Read the terrific article about the 70th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races by Gary Horstkorta in The Wheel, the journal of the SCCA. He emphasises the five cars which ran there in period and will race with us at Laguna Seca 14/15 August 2021. Click on the link below The_Wheel_July_2021
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Jaguar XK120 vs. Allard J2X . . . Déjà Vu at Sonoma
In the halcyon days of the early 1950s, you could go to a sports car race and watch real cars race on real roads—places like Golden Gate Park and Pebble Beach reintroduced European style road racing to Americans. Close roads to ordinary traffic, put a few hay bales on corners, wave a green flag and… Continue reading Jaguar XK120 vs. Allard J2X . . . Déjà Vu at Sonoma
1954 Warrior-Bristol
Rod Nuckey was a young English driver whose family owned the Warrior Tap & Die Company in Hertfordshire. In 1953 he acquired a Cooper-Bristol Formula 2 Mark II, chassis CB Mk23153. Nuckey won several races during 1953, in the Cooper racing for Ecurie Richmond. However at the final Snetterton meeting of the year the car… Continue reading 1954 Warrior-Bristol
Rob Manson: 1952 Schaghticoke Streets Manning Special
One of the most characterful, pugnacious and hot-roddy of Rob Manson’s various California Road Race Specials is the Schaghticoke Streets Manning Special. Let’s look at all three Manning specials first. Their most significant feature is Manning’s ultra-lightweight, rigid, tubular chassis. Pre-War Ford suspension and drum brakes are used and power is from a classic hot-rod… Continue reading Rob Manson: 1952 Schaghticoke Streets Manning Special
Rob Manson: 1953 Kurtis 500S Dodge
Frank Kurtis based the design for the 1953 Kurtis 500S sports car on his successful Kurtis 500 Indianapolis roadster chassis, widened to accommodate two people and the V8 motors available at the time. Between 20 and 30 of the cars were built in one year only, at Kurtis Kraft in Glendale, California. This Kurtis… Continue reading Rob Manson: 1953 Kurtis 500S Dodge
Rob Manson: 1950 MG TD Von Neumann Special
No.10 in our series of cars and drivers. 1950 MG TD Von Neumann Special, car #11 – ex Jeffrey Abramson and Don Martine This 1950 MG TD was purchased early in 1950 by Johnny Von Neumann. Immediately the wood was removed from the body tub and replaced with electrical conduit tubing. The fenders, hood, gas… Continue reading Rob Manson: 1950 MG TD Von Neumann Special