Doug Sallen’s white Morgan Plus 4 – Chassis: 2461 – often ran with race No.711. He has been an ardent racer and supporter of the Del Monte Trophy Race Group for decades. 1952 Morgan Plus 4 owned by Doug Sallen and he raced often, for example in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in 2016 at… Continue reading 1952 Morgan Plus 4 – Doug Sallen
Month: October 2025
1955 Triumph TR2 โ David Nelson
Triumph TR2 1955 โ David Nelson 1955 Triumph TR2 55 (chassis # TS7141L) was built in Coventry, England. Inline 4-cyl OHV 1,991 cc. David Nelson bought it in Florida in 2002 and restored it to a competitive vintage race car. Eight TR2s appeared for the 1955 running of the Pebble Beach Road Races. In 1954,… Continue reading 1955 Triumph TR2 โ David Nelson
Lime Rock 2025
The full results of the East v. West races on the Labor Day weekend 2025 are available at… https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/8487152 Group 3 Practise 1https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/8487304 Group 3 Practise 2https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/8488802 Group 3 Race 1https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/8489500 Group 3 Race 2https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/8493932 Group 3 Race 3https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/8494040 Group 3 Race 4 There is a compelling write-up of the whole race meeting by Kobus… Continue reading Lime Rock 2025
William Rooklidge: 1952 Jaguar XK120
๐ญ๐ต๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. Posting No.9 in the series William Rooklidge: 1952 Jaguar XK120Jaguar delivered this XK120-M โopen two seaterโ in July of 1952 through the Hornburg dealership in Los Angeles. The car turned up in February 1955 at Willow Springs Raceway, entered and… Continue reading William Rooklidge: 1952 Jaguar XK120
Whereโs Wally?
The man who made the Manning One of the most characterful, pugnacious and hot-roddy of Rob Mansonโs various California Road Race Specials is the 1952 Schaghticoke Streets Manning flat-head V8 Special. The origins of Robโs example have been but a footnote in the otherwise copious documentationโฆ โThe third Manning Special was built in about 1955… Continue reading Whereโs Wally?
A Manning photo identified
Our research into the history of the Schaghticoke Streets Manning Special has helped Rob Manson identify an iconic photo of the car in race conditions which he has had for many years… but whose date and location were not known. There is every evidence that photo was taken at the Tuppence Races near Montreal on… Continue reading A Manning photo identified
The Manning in Canada, 1958
John Streets raced the Schaghticoke Streets Manning Special in eastern Canada in the late 50s… for example the Tuppence Cup Race at the #13 EFTS aerodrome at St Eugene, Ontario, on Saturday August 10th, 1958. John Streets is not in the video footage below but he competed with the Manning in Race 4 (did not… Continue reading The Manning in Canada, 1958
American Road Race Specials
This book is ten years old but if you have not seen it then it’s worth getting a copy. The Amazon link is below and it’s available there worldwide. American Road Race Specials, 1934-70: Glory Days of Homebuilt Racers.Paperback โ 26 Feb. 2014 Once upon a time, there was a guy named Max Balchowsky who… Continue reading American Road Race Specials
Schaghticoke Manning country
Where the Schaghticoke Manning Special first raced… pour yourself a stiff drink and watch… This is the Menands Raceway (aka Empire Raceways) near Albany NY. It was a 1/4 mile paved oval track from 12th of June 1947 till 2nd of September 1963. Here is a a still photo of John Streets racing the Manning… Continue reading Schaghticoke Manning country