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
Category: Race Cars
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
The Al Moss video collection
Although Al Moss is best known for his racing in the 40s and 50s (including the 1950 MG TD Von Neumann Special now owned by Rob Manson) and for his Moss Motors MG dealership in California. But he was also a motor racing historian and journalist who kept hold of any video which passed his… Continue reading The Al Moss video collection
Pebble Beach Road Race Porsche #125
This new still picture of the 1954 Pebble Beach Road Races is a grab from the video The Untold Story of Pebble Beach’s Wild Road Races & Legendary Drivers “Racing Through the Forest” which you can view at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkTmTlP3Ko (although since posting this I cannot find the exact sequence… please let me know if you… Continue reading Pebble Beach Road Race Porsche #125
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
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𝓟𝓮𝓫𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓡𝓸𝓪𝓭 𝓡𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓖𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓼 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 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 𝓟𝓮𝓫𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓡𝓸𝓪𝓭 𝓡𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓖𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓼
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