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Start of the British Empire Trophy Grand Touring race. Car number 16, Lotus Elite leads the group. Mid-pack is Jaguar XK140 Mecha-Matic registration TAC 743 driven by David Hobbs.

Silverstone British Empire Trophy

  • Title Silverstone British Empire Trophy
  • Source George Phillips Photograph Collection  
  • Description Start of the British Empire Trophy Grand Touring race. Car number 16, Lotus Elite leads the group. Mid-pack is Jaguar XK140 Mecha-Matic registration TAC 743 driven by David Hobbs.
  • Years 1960  
  • Date 1960-10-01
  • Photographer George Phillips  
  • City Silverstone  
  • Country England  
  • People Hobbs, David  
  • Marque Lotus   Jaguar  
  • Model Lotus Elite   Jaguar XK140  
  • Vehicle Markings Car number 16, registration LOV 1 and registration TAC 743
  • Event British Empire Trophy Grand Touring  
  • Venue Silverstone Circuit (England)  
  • Identifier 2006-001PHIL-1960-b1_58.2_0023
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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