Cross section of the car stars booked to appear amongst a cast of thousands at Silverstone Classic July 22-24.

We’re taking the Sprite to share in the infield fun where the enterprising organisers reckon there will be over a thousand vehicles on display by 120 clubs…

The Media scrum gather around the celebrities including Brendan Cole (Strictly Come Dancing professional), Heston Blumenthal (Chef), and Martin Boorman (motorcyclist adventurer and Cancer comeback kid) for the Morgan-mounted race in 2011.

You may think the Morgans are the stars, but next to the flag is BBC’s ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris, the talented DJ who has enabled the booking of so many celebrities to raise cash for cancer via the charity races at Silverstone.

One to bring tears to an Oldie’s eye: Lotus Cortina in Alan Mann colours, although JW not sure this one is in the metalflake that Mann senior specified for Escort.

In Jaguar’s 50th year, plenty of clean engine bays on display at Silverstone for the Classic weekend preview, but this triple Weber equipped racer was as good as any we saw.