Humber 12/25

This car took part in the Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run starting at the Exchange Station car park in Manchester in June 1986.

It's a 1926 Humber 12/25 tourer, and the programme of the event had this to say about it:

95     1926 Humber 12/25 Tourer

          Reg: NP 9897 4 cylinder 11.9 hp

          (J.R. Walker, Broughton, Preston)

Restored in 1971, it has been in regular use

since then.

The Humber Register caters for owners of cars such as this, and you can read about it here.

Friday's Ferrari

Ferrari was the featured car at the Christie's International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1992, and this was one of the cars in the special display.

It's Paul Horne's 1970 Ferrari 512 M, chassis #1002, and the programme of the event said this about the car:

26    512M

Mid-engined V12; 5 litres; 550bhp at 8500rpm; twin ohc

per bank, 4 valves per cylinder. Lucas fuel injection.

Independent suspension all round, A-arms/coil springs.

First seen Daytona 24 Hours race 1970. Developed as a

Group 5 Sports Car they were used by the works team

and by Ferrari concessionaire and private entrants

during 1970. There was almost no works use during

1971. The 512 S version of 1970 gave way to the 512 M

for 1971. A number of 'S' cars were converted to 'M'. 25

built. Ran as a Scuderia Montjuich car in 1970/71.

Subsequently bought by Robert Horne who set a British

flying mile record speed of 191.64 mph with it in 1977.

Cisitalia D46

This was one of the competitors in the HGPCA Race for Pre-1961 Grand Prix Cars at the HGPCA's Donington International Historic Grand Prix meeting in May 2004.

It's Richard Pilkington's 1946 1100cc Cisitalia D46, a car that competed in Voiturette racing in the immediate post war years. On 10 September 2014 I showed this car at another race meeting at Donington Park later in 2004.

Maserati Ghibli

I saw this car recently when I was walking down into Hyde town centre to do a bit of shopping.

It's a third generation Maserati Ghibli, introduced in 2013.

The '15' in the number plate says it was registered between 1 March and 31 August 2015.

As well as the Trident in the middle of the grille and on the badge it has this one on each of the rear quarter panels.

Lotus 72

This car took part in the HSCC Pre '71 Single Seater Championship race at the HSCC's Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987.

It's John Foulston's 1970 Lotus 72, driven in the race by his wife Mary. This car is the first of the Lotus 72s built, originally chassis number 72/1 but renumbered 72/4 after a rebuild, and is in the Gold Leaf Team Lotus colours used by the team in 1970 and 1971. Jochen Rindt won the 1970 Drivers' World Championship in 1970 in one of these cars despite losing his life in an accident during practice for the Italian Grand Prix. In 1972 the cars sported the more familiar black livery as the John Player Team Lotus and Emerson Fittipaldi won the Drivers' World Championship that year. On 10 March 2013 I showed some photographs of Emerson Fittipaldi's car at the non-championship Gold Cup race at Oulton Park in 1972.

Mary Foulston at Lodge Corner during the race.

Frazer Nash Fast Tourer

This car was one of the entrants in the VSCC Bill Phillips Trophy Race at the Silverstone Historic Tribute meeting in June 2004.

It's Chris Chilcott's 1926/30 1500cc Frazer Nash Fast Tourer, and a brief history of the car can be seen in this article on the website of the Frazer Nash Car Club.

Maserati 250Si

This car competed in the 1950s Sports Racing Cars  race at the VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Donington Park in June 2003.

It's Jeremy Agace's 1956 Maserati 250Si, a car that started off life as a Maserati 150S #1660, but was converted into 250S #2411 in 1957.