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038 Chevrolet (C1) Coupe (1961) 888 Simeon Chodosh by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Chevrolet Corvete C1 (1953-62) Engine Unknown Race Bernies V8s and Historic Outlaws Race Number 888 Simeon Chodosh CHEVROLET SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623638181561... The C1 Chevrolet Corvette was introduced in 1953 running to model year 1962 with regular updates. The most significant of which came in 1958 when the nose was lengthened and dual headlights introduced. The model was initially only available with a straight-six powerplant, but by 1962 it could be bought with a thumping great 327ci (5.3-litre) V8 under the bonnet, The 1956 Corvette featured a new body, with real glass roll-up windows and a more substantial convertible top 1958 saw the adaption of the four chrome head lights The 1958 model year and the four that followed all had the exposed four-headlamp treatment and prominent grilles, but a faux-louvered hood and chrome trunk spears were unique to this model year. For 1961 the final update of the Corvette C1, four tail lights appeared for the first time and power was increased to for the two fuel injected models to 275bhp and 315bhp, power did not increase for the dual four barrel engines remained at 245 and 270bhp and this was to be the last year for that option. Also this was the last year for two tone paint options until 1978. In 1961 the Chevrolet Corvette sold at $ 3934 in the USA Diolch am 98,053,190 o olygiadau gwych, mae pob un ohonynt yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 98,053,190 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 18.09.2022, at the MSVR Club Car Championships, Donington Park, Leicestershire 165-038

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036 Alta 61 S Single Seater (1937) by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Alta 61 IS (1937) Engine 19600cc Supercharged Race Number 301 Ian Baxter ALTA SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157624396335835 This car was built specifically for Phillip Junker by Geoffry Taylor for Junker to compete at the 1937 Isle of Man RAC International 1.5 litre Trophy Race. Sadly Junker was killed in practice when he collided with a lamppost. The cars next owner was George Abecassis (who went on to co-found the HWM race team) Abecassis was a very successful with the Alta, one their major victories being the 1938 Imperial Trophy at the Crystal Palace. This Alta has been used as a competition car now for almost 90 years Diolch am 95,784,152 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,784,152 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-036

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Chevrolet Corvette (C1) Coupe (1959) 999 Bernie Chodosh by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Chevrolet Corvete C1 (1953-62) Engine Unknown Race Bernies V8s and Historic Outlaws Race Number 999 Bernie Chodosh CHEVROLET SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623638181561... The C1 Chevrolet Corvette was introduced in 1953 running to model year 1962 with regular updates. The most significant of which came in 1958 when the nose was lengthened and dual headlights introduced. The model was initially only available with a straight-six powerplant, but by 1962 it could be bought with a thumping great 327ci (5.3-litre) V8 under the bonnet, The 1956 Corvette featured a new body, with real glass roll-up windows and a more substantial convertible top 1958 saw the adaption of the four chrome head lights The 1958 model year and the four that followed all had the exposed four-headlamp treatment and prominent grilles, but a faux-louvered hood and chrome trunk spears were unique to this model year. For 1961 the final update of the Corvette C1, four tail lights appeared for the first time and power was increased to for the two fuel injected models to 275bhp and 315bhp, power did not increase for the dual four barrel engines remained at 245 and 270bhp and this was to be the last year for that option. Also this was the last year for two tone paint options until 1978. In 1961 the Chevrolet Corvette sold at $ 3934 in the USA Diolch am 98,053,190 o olygiadau gwych, mae pob un ohonynt yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 98,053,190 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 18.09.2022, at the MSVR Club Car Championships, Donington Park, Leicestershire 165-036

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293 GN Parker Aero engine Special (1921/29) by Robert Knight Via Flickr: GN Park Aero engine Special (1921) Engine 6124cc Cirrus Hermes engine Competition Number 315 Ben Maeers Competition Class Class 16 Pre 1941 Race Cars over 3000cc GN SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623789427626... There were a number of leviathans at Prescott, then there was the GN Parker. This car started life in 1921 as a standard (if that term ever applied to GN cars), 1100c.c. J.A.P engine car. in 1926 by Jack Fordham Parker, from where the car gets its name, won the 1100c.c. amateur class at Shelsley Walsh in the car. Subsequently it has been owned by John Bolster, David Thirlby and Mark Walker. In 1929 it was converted to a single seater and in the 1970s was fitted with the 1929 Cirrus Hermes engine, an engine type fitted to many British aircraft including the de Havilland D.H.60 Moth, Hawker Tomtit and Westland Widgeon. Originally rated at 105h.p., now on four Amals it produces around 170b.h.p. It was rebuilt in 1998 by Mark Walker who ironed out a number of the cars handling problems. Although to see it in action it is still quite a handful.as well as fitting a new slimline lightweight single-seater body and Riley brakes. Converted back to a two-seater in 2006, it is now successfully raced and taken on continental tours by Justin Maeers. Here is a video of it in action at Spa. A little bit frightening www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJK3ThELq34 The GN cyclecar was made in Hendon, North London , between 1910 and 1925, then moving to Wandsworth, London. The name derives from its founders, H.R. Godfrey (1887-1968) and Archibald Frazer-Nash (1889-1965). Production ceased in 1923 but the company kept trading until 1925. After making several cars for their own use, the two founders launched the GN car in 1909, building them in the stables at the Frazer Nash family home. The car was powered by a V twin engine by JAP or Peugeot with belt drive to the rear wheels. By 1911, production had moved to Hendon and GN's own 1100 cc engine, using some Peugeot parts being fitted. The engine was mounted in the chassis with the crankshaft parallel to the front axle, driving through a two-speed transmission by chain and dog clutch, then by belt to the rear wheels. The two-seat car was very light, weighing only about 180 kg (397 lb). Therefore, in spite of the low power available, 60 mph (97 km/h) was achievable, which was very respectable performance for the time. Diolch am 96,354,917 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,354,917 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-293

