Q ïṡ ḟöṛ Qüäṛẗëṛ⸚Ṁïḷë𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 On the hallowed lawns of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 1950, don’t mention quarter-mile oval racing. Oh no. Infra dig. But up the road the California hot-rodders were taking on the sophisticats from Europe, the Jaguars, Ferraris, Porsches, Allards and MGs. There… Continue reading Q is for Quarter-Mile
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P is for Pebble Beach Road Races
𝓟 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓟𝓮𝓫𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓡𝓸𝓪𝓭 𝓡𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓼 – 𝓟𝓪𝓼𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓽𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 The Pebble Beach Road Races were a series of sports car racing events in Pebble Beach, California, from 1950 through 1956. The Del Monte Trophy was held on the twisty, leafy, and very narrow town roads… Continue reading P is for Pebble Beach Road Races
O is for OSCA
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙. O.S.C.A. (Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili—Fratelli Maserati S.p.A.) was an Italian manufacturer of racing and sports cars established 1947 in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, by the Maserati brothers, and closed down in 1967. Drivers frequently campaigned the lightweight, agile MT4 model through the Del Monte Forest,… Continue reading O is for OSCA
N is for Nicols-Panhard
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙𝓝 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓼 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓭 Pretty rare indeed… only four were built.Owner Jean-Pierre Molerus writes “Murray Nichols was commissioned by Bill Devin to make another car to go with the C model already in production . The car was named the S model for sport use. The… Continue reading N is for Nicols-Panhard
L is for Laguna Seca
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 🄻 🄸🅂 🄵🄾🅁 🄻🄰🄶🅄🄽🄰 🅂🄴🄲🄰 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗮 (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track on the Central Coast of California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, near both Salinas and Monterey, California. The racetrack is 2.238 mi (3.602 km)… Continue reading L is for Laguna Seca
M is for MG
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 𝓜 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓜𝓖 MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion side-line of Morris Garages, a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris. The business’s manager, Cecil Kimber, modified standard production Morris Oxfords and added MG Super Sports to… Continue reading M is for MG
J is for Jaguar
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 – 𝕵 𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝕵𝖆𝖌𝖚𝖆𝖗 Jaguar made its name by producing a series of successful eye-catching high-performance sports cars, the Jaguar XK120 (1948–54), Jaguar XK140 (1954–57), Jaguar XK150 (1957–61), and Jaguar E-Type (1961–75). The sports cars were successful in international motorsport, a path followed in the… Continue reading J is for Jaguar
Escuderia California
Steve Knoll has been a friend and co-conspirator of Rob Manson for some 20 years and was present in Barcelona when the idea was born that Rob should go motor racing. Rob’s brother-in-law Don “Slim” Pepperdene was at the same meeting; the initiative and a future collection of race cars was named Escuderia California. Rob… Continue reading Escuderia California
1951 Jaguar XK120 Works LT3
The extraordinary 1951 Jaguar XK120 Works Lightweight LT3 Jaguar with Abbey Panels – an Open Two Seater chassis number 660741 – was acquired in 2026 by Jim and Lisa Hendrix and prepared for showing at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 16, 2026. The car is steeped in race history. Engine no. unnumbered block,… Continue reading 1951 Jaguar XK120 Works LT3
1959 Sorrell-Larkin SR200
1959 Sorrell-Larkin SR200 Special… The original SR200 was built in ‘59 and wrecked at Riverside raceway in 1960. This car was built in later years by the builders of the original, Mike & Jim Larkin and Bob Sorrell, the bodywork with the original molds and a 355 Chevy V8. This is the only SR-200 known… Continue reading 1959 Sorrell-Larkin SR200