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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

Grady LaKamp, ex-Jon LeCarner, 1951 Allard K2 Cadillac – Race No.51 or 47, probably 88 in the future Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, annually at Laguna Seca. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for cars in the spirit of the Pebble Beach Road Races. Sports racing cars and production racing cars 1947-1955. This Allard is No.23… Continue reading Grady LaKamp: 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 (despite being built from 1945 in Clapham, South London, in the UK) 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… Continue reading John Mote – Allard K2 prototype

The Hagemann Jaguar Special was built from the ground up in 1955 by Babe Sulprizio, who then owned United Engine & Machine Shop and Silva-Lite Piston Company in San Leandro, California. The drive train, suspension, and brakes were mostly Jaguar and the custom-fabricated tube frame was inspired by the C-Type Jag. Sulprizio built the chassis… Continue reading Ron Laurie: 1955 Hagemann Jaguar Special

1954 Porsche 356 Coupe Car No. #60 Owner: Gregor Magnusson #29 in this series of cars in the Del Monte Trophy Racing Group This Porsche 356 car was prepared by Glöckler in Frankfurt and participated in club events in and around Germany. Under the name Glöckler-Porsche , initially also “Glöckler-Eigenbau”, the Frankfurt automobile dealer Walter… Continue reading Gregor Magnusson: 1954 Porsche 356 Coupe

1953 Austin Healey Chevy Special 4600cc. Red, car No.41. Owner until 2023: Gary Cox, Newport Beach CA #28 in this series of cars in the Del Monte Trophy Racing Group The McDonald Healey was first raced in Reno in 1953 making it one of the earliest Healeys off the production line, the 2nd known “big… Continue reading 1953 Austin Healey Chevy Special 4600cc