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
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๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ธ๐ช๐ญ ๐ก๐ช๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ผ 2026 Pebble Beach Concours dโElegance Featured Marques & Classes We are honoured that the concours will feature a group for our Del Monte Trophy Race Group cars and those that raced at the Pebble Beach Road Races. Exciting prospect for August 2026.Pebble Beach Concours, Monterey, CA – August 16, 2026″Amidst… Continue reading ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ธ๐ช๐ญ ๐ก๐ช๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ผ
1954 Sutton Jaguar Special
Gary Cox, in conversation with Marcus Bicknell, 14 August 2025 at Laguna Seca Some classic race-car owners enjoy fettling and polishing their pride and joy to be able to display them at chamois-leather gold-cufflink concours. Others, like Los Angeles realtor Gary Cox, prefer to prepare the car to the technical standards necessary to get on… Continue reading 1954 Sutton Jaguar Special
Pebble Beach Concours celebrate our 75th
We are honoured by the November 5 media release from the Pebble Beach Concours… 75th Pebble Beach Concours dโElegance Will Pay Tribute to Its Roots in Racing. Iconic Sports Racing Greats and One-Off Specials that Made their Mark at the Pebble Beach Road Races Will Be Showcased. PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (November 5, 2025) – Amidst… Continue reading Pebble Beach Concours celebrate our 75th
1953 Denzel Series 3 Roadster – Steve Schmidt
RARE & RAPID… Denzel sports cars are highly regarded for their lightweight, hand-built bodies and VW-based powertrains. Steve Schmidt’s Denzel 1300 got a Porsche 1500S engine and raced at the 1954 and 1955 Sebring 12 Hours. We are honored that he and the Denzel are one of the treasures racing with the Del Monte Trophy… Continue reading 1953 Denzel Series 3 Roadster – Steve Schmidt
Media Assets
As a service to media and the public, the Del Monte Trophy Race Group offers this media assets page on their website from which the high resolution photos of the historic race cars may be downloaded free of charge and without password. Photo credit “Del Monte Trophy Race Group www.dmtrg.com” unless stated. Slightly higher file-size… Continue reading Media Assets
1953 Huffaker-Marston Healey Special
The Huffaker-Marston Healey Special was built in Marin County, California, for sports car salesman and enthusiast Mick Marston, by famed race car constructor, Joe Huffaker. It is the first Huffaker built sports racing car. Marston acquired a wrecked Austin Healey 100 sports car which became the donor of most of the components. Huffaker designed a… Continue reading 1953 Huffaker-Marston Healey Special
1952 Morgan Plus 4 – Doug Sallen
Doug Sallen’s white Morgan Plus 4 – Chassis: 2461 – often ran with race No.711. He has been an ardent racer and supporter of the Del Monte Trophy Race Group for decades. 1952 Morgan Plus 4 owned by Doug Sallen and he raced often, for example in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in 2016 at… Continue reading 1952 Morgan Plus 4 – Doug Sallen
William Rooklidge: 1952 Jaguar XK120
๐ญ๐ต๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. Posting No.9 in the series William Rooklidge: 1952 Jaguar XK120Jaguar delivered this XK120-M โopen two seaterโ in July of 1952 through the Hornburg dealership in Los Angeles. The car turned up in February 1955 at Willow Springs Raceway, entered and… Continue reading William Rooklidge: 1952 Jaguar XK120
Whereโs Wally?
The man who made the Manning One of the most characterful, pugnacious and hot-roddy of Rob Mansonโs various California Road Race Specials is the 1952 Schaghticoke Streets Manning flat-head V8 Special. The origins of Robโs example have been but a footnote in the otherwise copious documentationโฆ โThe third Manning Special was built in about 1955… Continue reading Whereโs Wally?