Name that car (complete rip off)

**V12** · 28th March 2008, 12:37

ARGH apologies for not responding! The topic dropped off the main screen for a month and forgot to keep checking this sub-forum, anyway, D-Type was correct

**D-Type** · 28th March 2008, 21:27

Thanks. As I can't post pictures, anybody else please feel free to post one

**GJD** · 29th March 2008, 13:01

Well since I concurred with D-Type on the last pic, here's one from a particularly dusty book on my shelves!

**Rich23** · 30th March 2008, 17:50

Ferrari 125 GP49

**GJD** · 31st March 2008, 04:05

Alas, no, Rich23.

**D-Type** · 31st March 2008, 20:17

An A-Type?

**Vitesse** · 31st March 2008, 20:26

That's an A-type Connaught. No idea who or where, though. (Driver could be CAS Brooks, but I'm not convinced)

**GJD** · 1st April 2008, 03:46

I find myself on the horn of a dilemma! I failed to be specific in terms of what, where, when and whom.

Of course, it is a Connaught A-Type.

Happy to hand the baton to you, sir, unless anyone, now armed with that information, cares to fill in the gaps.

By way of a clue, may I say that the picture was taken in 1953, the ancien pilote at the helm is still very much with us and he recently enjoyed a rather long and pleasant lunch by all accounts!

By the way, Brooks it ain't.

**D-Type** · 1st April 2008, 21:17

Roy Salvadori?

Oulton Park?

**GJD** · 2nd April 2008, 06:12

Salva yes! Location no!

It was sur le continent!

So now we have Connaught A-Type, Salvadori, 1953, not in Blighty. I'm 'appy with that.

May I suggest that Vitesse and D-Type can fight over the baton... first in best dressed.

Oh and I'll put up the race and results now if anyone cares to enquire.