A 1926 Bentley that competed at Le Mans, an Aston Martin DBR4 that raced in Formula One and one of the earliest ever MGBs are among the track stars announced for the Classic & Sports Car Show in association with Flywheel.
Dozens of historic racers – some more than a century old – will appear on the demonstration track over the weekend of the show, which takes place on 23-24 June at Bicester Heritage in Oxfordshire.
As well as the '26 Bentley, other pre-war cars already confirmed are the ex-Raymond Mays ERA R3A, the first 2-litre ERA, and the 1935 Rapier Eccles Special, the only car to win on the Outer, Mountain and Campbell circuits at Brooklands.
Post-war competition cars up to the Show’s cut-off date of 1976, meanwhile, include C&SC’s own Simon Taylor’s wonderful 1950 HWM-Chevrolet – popularly known as the 'Stovebolt Special' – which was campaigned by a 20-year-old Stirling Moss in his first-ever works drive.
Also due to appear are some fascinating specials, from the aero-engined Fafnir and Menasco Pirate to the Alvis/Marendaz Routledge Special.
The 1926 Bentley 3 Litre Sports works car is sure to be one of the big draws at the weekend. It competed in the 1926 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with George Duller and Frank Clement at the wheel, but was unfortunately forced to retire with a ‘valve stretch’.