1913 Sunbeam 3 litre

I took this photograph at the Doune Museum in Perthshire which we visited when on a family holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

The museum description of the car reads as follows:

'A replica of the earlier French Grand Prix racers. This car was bought new in 1913 for the son of a Galloway family. When he was killed in 1914 or 1915, during the First World War, his mother ordered that the car be buried. It received its first Log Book in 1974, having been recovered after being struck by a plough. The engine was still free, and after restoration, the car went on to take part in hill climbs, including Doune, and other events.'

1936 Maserati 6CM

This car took part in the Richard Seaman Memorial Historic Trophy Race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in June 1970.

It's the 1937 Maserati 6CM of Ray Fielding with a supercharged 6-cylinder inline 1,493cc engine. It is chassis 1540 and was at one time part of the Doune Motor Museum collection. The red car behind it is Lord Doune's 1930 Maserati 8C, chassis 2514, that was driven by Ray Fielding in the Richard Seaman Memorial Vintage Trophy Race. The programme of the event says this about the car:

'.....also in the third row is a most welcome dark horse in the form of a rare 1930 blown 8C 2½ litre Grand Prix Maserati. This car was brought over from Switzerland by Lord Doune, famous for his Scottish museum of Sports and racing cars and the Doune hill climb course, who has entered the car to be driven by Ray Fielding.'

1929 Rally Type ABC

I took this photograph at the Doune Museum in Perthshire which we visited when on a family holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

It's a 1929 Rally Type ABC, a French car that was imported to the UK by motor traders J A Driskell and L Cutbill jnr and entered in the MCC Land's End Trial in 1929, later that year appearing in the inaugural Brookland Double Twelve race. It was road registered as UL8540 and remained in the Home Counties until the mid-1950s when it was acquired by Lord Doune for his collection where it remained for some 30 years.

1937 SS Jaguar 100

This is one of the cars I photographed during a visit to the Doune Motor Museum when on a family holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

It's a 1937 SS Jaguar 100, and a note in the Donington Collection brochure says this about the car:

'The foundation on which the Jaguar sports car tradition was based in the post-war years was the pre-war SS 100 range of cars built by William Lyons, later Sir William Lyons who ran a company called Swallow Coachbuilding. A striking production of the late thirties was the SS 100 which had some competition successes just before the war. This particular car was bought by Lord Moray in the early 1960s when he decided to take up competitive motoring, and in particular hill climbs. At present, it still has the post-war Jaguar XK140 engine that was installed some years ago, but an original SS engine has been obtained to bring the car back to its original specification. It was one of the best looking English sports cars of its time.'

The museum closed in November 1998.

1937 Maserati 6C

This is one of the cars I photographed during a visit to the Doune Motor Museum when on a family holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

I have the brochure from the museum and that has photographs and details of several of the cars in the collection, but the only mention of this Maserati is in a list of all the vehicles in the collection. I've not been able to ascertain the chassis number of the car, but the board in front of it gives the following information:

'Maserati 6C 1937

In the mid 1930’s the Maserati brothers were
among the first to build single seater racing
cars on a semi-production basis. The 6C was
one of these of which 24 were built between
1936 and 1939. They were usually in direct
competition with the ERA and achieved
numerous successes mainly on the continent.
The engine is six cylinders, 1493 cc and
super-charged, giving 195 bhp at 8700 rpm.
Though not outstandingly fast they proved to
be quick and reliable.'

The museum closed in November 1998.

Nardi Danese

I photographed this car at the Doune Motor Museum near Stirling on a holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

It's a 1947 Nardi Danese, the result of a collaboration between Enrico Nardi and Renato Danese and has a 1,089cc Fiat engine. The car was designed to be fitted with cycle wings so it could be used in sports car races as well as in single seater racing.

Rolls Royce 15hp

I took this photograph at the Doune Motor Museum near Stirling during a family holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

It's a 1905 Rolls Royce 15hp - apparently the second oldest Rolls Royce in existence - and a brochure that I purchased at the museum says this about it:

'This is the second oldest Rolls Royce in the world and is the only 3-cylinder to survive out of six made by Royce Ltd., Cooke Street, Manchester, and sold by C.S.Rolls & Co., London. Rolls Royce Ltd. was not formed until 1906 but it was agreed that cars made by Royce should be called Rolls Royce. The car is No. 26330 and was the second 3-cylinder to leave the works and was used as a demonstration car by Rolls in London under registration No. LC 2872 and was later sold to the Honorable Capt. T. Dundas of Northallerton in September 1905. This gentleman died in November 1906 and the car was advertised in the Autocar in January 1907 but was not sold. It was again advertised in June 1907 and sold to the Countess of Louden, Galston, and in March 1908 it came into the possession of the late Douglas Dick of Kilmarnock who drove the first car in his native town in 1896. In 1920 a shying horse took a dislike to the car and kicked in the offside. Mr Adam McG. Dick, the late owner was told to take it to the 'graveyard for old cars' but by subterfuge the order was disobeyed and now SD 661 is affectionately known as 'The Old Girl'. It is almost all original with the exception of some restoration on the body and upholstery.
Owner: Royal Scottish Automobile Club.'

Mercedes-Benz 300SL

I took this photograph at the Doune Motor Museum which we visited when on a family holiday in Scotland in August 1996.

It's a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL, and the board in front of the car reads:

1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL

A car which has been in the one family

since new. Brought over from Germany

and run for short periods in this country.

It has clocked up only 28,500 ml since

new and still retains its original set of

tyres.

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL produced from 1954 to 1963 and was a development of the W194 that won the 1952 Le Mans 24 Hour race. Its distinguishing feature was the gull-wing doors, and it was powered by the 2,996cc straight-6 M198 engine with Bosch fuel injection.

Friday's Ferrari

In August 1996 during a holiday in Scotland we visited the Doune Motor Museum near Stirling, and here's one of the cars that was on display in the museum.

It's a 1973 Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona, but there's no other information about it in the brochure of the museum and I can't find out anything else about this particular car.