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123 Austin Seven Special Racing Car (1929) India Walker by Robert Knight Via Flickr: Austin Seven Special Racing Car (1929) Engine 775cc S4 Class 13 Pre-1941 Racing Cars up to 1100cc Race Number 244 Miss India Walker AUSTIN ALBUM www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/721576237598082... Almost since the first Austin Seven, the car has been seen as an ideal staring point to build lightweight specials for competition. This one is based on a 1929 Austin Seven, a regular at VSCC speed events, normally contested by the very quick India Walker Diolch am 95,872,197 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,872,197 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-123

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028 AC/GN Beetle (Special) (1928) DTC 374 by Robert Knight Via Flickr: AC/GN Beetle (1922/28) Engine 1991cc S4 Chassis GN Race Number 212 Andrew Frank Race Number 812 David Frank The AC/GN Beetle is a vintage racing car known for its performance. The AC/GN Beetle is a single-seater racing car that dates back to the 1920s, specifically around 1928. It is part of a lineage of racing vehicles that were built for speed and agility on the track. The car is recognized for its unique design and engineering, which reflects the automotive innovations of its time. Diolch am 95,762,667 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 95,762,667 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-028

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235 ERA R4D (1938) by Robert Knight Via Flickr: ERA R4D (1938) 2000cc Supercharged Competition Number 302 Ben Fidler Competition Class Class 15 Pre-1941 Racing Cars 1501cc to 3000cc ERA SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157624544512014... Built in 1935 as R4B a works car originally painted light green and powered by a 2 litre engine, although 1.1 litre and and 1.5 litre engines and used chiefly by Raymond Mays in 1935 mostly in Sprints and Hillclimbs but also along with German co-driver E Von Delius in the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. For 1936 the car switched to a black livery. For 1937 R4B was modified to C specification as R4C with additional modifications to the steering to help Mays cope with his weakened right arm. The car proved fast but unreliable, with the major success being Mays win in the Picardy Grand Prix, France. In 1938 it was further modified with a new lighter chassis bringing it up to D specification a mixed year saw it again victorious in the Picardy Grand Prix. Early in 1939 it won at Brooklands in the hands of Arthur Johnson, later in the year Mays purchased it from the works running it as an independent entry. Mays continued to campaign it as R4D post war. Diolch am 96,257,849 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,257,849 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-235

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236 ERA R4A (1935) by Robert Knight Via Flickr: ERA R4A (1935) Engine 2000cc S6 Supercharged Competition Number 303 Nicholas Topliss Competition Class Class 15 Pre-1941 Racing Cars 1501cc to 3000cc ERA SET www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157624544512014... ERA (English Racing Automobiles) was formed by racing drivers Raymond Mays and Humphrey Cook with a view to supplying an English racing car to take on and beat the foreign competition dominated inter-war motor racing. To this end the chassis was designed by Reid Railton, designer of the Land Speed Record, Railton Special and Sir Malcolm Campbells Bluebird, engine development was undertaken by Peter Berthon. The cars were built in Bourne, Lincolshire. Several cars were built with different engine sizes to compete in different Formula. Their success can be judged by the fact that they started the chain that led to the dominant British Motor racing history of today, and that most of the ERAs are still regularly compete in Historic and VSCC events today ERA R4A was the fourth of the original series ERAs built, in 1935, and became the first customer car. originally finished in white and with an 1100cc supercharged engine, its first owner Pat Fairfield drove the car with works support to victory in the Isle of Man, the Nuffield Trophy race at Donington and the Dieppe Voiturette Grand Prix. He also raced the car in South africa before its return to England and the fitting of a 1500cc engine. In 1936 as a privateer he took the car to 2nd in the 1936 British Empire trophy race at Donington, and retuning to works support a 2nd place in the Picardy Grand Prix. in 1938 he scored a 3rd at Donington and three wins in his native South Africa. The car returned to 1100cc supercharged power in 1938 and was sold to fellow South African Norman Wilson, who was to lose his life in the Second World war, while serving with the South African Air Force. Post war the car returned to England under the stewardship of Reg Parnell and later to Bob Gerard who along with his wife Joan gave the car some successful years in Sprints. Returning to Rhodesia and South Africa under a succession of owners, it at one stage fitted with a Chevrolet engine Back the UK and back in 2litre form it was campaigned from 1966 to 1996 in Historic racing events by owner Sir John Venebles-Llewellyn and is currently being campaigned by Nicholas Topliss owner since 2012 Diolch am 96,257,849 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr. Thanks for 96,257,849 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated. Shot 07.08.2022, at the VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Prescott, Gloucestershire REF 162-236