Amilcar C4

I took this photograph in the Exchange Station car park in Manchester before the start of the Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in May 1987.

It's a 1923 Amilcar C4, and the programme of the event said this about the car:

31      1923 Amilcar C4

          Reg: EL 1787  4 cylinder  8 hp

          (Mrs A M Park, Mirfield, Yorks)

Although Mrs Park is normally chauffeur-driven in this car when she winters in the Antibes, where she is a common sight on her promenade beat, she has driven it further north this year for this event, and to take part in the proposed "Twin Towers Tour" from Blackpool to Paris.

"Twin Towers" has, of course, had a darker connotation since the events of 11 September 2001.

Chrysler Viper

The Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998 was sponsored by Chrysler, and amongst the Chryslers on show at the circuit was the one pictured below.

If it's what it appears to be, then the number '53' on the side of the car identifies it as the 8 litre V10 Chrysler Viper GTS-R of Viper Team Oreca that finished that year's Le Mans 24 Hour race in 11th position driven by Justin Bell, David Donohue and Luca Drudi.

GN Cyclecars

These cars took part in the 2 hour long VSCC Team Relay Race for Pre-war Sports Cars at the VSCC's SeeRed and Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Donington Park in May 2011.

They're both GN Cyclecars, number 32 is the 4.2 litre V-twin GN Thunderbug of Mark Walker and the other car is the GN Parker of Justin Maeers, with a 6124cc Gypsy Moth aircraft engine. The GN cyclecar was produced between 1910 and 1925, originally with a V-twin JAP or Peugeot engine, and later GN's own 1100cc engine. On 12 January 2016 I showed photographs of the GN Parker at the VSCC's 2008 meeting at Oulton Park.

Aston Martin Le Mans

This car appeared at the Aston Martin Owners Club's Autumn Historic Car Races meeting at Oulton Park in September 1993.

It's Robert Taylor's 1933 1½ litre Aston Martin Le Mans, and on 15 November 2016 I showed the same car at the 2011 Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Donington Park.

Friday's Ferrari

There was a large display of cars at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1997 forming a tribute to Ferrari, and this was one of the cars featured.

It's a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, chassis #3729GT, first owned by John Coombs and the board in front of the car reads:

1962

FERRARI GTO

RACED IN 1962/3 BY

GRAHAM HILL, MIKE PARKES & JACK SEARS

FOR JOHN COOMBS

In 1997 the owner of the car was Jack Sears. The car next to it is a 1955 Ferrari 555 Super Squalo.

Delage D8

This car was in the Vintage Car Park area on the inside of Redgate corner at the VSCC's SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in June 2008.

It's a 1930 4 litre Delage D8, a car produced between 1930 and 1933, and up to 1940 with different engine capacities and other modifications. On 4 April 2016 I showed a photograph of a 1932 D8S sports model.

Alfa Romeo P3

This car contested the Richard Seaman Memorial Trophy Race for Historic Racing Cars at Oulton Park in June 1993.

It's Rodney Felton's 1934 Alfa Romeo P3 (chassis #50009) with a 3.2 litre straight eight engine and designed by Vittorio Jano, who 20 years later , in 1954, designed the V8 2½ litre Lancia D50. On 27 April 2016 I showed photographs of an Alfa Romeo P3, probably the same car, at the VSCC's meeting at Oulton Park in 2005. Behind Rodney Felton's car here is the 1936 ERA R11B of Martin Morris.