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Ferrari Dino 196SP (car on left)
Manufactured: 1961 - 1963
Engine: 1983cc V6
Configuration: mid-engine
No. Built : 10
Driver: John Godfrey
Class: STP Challenge Trophy
Date taken: August 1970, Silverstone
Image Copyright: Robert Brown
The engine in this car was the longitudinally mounted, Jano designed, 12-valve V6 producing 210bhp. It was the first mid-engined car produced by Ferrari and took part in many of the endurance races of the time. The car pictured here was an ex-works car which was very successful in the hands of John Godfrey.

Ferrari Dino 246 (car on left)
Manufactured: 1958 - 1960
Engine: 2417cc V6
Configuration: front engine, rear wheel drive
Driver: Willie Green
Class: Lloyds and Scottish Historic Champ.
Date taken: March 1979 Silverstone
Image Copyright: Gordon Ackling
information: Geoff and Gordon Ackling
The engine in this car was the Dino type 246 DOHC V6, with four valves per cylinder. A tubular steel chassis supported a live rear axle and wishbone front suspension. Disc brakes were used all round.

Jaguar D-type (car on left)
Manufactured: 1955
Engine: 3781cc straight six
Configuration: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver: Neil Corner
Class: HSCC Members Race
Date taken: August 1970, Silverstone
Image Copyright: Robert Brown
This car was originally the factory's spare car for ' 55 Le Mans 24 hours. It competed in endurance races for the factory throughout the 50's before being bought by the Ecurie Ecosse team. Neil Corner bought the car from Peter Sutcliffe in 1965 and won the first ever race of the Historic Sports Car Club's first race meeting in 1966. The car was rebuilt by Lynx in 1982, raced by Nigel Corner at Spa 1991, refitted with its original chassis in 2000 before being sold to America.

Maserati 250F (car on right)
Manufactured: 1955-1957
Engine: 2450cc straight 6
Configuration: front engine, rear wheel drive
Driver: Stirling Moss
Class: Lloyds and Scottish Historic Champ.
Date taken: March 1979 Silverstone
Image Copyright: Gordon Ackling
information: Geoff and Gordon Ackling
The engine for the 250F was a simple 2490cc, straight 6, giving out 270bhp on a cocktail of petrol, methanol and castor oil (to stop the methanol dissolving away the oil on the cylinder walls) Tubular steel of 25 and 40mm diameter was use to construct the chassis. Suspension was wishbone front and de Dion rear. Massive, 460mm diameter drum brakes at each corner stopped the car. Stirling had come out of retirement in June of the previous year (1978) to drive this car for JCB in the pre-Le Mans 24 Hour, Historic Grand Prix. Stirling won this close fought race with his team mate Willie Greene (above), when the latter's D-type spun on the final lap.