar CS

This was one of the cars that took part in a vintage car run from Stockport to Matlock in July 1985 organised by car dealers Gordon Ford of Stockport.

There was no programme showing the cars taking part in this event, but this car competed in the Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in 1990 where the programme showed the owner to be Roger Firth of Stalybridge, Cheshire. It's a 1924 Amilcar CS which was made at the Amilcar factory in Saint-Denis in Paris, to the north of the city centre and has a 4-cylinder inline side-valve 1,004cc engine.

1924 Amilcar CS

This car took part in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1990, and is pictured here in the Exchange Station car park in Manchester before the start of the Run.

It's the 1924 Amilcar CS of Roger Firth of Stalybridge, Cheshire, which was made at the Amilcar factory in Saint-Denis in Paris, to the north of the city centre and has a 4-cylinder inline side-valve 1,004cc engine. A note about the car in the programme of the event reads as follows:

1924 Amilcar

Reg: PE 4287  4 cylinder  8 hp

(Roger Firth, Stalybridge)

Perhaps the first C.S. Amilcar to be built, it only

has rear brakes, as well as staggered seating

which allows more room for passenger and

driver. Imported into this country by Boone and

Porter, the London Amilcar agents, by the late

1950s it was almost a total wreck. During

restoration several parts had to be imported

from France, and the original body was

eventually located in Perth, Scotland, being used

as a chicken shed. It has a three-speed gearbox

and a fixed rear axle, with no differential.

There’s a very interesting article about the car written by a subsequent owner which you can read here.

1913 Theophile Schneider

I took this photograph at the Northern Classic Car Show in the G-Mex Centre, Manchester in August 1990.

It's a 1913 Theophile Schneider and there's no mention of it in the brochure of the event, but it appears to be on the stand of the Manchester Vintage Car Club. I have a photograph I took of the car at Oulton Park in 1992 where it was entered by Roger Firth and the programme for that meeting shows it to have a 4-cylinder inline 5,504cc engine and also says: 'The 5.5 litre Theophile Schneider of Roger Firth was built up by John Rowley and is of the type which ran in the 1913 French Grand Prix at Amiens with an L-head side-valve engine.'

1913 Theophile Schneider

This was one of the competitors in the 4 lap handicap race for Edwardian Cars at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in August 1992.

It's the 1913 Theophile Schneider of Roger Firth, and has a 4-cylinder inline 5,504cc engine. A note about the car in the programme of the event says:

'The 5.5 litre Theophile Schneider of Roger Firth was built up by John Rowley and is of the type which ran in the 1913 French Grand Prix at Amiens with an L-head side-valve engine.'

1924 Amilcar CS

This car took part in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in May 1992, and is pictured here in the Exchange Station car park in Manchester before the start of the Run.

It's the 1924 Amilcar CS of Roger Firth of Stalybridge, Cheshire, and that is the only information given in the programme of the event. The car was made at the Amilcar factory in Saint-Denis in Paris, to the north of the city centre, and has a 4-cylinder inline side-valve 1,004cc engine. I've found a very interesting article about the car by a subsequent owner, and you can read this here.

1906 Nordenfelt

The VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophy Vintage Car Races meeting at Oulton Park in August 1992 included a 4 lap handicap race for Edwardian cars and this is one of the competitors.

The programme of the event shows it as a 5,519cc 1906 Nordenfelt, and the only information I've been able to find about it is the programme note which reads as follows:

'The mysterious 1906 30hp, 5.5 litre Nordenfelt of Roger Firth is driven by Daniel Hall. According to Georgano's Encyclopedia of Motor Cars, the Nordenfelt comes from Belgium with an engine produced by Barriquand et Marre "and was reported to have all other components made by John Cockerill of Liege, although the latter firm have always denied their connection with this, or any other car."

In 1906, The Autocar claimed it was a French car, but spelt the name of the chassis Nordenfeldt and the engine Bariquand. The magazine reported that a 24-30hp Nordenfeldt was exhibited at the 1906 Olympia Show by the British Bariquand and Marre Engine Co. of 10 Poland Street, London. According to Georgano, however, the cars were only manufactured between 1906 and 1909.'

The DVLA has a record of the vehicle and says that it was first registered in February 1992, it has a 5,820cc engine, and has been registered with a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN).