De Havilland Mosquito

Conditions weren't ideal at the Woodford Air Show in June 1995, the largely overcast day not being ideal for photographing the air displays, but not too bad for the static displays.

The De Havilland Mosquito during the air display (above) and landing after the display (below).

Friday's Ferrari

These cars are coming through the Craner Curves towards the Old Hairpin during the Ron Flockhart Memorial Trophy Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2004.

Just going out of the picture is the 1957 Connaught C-Type of Michael Steele and he is being followed by the 1952 Ferrari 625A of Alexander Boswell. The Ferrari, chassis #0482, also competed in two rounds of the Shell Ferrari Maserati Historic Challenge Series at this meeting. It was originally a 2-litre Formula 2 Ferrari 500 and competed in World Championship races in the 1952 and 1953 seasons when they were run to Formula 2 regulations. When the 2½ litre Formula 1 regulations came into effect in 1954 a four cylinder inline 2,498cc engine was fitted to the lengthened Ferrari 500 chassis and the car was redesignated a Ferrari 625. Later in 1954 a 2,942cc 4-cylinder inline engine from a Ferrari 735 sports car was installed and the car was raced in Australia by Peter Whitehead. Immediately behind the Ferrari is the 1954 Connaught B-Type of Nick Wigley, chassis #B4, and then the 1952 Cooper Bristol Mk1, later known as the T20, of Neil Davies.

Three Jaguars

There was a collection of Jaguars in the paddock at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998, and here are three of the cars that I photographed.

On the left is a 1988 Jaguar XJR-9LM which appears to be the car that won the 1988 Le Mans 24 Hour race driven by Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace. The car is powered by a 6,995cc version of the Jaguar V12 engine. Next to that is the Martini Jaguar XJ220 that was driven by private entrants in the 1993 Italian GT Championship series. This car has a 3,498cc twin-turbocharged V6 engine. The car on the right is the first of the XJR series of cars and was built, with the support of Jaguar, by American Bob Tullius and his Group 44 Racing team to compete in the IMSA Camel GTP Championship. It's the 1983 Jaguar XJR-5 and is powered by a 5,955cc V12 engine.

Frazer Nash BMW 319

For 12 years from 1922 Frazer Nash Limited, and from 1927 AFN Limited, produced only chain driven cars. In 1934 AFN Limited became the British agents for BMW, importing and assembling the cars at their Falcon Works in Isleworth, badging the cars as 'Frazer Nash BMW'. Here are photographs of three Frazer Nash BMW 319s that took part in the AutoSolo Driving Tests in the paddock at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

This is the 1935 Frazer Nash BMW 319 Type 45 Saloon of Richard Gatley and has a 6-cylinder inline 1,911cc engine. 

Brooke Saunders' 1936 Frazer Nash BMW 319 Type 55 has a 6-cylinder inline 1,971cc engine.

The 1937 Frazer Nash BMW of Mark Garfitt has the 6-cylinder inline 1,911cc engine.

1952 AEC Regent III

This is one of the vehicles taking part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1996.

It's a 1952 AEC Regent III, formerly fleet number 82 with Bradford City Transport, and the programme of the event said this about it:

AEC Regent III, East Lancs Body, 1952                                                                      HKW 82                                                                                                                          Mersey and Calder Bus Preservation Society                                                                                                                                                                                                            Entered by    D J Hunt, Boothstown, Halifax

Former Operator - Bradford City Transport. New to Bradford 1952 and one of a batch of 40 similar buses. Withdrawn 1971 and purchased by the owner in 1992.

1956 Maserati 250F

This was one of the competitors in the HGPCA Pre '60 GP Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in August 1996.

It's the 1956 Maserati 250F of Burkhard von Schenk, chassis #2521, new for the 1956 season and driven that year by Jean Behra, and the following season was acquired by Bruce Halford. The 6-cylinder inline 2,490cc engine was designed by Gioacchino Colombo and Vittorio Bellentani, and the tubular frame chassis by Valerio Colotti. 

Formula Junior

I took this photograph at Redgate Corner on the first lap of the Formula Junior race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2007.

Number 12 leading this group is the 1960 Alexis Mk 2 of Stuart Roach and closely behind him is the 1960 Lola Mk 2 of Robin Longdon. There's another car behind the Lola that I can't identify, and following that is the red 1960 Terrier Mk IV of Derek Walker. On the outside is the 1959 Elva 100 of Mark Woodhouse ahead of the 1960 Elva 100 of Crispian Besley. Bringing up the rear are the red car, the 1960 Lola Mk 2 of Brendan Roberts, and two cars I can't positively identify but may be the 1959 Moorland Mk 1 of Bill Grimshaw and the 1959 Lola Mk 2 of John Truslove.