Special Fasteners for Classic Race Cars at Silverstone

Thomas Smith Fasteners visited Silverstone for the BRDC Classic meeting in July 2026 and captured fantastic images and footage from the memorable event. Masses of nuts and bolts can be seen on these classic cars; you can obtain your own special fasteners by talking to our sales team.

1927 Bentley 4½ Litre Blower

1978 Tyrell 008 Formula 1

The Halford Special

Historic F1 Car

Here is a video of a Hesketh 308E, one of the 3.0 Litre F1 cars that were raced between 1966 and 1985. It was driven at Silverstone by Michael Lyons and was formerly driven by the late Rupert Keegan.

The BRDC hosted a dinner at Silverstone that recalled the achievements of Stuart Graham. Stuart discussed winning the 1967 Isle of Man TT on a works Honda and his fond memories of other racing events. He later moved on from motorcycling and started driving a 1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 sponsored by Fabergé. Stuart was instrumental in getting classic car racing on the calendar at Silverstone, which has today developed into such a successful industry.

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