Many of our boys were out there with their precious and speedy 1950s motor vehicle racers on May 26 at Laguna Seca. The event? The CSRG (Classic Sports Racing Group) “Laps for Laguna” fund-raiser. Read more… https://vintagemotorsport.com/2022/05/26/photos-csrg-laps-for-laguna-benefiting-the-laguna-seca-raceway-foundation/ The Payne Baldwin Special made a rare on-track appearance, image right. See a video of all our cars… Continue reading Laps for Laguna – Del Monte cars racing for charity
News and posts
Video Interview of Lee Hammock April 7, 2022
David Steele (on the right), the CEO of the American Hot Rod Foundation, brought a film crew to Santa Barbara last Thursday to do a video interview of Lee Hammock (centre) for the Foundation’s “living legends of hot rodding” archives. Lee was there in the post war, early 1940’s when hot rodding took off on… Continue reading Video Interview of Lee Hammock April 7, 2022
California Road Racers at close quarters
Those pesky critters in Rob Manson’s California Road Race Specials stable… now you see them spreadout on track at Laguna Seca, now you see them at very close quarters… 2021 Monterey Historics Race Two, Turn Four, Escuderia California – Four Champions and Rob Manson hard on it. John Buddenbaum , 1949 Parkinson Jaguar Spl., Blake… Continue reading California Road Racers at close quarters
Monterey Historics 1993… our boys at the Corkscrew
We thank Rob Manson for this gem from the annals… Phil Hill in the #20 Ferrari Mexico is being chased by Terry Larson in the #100 Jaguar C-Type. Rick Cannon in the blue #4 Cannon Mk3 Special and Jim Hurlinger in the #77 Baldwin Mercury Special (now in the Rob Manson écurie ) are keeping… Continue reading Monterey Historics 1993… our boys at the Corkscrew
Del Monte Trophy reports in SCCA’s The Wheel magazine
We are delighted to have had such copious and intelligent coverage in the December issue of SCCA’s The Wheel magazine. You know the story by now, one of the 2021 event’s father-and-son stories… the white and blue 1953 Tatum GMC Special created by Chuck Tatum was driven by one of our most eminent guests, Blake Tatum… Continue reading Del Monte Trophy reports in SCCA’s The Wheel magazine
Motor Sport magazine Oct 2021…The Men from Del Monte
We’re famous, again. I was leafing through my autumn copies of Motor Sport magazine when I came across this two page article on us in the August 2021 Monterey Speed Week… “The men from Del Monte”. Wow that’s definitely us. We are pleased to have gotten this coverage in one of ther world’s most respected… Continue reading Motor Sport magazine Oct 2021…The Men from Del Monte
2021 Velocity Invitational, November 11 – 14, 2021
Our next race event; 15 cars from our Del Monte Trophy Race Group, the cars which raced at Pebble Beach in the 1950s, are entered for the … 2021 Velocity Invitational November 11 – 14, 2021 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca The website at https://velocityinvitational.com/ is quite informative although they have not reflected our cars yet.… Continue reading 2021 Velocity Invitational, November 11 – 14, 2021
Our flatheads on the drag strip, September 2021
RPM Nationals at Santa Margarita, California, with the three Baldwins – Rob Manson in the Baldwin Mercury, Max Jamiesson in the Baldwin Payne and Stu Hanssen in the Baldwin Hanssen. Rob won the V8 Full Race Trophy running against period Flathead dragsters. You Tube has several videos posted, of which https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7H3htZKDYI shows two of the… Continue reading Our flatheads on the drag strip, September 2021
Video from Victory Lane – Pebble Beach 70th anniversary Aug 14-15, 2021
Wow. A masterful video summarising our Pebble Beach 70th anniversary Aug 14-15 by Jim Rose and featured on Victory Lane’s web site. Many thanks to Celac Colvert at Victory Lane for providing it to us, for the pleasure. The slo-mo shots of the Manning, Rob’s Kurtis, the Tatum, the Hanssen Baldwin , the Cannon and… Continue reading Video from Victory Lane – Pebble Beach 70th anniversary Aug 14-15, 2021
Del Monte Trophy Race Group – 2021 Bulletin 4, August 18
Dear All, The 70th Anniversary celebration of the Pebble Beach Road Races and Concours d’Elegance kicked off with a press conference in the Concours Village before the start of the annual Tour d’Elegance. The backdrop was all 5 of the Pebble Beach Road Races winners positioned in front of our 50 foot Celebration Display. Sandra… Continue reading Del Monte Trophy Race Group – 2021 Bulletin 4, August 18