Month: October 2019

#26 in our series of cars and drivers in the Del Monte Trophy race group… This splendid Allard was purchased by Australian Joe Calleja in about 2018 and driven to victory in the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – 1947-1955 Sports Racing & GT Cars group – by John Bowe, also Australian. We turn to… Continue reading Joe Calleja – 1953 Allard-Cadillac J2X

Race No. 7, 71 or 17 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, 19-20 August 2017 (and several years since) at Laguna Seca. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for cars, group 5A, and the spirit of Pebble Beach. Sports racing cars and production racing cars 1947-1955… the cars and drivers: No.25 in the series. Rod Nuckey was… Continue reading Jack Perkins: 1954 Warrior-Bristol

Race No.22 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, 19-20 August 2017 at Laguna Seca. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for cars, group 5A, and the spirit of Pebble Beach. Sports racing cars and production racing cars 1947-1955… the cars and drivers: No.24 in the series About Jeff’s Mille Miglia car… a 1954 Pinin Farina S I… Continue reading Jeff Abramson: 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider

Jon Le Carner, 1951 Allard K2 Cadillac – Race No.51 or 47 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, 19-20 August 2017 at Laguna Seca. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for cars, group 5A, and the spirit of Pebble Beach. Sports racing cars and production racing cars 1947-1955… the cars and drivers: No.23 in the series Notes… Continue reading Jon Le Carner: 1951 Allard K2 Cadillac

Peter Giddings – 1954 Lancia D24 Spider – Car No.24 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, 19-20 August 2017 at Laguna Seca. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for cars, group 5A, and the spirit of Pebble Beach. Sports racing cars and production racing cars 1947-1955… the cars and drivers: No.33 in the series Vincenzo Lancia (1881-1937)… Continue reading Peter Giddings – 1954 Lancia D24 Spider

Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for cars, group 5A, and the spirit of Pebble Beach. Sports racing cars and production racing cars 1947-1955… the cars and drivers: No.22 in the series The Shannon- Crosley Special was designed and built by Mr. Floyd Shannon during 1954 and 1955… Continue reading Leland Osborn: 1955 Shannon-Crosley Special, car #172 or 72

Sydney Allard’s family had contracts with the US Military and ended up with lots of surplus Ford parts after the war. Sydney loved competing in hill climbs and when the car he built for himself began to have success, people asked him to build their cars and that’s how Allard started in the car business.… Continue reading John Mote – Allard K2 prototype