1974 Chevron B26

I took this photograph in the paddock at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2005, although the car didn't take part in any race at the meeting.

It's the 1974 Chevron B26 of Steve Farthing, a car that was a replacement for the B23, and as well as revised suspension and a rear wing it had an aluminium monocoque tub instead of the spaceframe chassis of all the earlier Chevron sports racing cars. It had a 4-cylinder inline 2 litre Ford engine with an aluminium block, which had been designed by Brian Hart and re-engineered by Cosworth. Only 9 of these cars were made, mainly due to lack of demand because of the 1973 oil crisis in the UK. There was a Closed Wheel Chevron Race at this meeting, but the number 6 car in that race was the black Chevron B19 of Alexander Lienau.

1969 Leyland Titan PD3/14

This is one of the vehicles that took part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1995.

It's a 1969 Leyland Titan PD3/14 that was ordered by Ramsbottom Urban District Council Transport, but by the time it was delivered their fleet had been incorporated into the SELNEC (South East Lancashire, North East Cheshire) Passenger Transport Executive together with the fleets of ten other Local Authorities.  A note in the programme of the event says this about this vehicle:

Leyland Titan PD3/14, East Lancs, 1969                                                               TTD386H

S.E.L.N.E.C.

Entered by      Greater Manchester Transport Society

This historic Vehicle was the very last of a long line of British buses. It was the last front engined Leyland

bus built and also the very last of its kind to enter service in Britain. Withdrawn 1981.

The colonnade behind the buses used to stand in front of Manchester's first Town Hall in King Street in the city centre and was moved to Heaton Park when that building was demolished in 1902.

1959 Maserati T61

This was one of the entrants in the Louis Vuitton '50s Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1995.

It's Nick Mason's 1959 Maserati T61, chassis #2457, and has a 4-cylinder inline 2,890cc engine. The T61, and the 1,989cc T60 were generally known as Maserati Birdcage cars because of the intricate tubular space frame chassis, and in common with many of these cars 2457 started off life in the USA. After passing through various hands it was acquired by Nick Mason in the 1980s. Sixteen examples of the T61 were produced between 1959 and 1961.

1928/18 Franziss Special

This car was one of the competitors in the Boulogne Trophy Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2005.

It's the 1928/18 Franziss Special of Roger Sweet, which he created himself using the chassis of a 1928 Frazer Nash and a 1918 Curtiss OX-5 V8 aero engine that the programme of the event says has a capacity of 9 litres.

2004 McLaren MP4-19

This is a photograph I took at the Donington Park Museum in September 2014.

It's the McLaren MP4-19 that competed in the 2004 F1 season, designed by the McLaren team led by Adrian Newey and powered by the Ilmor-built Mercedes Benz 2,998cc V10 engine. It was driven that season by David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen but wasn't a great success. Kimi Räikkönen gained its only win, in the Belgian Grand Prix, and finished in seventh place in the World Drivers' Championship. David Coulthard ended the season in tenth place in the Championship and McLaren was fifth in the World Constructors' Championship.

1962 Lotus 22

I took this photograph at Lodge Corner during the AMOC Historic Formula Junior race at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in August 2004.

This is Hugh Barnes in his 1962 Lotus 22 which has a 4-cylinder inline 1,098cc Cosworth engine. The Lotus 22 was developed from the Lotus 20 and was primarily intended for Formula Junior racing, 77 cars being produced between 1962 and 1965.

Friday's Ferrari

This car was in the Ferrari Owners Club area at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998.

It's the 1952 Ferrari 225 Sport Spyder of David Vine, and  it is chassis #0198ET, with bodywork by Carrozzeria Vignale. It was a development of the Ferrari 212 Export and powered by the same Gioacchino Colombo-designed  V12 engine enlarged to 2,715cc. There were 21 examples of the 225 S built, with a mix of Berlinetta and Spyder bodies and coachwork by both Vignale and Touring.