1950's Grand Prix Cars

I took this photograph at Luffield corner during the HGPCA Pre ’60 GP Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in August 1996.

Leading is Brian McCaw’s 1958 BRM P25 closely followed by what appears to be a Connaught B-Type. To the right is the Lotus 16 of either Philip Walker or Jeremy Agace and the red car on the left seems to be the Maserati 250F of Ludovic Lindsay.

1966 Triumph Herald

This is a photograph I took at the Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester at EventCity in September 2018.

It's a 1966 Triumph Herald, a car that was produced from 1959 to 1961 undergoing several updates and 4-cylinder inline engines ranging from 948cc to 1,296cc. The DVLA record for this car shows that it has a 1,998cc engine, presumably the 6-cylinder inline unit that powered the later Triumph Vitesse.

Lotus Eleven Stanguellini

This is a photograph I took in the paddock at the British Empire Trophy meeting at Oulton Park in April 1957.

It's the Ecurie White Rose team's Lotus Eleven Le Mans of Alex McMillan which had a 1,096cc Stanguellini engine (the programme of the event says that it's a 'Lotus-Stranguellini'!). There were three heats based on engine sizes and he finished in 22nd place in the overall standings.

 

Friday's Ferrari

This is one of the many Ferraris present at the Ferrari Racing Days meeting at Silverstone in September 2017.

It's a 2015 Ferrari California T which was an updated version of the Ferrari California with an improved chassis and a 3,855cc twin-turbo V8 Ferrari F154 BB engine replacing the 4,297cc V8 Ferrari F136 I engine of the earlier car.

1990 McLaren MP4/5B

This is one of the cars that I photographed at the Donington Park Museum in September 2014.

It's a 1990 McLaren MP4/5B, a redesigned version of the MP4/5, which was powered by a 3,493cc Honda V10 engine and was driven that season by Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger. Ayrton Senna won six of the thirteen races, and with two second place and three third place finishes won the World Drivers' Championship with 78 points. Gerhard Berger had two second place and five third place finishes to earn 43 points and ended up in fourth position in that Championship. McLaren won the World Constructors' Championship with 121 points, ahead Ferrari with 110 points.

1929 Lea Francis

I took this photograph at a classic car show organised by car dealers Gordon Ford of Stockport in July 1987.

It’s a 1929 Lea Francis with what the DVLA record says is a 1,479cc engine. A search of Lea Francis models doesn’t show any with that size engine, so it’s probably a Lea Francis 12 which had a 1,496cc engine. There's a Lea-Francis Owners' Club for owners and enthusiasts.

1955 Vanwall

This is a photograph that my brother took in the paddock at the Gold Cup meeting at Oulton Park in September 1955.

It's the 1955 Vanwall (#VW2) that was driven in the race by Harry Schell. He qualified in fifth place on the grid, but retired after 16 laps with a broken universal joint. The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Maserati 250F.