1971 Lola T300

This car competed in the HSCC Historic Formula Racing Car Championship race at the Historic Sports Car Club's Summer Race Meeting at Oulton Park in July 1992.

It's John Harper's 1971 Lola T300 Formula 5000 car designed by Frank Gardner and John Barnard. It has a 5 litre Chevrolet V8 engine and is chassis HU12.

1951 MG YB

This is one of the cars displayed at the Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester at EventCity in September 2018.

It's a 1951 MG YB, the last development of the MG Y-Type, produced from 1951 to 1953 and succeeded by the MG ZA Magnette in 1954. The YB had a 4-cylinder inline 1,250cc engine.

1950 Albion FT21N

This lorry took part in the Greater Manchester Transport Society's Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally at Heaton Park in September 1995.

It's a 1950 Albion FT21N and there's a brief description in the programme of the event saying that it was entered by J. Butterworth of Littleborough, but there was a more detailed note in the 1996 programme of the Rally which reads as follows:

 

Albion FT21N, 1950                                                                           HSR 112

Entered by J Butterworth, Littleborough

Originally operated by Angus & Kincardine County Council as a Library van for delivery of new books to schools, etc. Afterwards used as a Horse Box in Wetherby, then fitted with the drop-side body now carried. Bought in a run down state by the present owner, it was re-painted in Ripponden & District livery in 1992. The owner being a Ripponden & District driver.

 

When looking for information about this vehicle I came across this rather touching tribute to Jack Butterworth, who died in 2015:

The TruckNet UK Drivers RoundTable • View topic - Jack Butterworth, "Albion Jack"

Friday's Ferrari

This was one of the competitors in the GT Challenge race at the Aston Martin Owners Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2018.

It's the 1999 Ferrari 360 of Matthew Wilton and John Cowan at Druids Corner during the qualifying session on the morning of the meeting. The Ferrari 360 was produced from 1999 to 2004 and has a 3,586cc Tipo F131 V8 engine.

1932 Maserati 4CM

This car took part in the HGPCA Pre '52 Grand Prix Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in August 1996.

It's a 1932 Maserati 4CM, chassis 1120, originally delivered to Giuseppe Furmanik of Rome as an 1,100cc car. He doesn't appear to have had any great success racing the car, but he did set a World Speed Record for 1,100cc cars in 1934 with a speed of 222.634 kph for the flying kilometre. The car was later acquired by Gino Rovere who replaced the 1,100cc engine with a 1.500cc unit for Voiturette racing and also commissioned the distinctive radiator grille. At the time of this Silverstone meeting the car was owned by Simon Bull and was driven in the race by Martin Stretton.

1999 Audi R8R

In May 2001 Audi brought an Auto Union C-Type and a D-Type to the VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Donington Park. They also brought several other cars and motorcycles that day, including the one shown below.

It’s the Audi R8R of 1999, a prototype which competed in the Le Mans 24 Hour race that year, the two cars finishing in third and fourth places, though the two R8C closed cockpit cars in the LMGTP class failed to finish the race. It’s pictured on the stretch between the Old Hairpin and McLean's Corner during one of the demonstration runs.

The Trice

This car is listed in the programme as taking part in three short scratch races at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in July 1987.

It's Stewart Gordon in 'The Trice', a 1932 Morgan Special with a 1934 1,100cc V-twin JAP engine.