No means of identifying this ETA 29 powered car, but it is representative of many others from the period. What makes it a bit different, and possibly a pig to machine is that the engine mounts are machined at an angle making meshing the gears correctly a nightmare. This car has a further story(ies) to tell as it was bought from the auction by Charlie Murphy, picked up from Bury on his way to Buckminster, filled with fuel and put on the track. The only concession to modernity, a new glow plug, but it wouldn't start. Put the seventy or so year old plug back in and off it went for its first run since the 1950s. Charlie left the car in the hands of Lyndon Bedford who discovered the Achilles heel of the sloping engine mount with a broken crankcase and later broken front housing. All being remachined for the new season. The car was part of a huge hoard found at an autojumble at the Crich Tramway museum in Derbyshire and the only car in this album that we have before and after photos for.

This Dooling Arrow had a bit of a shady back story until it was passed to Chas Atkins down in Kent. Chas is best known for his work on miniature magnetos, one of which was included in his rebuild. This involved new wheels, tank and body, but that was as far as it got. Like many of the cars in the sale it was 'as found' with the work to complete it not carried out, even after many years.

Of all the Oliver cars in the collection, this was the only original, and with provenance and racing history. It is a series II Two-Five Tiger Cub owned and run by a Mr Riddsdale of the Bedford Club. Tiger MkII twin shaft with 'curly carb' conversion from original. When found it was missing the front axle, wheels, tank and rear Raylites. Front wheels are actually vintage team race items from the other Stuart Robinson and for show only. The engine was rebuilt by John Oliver and the car sold with a letter from John detailing the work carried out.

Another car with an interesting history as it was owned and raced by the late Ed Rogers, model shop proprietor and known throughout the model world. Pan is unidentifiable and most noticeable is the total lack of bridle attachments or a pan handle. This was common in the UK where a pan handle was actually attached on top of the engine lugs using the same two screws as seen on the car immediately below.

No clues as to the pan underneath the sleek, bobtail body as most of the car is a modern rebuild from a bare pan, although it could well be an Arrow or derivative. Again, no bridle or pan handle attachment so the pan handle is bolted on to the engine lugs. Spark ignition but no provision for battery storage and no ignition equipment at all.

Another Arrow that has received the 'bobtail' treatment and rebuilt from a bare pan. Glow ignition Dooling 61 fitted, unlikely to have been the case originally. Dooling fuel cut offs are something of a rarity so both of these cars are fitted with an alternative 'plunger' type.

Something of an oddity based on a cast pan and body of unknown origins but included for the extremely rare twinshaft engine. A converted 2.5cc aero engine, but a factory original from the Hungarian Moki factory, and until Buckminster last year, unrun. Another that Charlie put on the track  a day after buying it having made a bridle and skid on site. Moki did make a short run of purpose built twinshaft engines that were fitted in the Sandrunner cars built by Manfred Pfeffele.