André Georges Claude—son of the renowned physicist Georges Claude, inventor of the neon light and liquid air, and himself a brilliant engineer—decided to build a brand-new, entirely French “customer-competition” racing car… an engineer’s flight of fancy, in short! Indeed, as the head of SATECMO—a company specializing in the tuning of 4CV engines—and the designer of… Continue reading 1954 Satecmo Eolia
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Ken Miles MG Special R2 The Flying Shingle
Ken Miles had moved from England to California in 1952 and began racing MG TDs for his employer Gough Industries which led to his first MG-based special, the R1 (https://dmtrg.com/ken-miles-mg-special-r1/). Miles was a brilliant race engineer, from car design and construction to race prep and suspension set-up, and also a ferociously quick race driver, culminating… Continue reading Ken Miles MG Special R2 The Flying Shingle
Ken Miles MG Special R1
Ken Miles’s MG Special R1 is a defining example of post-war American road-racing ingenuity and the earliest expression of Ken Miles’ engineering brilliance. Designed and built in California, R1 was created with one goal: to defeat the Barlow Simca Specials and the faster MG Specials dominating the 1500cc and Under class larger, through balance, lightness,… Continue reading Ken Miles MG Special R1
Ken Miles
Ken Miles – from MG Pebble Beach Road Race specials to the Ford GT40 at Le Mans Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He… Continue reading Ken Miles
Pebble Beach Concours to feature us
A great article in L’Etage Magazine about the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Sandra Button’s Grand Finale, linked below. There is a fine quote about the special involvement of our cars, the Pebble Beach Road Racers and the Del Monte Trophy Race Group… “Each year, Button carefully curates the featured marques and special classes,… Continue reading Pebble Beach Concours to feature us
Ken Miles – in miniature
Ken Miles – in miniature. That’s a contradiction in terms. Ken Miles was a giant of a man; engineer and race driver, the creator of everything from the Pebble Beach Road Race star the MG Flying Shingle to the Ford GT40, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968,… Continue reading Ken Miles – in miniature
1954 Young Special
The Young Special was designed and built by John P. Young of Los Angeles and was last raced in 1956. David Steele writes: It is somewhat Crosley-based, in that the drivetrain and some of the suspension and brake components are Crosley. Power is from a custom built Crosley Twin Cam engine built by Young who… Continue reading 1954 Young Special
Baldwin Payne at Grand National Roadster Show
Our friend and DMTRG committee member David Steele presided over an impressive booth for his American Hot Rod Foundation at the Grand National Roadster Show, this last weekend Jan 30 – Feb 1. Pride of place was for Rob Manson’s priceless and historic Baldwin Payne Special, silver and black in our photos with the race… Continue reading Baldwin Payne at Grand National Roadster Show
1955 HWM Stovebolt Special
The HWM Stovebolt Special started life as a 1950 HWM Formula 2 car but took on a world-famous and much-loved identity of its own with characterful bodywork modifications and a Chevrolet V8 engine, earning it the “Stovebolt” nickname (see below). In its first incarnation, this car was an HWM with a four-cylinder Alta engine made… Continue reading 1955 HWM Stovebolt Special
1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk1Rasputin
Jonathan and Paul Kitchen – #54 1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk1 “Rasputin” Aston Martin made 463 DB2/4 Mk1 hatchbacks between 1953 and 1955. This one, chassis number LML841, was delivered on November 11, 1954. Five years later it went back to the factory and was fitted with an upgraded 3-liter (2,922cc) engine and a… Continue reading 1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk1Rasputin