Scammell Scarab

I photographed this vehicle in Heaton Park, Manchester at the Trans Lancs Historic Vehicle Rally in September 1993.

It's a 1961 Scammell Scarab, and the programme of the event said this about it:

Scammell Scarab, 1961                                                                       8243VM

Entered by JL & B Nuttall, Clwyd

New to Manchester Public Libraries. Acquired for preservation in 1991. 

On 19 January 2015 I showed a photograph of this vehicle at the 1996 event.

Milano Mk1 GT

This is a car I photographed at the Historic Sports Car Club's Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in June 2001.

It's Mike Eagles' 1964 Milano Mk1 GT which, despite the Italian-sounding name and the apparent Alfa Romeo insignia, is an Australian car with a 3 litre Holden engine. It took part in the HSCC Historic Roadsports Championship Race.

Friday's Ferrari

This is a car that took part in a Shell Historic Ferrari Maserati Challenge race at the VSCC's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Donington Park in June 2003.

It's the 1971 Ferrari 712 Can-Am of Carlos Monteverde, driven at this meeting by David Franklin, and pictured here in the pit lane during a practice session. The programme of the event had this note about the race by Neil F Murray:

'These disc braked cars are well out of VSCC territory, thus making me unqualified to pass comment on them. However, one thing that I can guarantee you is that they will be extremely swift, with David Franklin's Can Am car of nearly 7 litres being near the front, if not out in front.'

The car started life in 1970 as a Ferrari 512 S but was converted to 712 specs in 1971, and its chassis number is 1010. On 1 February 2013 I showed a photograph of the car when it was part of a Ferrari display at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1997.

BRM P30

This was one of the display cars at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 2000 when the theme was 50 years of Formula 1 racing.

It's Nick Mason's 1954 BRM P30 V16/04, now owned by Bernie Ecclestone, and seen here leaving the pit lane on a demonstration run driven by Ray Boulter. He appears to be wearing Nick Mason's helmet.

Cobo Bay, Guernsey

When I was a youngster one of the popular songs was 'Galway Bay' by Bing Crosby, which included the line 'And see the sun go down on Galway Bay'. In my early 20's I went with a couple of friends to Ireland where we hired a car and drove from Dublin over to the west coast visiting various places including Galway Bay, but I don't remember actually seeing the sun go down there. I have, however, seen the sun go down on Cobo Bay in Guernsey, and on our recent visit we drove down to Cobo three days running to see the sunset. Here are three photographs taken on those days.

15 July 2016

16 July 2016

17 July 2016

Lagondas at Oulton Park

I took several photographs of Lagondas at the VSCC's Hawthorn Memorial Trophies Race Meeting at Oulton Park in July 2015, in the paddock, on the track and in the spectator car parks, and here they are below.

This is Tim Parker's 1930 Lagonda 2 litre SML in the pit garage

The 1929 Lagonda 3 litre of Andrew Howe-Davies

Tim Wadsworth's 1931 Lagonda 2 litre L/C Tourer

Richard Reay-Smith's 1936 Lagonda LG45

Nicholas Hine's 1937 Lagonda LG45

Nigel Hall's 1935 Lagonda LG45

A 1929 Lagonda 2 litre High Chassis Tourer

A 1931 Lagonda Speed TML T2 Tourer 2 litre

A 1927 Lagonda 14/60

Tim Wadsworth's 1931 Lagonda 2 litre L/C Tourer at Druids Corner in race 4

Richard Reay-Smith's 1936 Lagonda LG45 at Druids Corner in race 5

Tim Parker's 1930 Lagonda 2 litre SML at Lodge Corner in race 7

Nicholas Hine's 1937 Lagonda LG45 at Lodge Corner in the re-run of race 3

You can read a short history of the Lagonda car on the Lagonda Club's website.

Brooke ERA

This car was entered in the Historic Seaman & Flockhart Trophies Race for Pre-1961 Front-Engined Racing Cars at the Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies race meeting at Donington Park in May 2011.

It's Tim Metcalfe's 1936 Brooke ERA, which is basically a Riley Imp with a 1½ litre supercharged ERA engine, and you can read the history of this car here.