Classic Motorsport Photos

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Liquid
Is that a Mercedes-Benz behind the Ferrari at Druids?
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If this is an official race then I guess this must be the BOAC 500 (can't find another race at Brands for the 0854), here's a contemporary article which mentions the MC from the photo. If the photo's from a later track day or unofficial run then it'll be harder to find... but it doesn't look Merc-ish to me.
 
Liquid
Is that a Mercedes-Benz behind the Ferrari at Druids?
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I think its a Healey 3000.

Shots from the same event:

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St John Horsfall finishes the 1949 Spa 24 Hours in an Aston Martin 2 litre Speed Model (registration EML 129). He was 4th overall and 2nd in class. Despite having Paul Frere as a co-driver, he drove the entire race himself.

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Roo
St John Horsfall finishes the 1949 Spa 24 Hours in an Aston Martin 2 litre Speed Model (registration EML 129). He was 4th overall and 2nd in class. Despite having Paul Frere as a co-driver, he drove the entire race himself.

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Only a man called St John Horsfall could drive a car with wheel arch fenders as bohemian as that.
 
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These were taken at an Historic F1 Day at Knockhill. Unsure of the date but maybe '97 ish. I knew who Sir Stirling Moss was but didn't know much about his achievements because I was quite young! As far as I remember he won the race in the car pictured (no idea what it is, perhaps an eagle eyed member could make a suggestion). The following car was also at the event going for the lap record. All I can remember was that it didn't rev very high but the sound it made as it passed was simply unbelievable. It didnt go right through you, rather reverberated inside you and made you want it to lap forever.
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Edit: maybe even '95
 
Pete05
It’s definitely the 1992 Footwork Arrows with the Mugen Honda V10.

No doubt about that at all.
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Here is another photo from a different angle, looking at the "powered by" lettering below the Footwork below the air intake it appears to be Judd. I wonder if they re-engined it?

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XJ40
Here is another photo from a different angle, looking at the "powered by" lettering below the Footwork below the air intake it appears to be Judd. I wonder if they re-engined it?
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Probably. It's not unusual for F1 cars in private hands to have non-original but easier-to-run engines.

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As I'm making a post:

1978, Monaco, Tyrrell 008, Jackie Stewart. A brief search doesn't present the footage, but I'm sure it's out there somewhere.

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Team Penske's PC16s in 1987:

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Very strange, looks pretty similar to Lime Rock...
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Also a bit cheeky to only mention the Watkins Glen "500", since both a 500 mile race (won by a 962) and a 500 km race (won by aforementionned BMW) were held in 1986 at the Glen. :lol:

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Anyway, in light of recent events, here's John Andretti in his 1991 Indycar.
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XJ40
Here is another photo from a different angle, looking at the "powered by" lettering below the Footwork below the air intake it appears to be Judd. I wonder if they re-engined it?
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It probably raced in the Euro Boss series for ex-F1, Indy, F3000s etc. They often used the Judd engines as they were cheaper and still supported and developed for use in everything from top flight sports prototypes to hillclimb single seaters.
 

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