1925 Salmson Gran Sport

I took this photograph in one of the car parks at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in August 1996.

It's a 1925 Salmson Gran Sport with a 4-cylinder inline 1,098cc engine. The Gran Sport was produced at Salmson's Billancourt factory from 1924 to 1930. The DVLA record says that the car is currently taxed up to May 2025 and that its colour is blue.

Friday's Ferrari

This is a photograph that I took in the paddock at the Ferrari Racing Days event at Silverstone in September 2017.

It's the Ferrari 488 Challenge of James Weiland, and has a 3,902cc V8 turbocharged F154CB engine. This is what Ferrari say about the Challenge series of races:

 

'Over 1000 drivers have taken part in it, 100s of races have been disputed, while the overtaking, the thrills and the fun are incalculable. We are talking about the Ferrari Challenge, the most renowned single-marque championship, that has been bringing together dream cars and esteemed clients on the world’s most picturesque tracks since 1993. A competition for those who, not satisfied with just driving their Ferraris on the road, feel the urge to compete in top-level sprint races. The Ferrari Challenge is divided into three continental series: Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific series, which celebrated its inaugural season in 2011. A further English national series was added in 2019.Challenge races are always hard fought and battle-filled, allowing the driver to fully savour the excitement that only the track can give.'

1955 Bristol KSW6B

This is one of the buses that took part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in Heaton Park, Manchester in September 1988.

It's a 1955 Bristol KSW6B bus originally operated by the Bristol Omnibus Company. The note about it in the programme of the event reads as follows:

 

UHY 360 BRISTOL KSW6B, EASTERN COACHWORKS. 1955. BRISTOL OMNIBUS CO.

Enteed by D.Wayman, Oldham, Lancashire. Operated in the City of Bristol until withdrawal in 1971 and now with its fifth owner since. Restoration continues.

Cooper Jaguar T38

I took this photograph at the entry to Lodge Corner during the twelve lap 1950's Sports Car Race at the VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies race meeting at Oulton Park in June 1993.

It's the 6-cylinder inline 3,781cc 1955 Cooper Jaguar T38 of John Pearson, chassis CJ-3-55, one of three cars built by Cooper for endurance sports car racing. One of the cars competed in the 1955 Le Mans 24 Hour race, but retired after 4 hours with an oil leak.

1960 Lola Mk1

I took this photograph at Luffield Corner during the Classic Car Sports Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1994.

It's Stirling Moss in his 1960 Lola Mk1 which is chassis BR17. The Lola Mk1 was designed by Eric Broadley in 1958 and was powered by a 4-cylinder inline1,098cc Coventry Climax engine. Around 40 of the cars were built and a variety of engines used, this car having 1,220cc Coventry Climax engine.

1910 Humber Drophead 12/20

This car took part in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1977 and is pictured in Manchester before the start of the Run.

It's a 1910 Humber Drophead 12/20 and the programme of the event had the following note about it:

'17. Doug Hacking Motor Cycles, Bolton

1910 Humber Drophead 12/20 4 cylinders.

This is reputed to be the only one of this model in existence.'

Apart from that note I can find no other information about the Humber Drophead 12/20.

1957 Maserati 250S

This is a photograph that I took at the Aston Martin Owners Club's Autumn Historic Car Races meeting at Oulton Park in September 1992.

It's Robin Lodge's 1957 Maserati 250S which he drove in the Classic Car Invitation Race. The Prototype of the 250S sports cars of 1954-56 used the earlier sports A6GCS chassis fitted with a 6 cylinder 250F 2.5 litre engine giving 230 bhp instead of the 240-270 bhp of the Grand Prix 250F engines as it ran on petrol instead of alcohol. The developed 250S cars were converted from the left hand drive of the A6GCS to right hand drive and these, in turn, were developed into the 300S Maseratis by an increase in stroke, giving 245 bhp. There was a second coming of the 250S in the period 1957-1959, having a 196 bhp 4 cylinder engine in a shorter wheelbase chassis resulting in a lighter car. Only two cars were originally built with a 2½ litre engine, Robin Lodge's car (chassis #2432) and chassis #2431.