Page 3 Racing Cars & Circuits
More period photographs taken in 1950/1951
[1950s Motor Racing Page 1 2 3 Le Mans 1950]
A miscellaneous bunch of photos now....
Frazer Nash. Unidentified track and car - perhaps a Frazer Nash? Hubert confirms my suspicions - it is a Frazer-Nash Mille Miglia from 1953.
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Mystery sportscar. Curious looking special - aluminium bodied by the looks of it? can anyone identify 301 PD ?
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Talbot (Darraque) sportscar. Thanks to Jean-Marie, who tells me that this is a French Talbot T150C built in Surrenes near Paris.
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Lagonda DHC. LLP 144 is still registered in the UK, down as being fitted with the 2580cc straight six engine.
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Marauder. Few of the Rover P4-based Marauder sports cars were built
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Healey? This looks like a Healey, taking part in an autotest of some kind.
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Healey? The Healey seen in action at this low-key event.
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Healey? The same car photographed out on the road, viewed from high up (from a hotel window?).
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These photos look to be at a vintage sprint in 1951 - perhaps in Jersey? ....
Rolls Royce Power! A lovely little special, powered by a Rolls Royce piston engine - Merlin, Griffon or Meteor (tank) engine?
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Sprint special. A tidy little racing car with transverse leaf (Austin?) front suspension.
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ERA Delage A tasty bunch of historic cars here, with the ERA Delage nearest the camera.
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Alta Special. A very tidy special receives a push in the paddock area, perhaps the Norris special based on the IFS ?
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Delage. The Delage, readied for action in this sprint event in 1950.
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BMW 328. A 328 and Norris Special single seater line up together.
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Aston DB2. Complete with BRDC label on the front wing, this DB2 Aston looks to be competing.
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Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica. This F-N, WMC 181, was delivered in January 1951 to Sid Greene. Later in '51, Moss would win the British Empire Trophy in it.
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Alta 1100. Thanks to Michael who confirmed that this is an Alta.
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And now for something very muddy, off-road trialling, 1950s style ....
Trials car. The wheels suggest this energetically driven special is Ford Pop based.
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Trials car. The same car (NHM 100 or NHW 100), a little further up the deeply muddy course.
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Dellow. Ford-based Dellow Mk1 HWP 935 screaming up the trials course, rear tyres deflated for extra grip.
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Ford trials car. One of many Ford sidevalve trials car used in the 1950s.
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Trials car. Note the articulation of the independent front suspension here.
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Austin 7? trials car. Possibly based on Austin 7 running gear, note child in back (extra weight) and deflated tyres (grip).
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Ford trials car. Another Ford, MKE 346, tackles the hill, passenger bouncing energetically!
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Trials. A very neat little car seen here getting grubby.
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Trials car. This little car is really flying, passenger holds on tightly!
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Finally, some very nice circuit racers, location unknown ....
Lester MG. Thanks again to Michael who id'd this MG special for me.
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Lester MG Same car, seen from behind this time. The finish of this little beauty is superb, originally built by Harry Lester.
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HWM Alta This reminded me of the HWM Alta that appears in John Bolster's book "Specials", and this has now been confirmed.
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HWM Alta Rear view of the offset single seater F2 HWM-Alta.
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