Cadillac Sedan de Ville

I took this photograph in Heaton Park, Manchester at the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in September 1993.

It's a 1960 Cadillac Sedan de Ville which apparently was originally only produced with a 390 cu in, or 6.4 litre, V8 engine but which the DVLA says now has a 7.2 litre engine - which corresponds to about 440 cu in. The programme of the event says:

'G.M. Cadillac Sedan de Ville, 1960

Entered by J.B. Clark, Middleton Junction

Purchased in Florida and imported 1990. Originally from Chicago.'

HWM Jaguar

This was one of the competitors in the 1950s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 2000.

It's Julian Bronson's 1954 3,442cc 6-cylinder inline Jaguar-engined HWM which the programme of the event says is an ex-Tony Gaze and Lex Davison car.

On 2 January 2018 I showed a photograph of this car at Donington Park in 2001.

Friday's Ferrari

This car took part in a round of the Shell Ferrari Maserati Historic Challenge series of races at the SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2004.

It's the 1959 Ferrari 250GT LWB Berlinetta TdF of Plinio Haas, which has the 2,952cc Gioacchino Columbo designed V12 engine common to most of the 250 series cars. Four series of the TdF, a total of 77 cars, were produced between 1956 and 1959 which were defined by the number of louvres in the sail panel between the side and the rear windows. The first series had no louvres, the second 14 louvres, next 3 louvres and finally a single louvre. Plinio Haas's car is chassis #1401GT, one of the last series with only one louvre.

I've shown photographs of this car at this meeting twice previously, on 17 July 2015 and 21 October 2017.

McLaren M8D

This car competed in the HSCC Atlantic Computers Historic G.T. Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1986.

It's the Haslemere Sports Cars Ltd's 5-litre 1970 McLaren M8D, driven in the race by John Foulston. The car was designed for the Canadian-American Challenge Cup Series (or Can-Am) that was contested from 1966 till 1987.

On 22 June 2016 I showed a photograph of this car, and also of other McLarens, at the HSCC meeting at Oulton Park in 1987.

Aston Martin T-type

This car is pictured coming up to the start line in the Exchange Station car park in Manchester for the start of the LAC's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1990.

It's the 4-cylinder inline 1,495cc 1928 Aston Martin T-type of David Hawkins, about which the programme of the event had this to say:

1928 Aston Martin T-type

          Reg: CC 8433   4 cylinder   11.9 hp

          (David Hawkins, Nelson)

Only 15 of these lovely Aston Martins were built, and only four are now believed to survive, of which this is the only runner. The 1.5 litre engine is fitted with a single overhead camshaft and produces 50 bhp at 4250 rpm. This example is maintained in original condition and is a successful rally car. But it is also used for family holidays, the four-seater Bertelli body being very comfortable. Cruising at 50 mph, it lives up to the manufacturers' motto: "Built For Its Owner's Pleasure".

Invicta S-Type

This car took part in the MicroPose Spirit of Speed Pre-War Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1999.

It's the 1931 Invicta S-Type of Stefan Schollwöck, who shared the driving with Martin Kölnberger as the race necessitated a change of driver. Noel Macklin founded the Invicta company, production starting in 1925 with a car powered by a 2½ litre Meadows engine. The car progressed through 3 and 4½ litre engines and in 1930 the first S-Type was introduced with a 4½ litre engine, and with the rear axle mounted above the main chassis rails instead of below so that the car sits lower compared with the previous models. In all 76 examples of the Invicta S-Type were built.

On 12 March 2015 I showed a photograph of an Invicta S-Type at Silverstone in June 2004.

ERA R6B

This car competed in the Richard Seaman Memorial Historic Trophy Race at the VSCC's meeting at Oulton Park in June 1984.

It's the 1935 ERA R6B of Cedric Brierley, driven in the race by Richard Thwaites, and powered by the 6-cylinder inline 1,488cc supercharged engine based on the Riley 9 unit. The car was owned in the late 1940s and early 1950s by Bob Gerard.