1955 ๐๐พ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท-๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ 100S – Greg Whittenโ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ 2660cc four cyl. engine. First production 100S chassis and the fourth 100S produced, a model derived from the factory Austina-Healey Le Mans racer. Sold new to Hollywood actor Jackie Cooper (in Skippy among other starring roles) who was racing a standard Healey 100 at the… Continue reading 1955 Austin-Healey 100S
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1956 Cooper Bobtail T39
The Cooper Bobtail T39 is a mid-engined sports racer with a 4-cyl single-overhead-cam Coventry-Climax engine of 1,460 cc. designed and developed by Owen Maddock at Cooper Cars, for sports car racing in 1955. The car debuted in active racing competition at the Easter race in Thruxton in 1955, being driven by Ivor Bueb, and was… Continue reading 1956 Cooper Bobtail T39
Del Monte boys warm up
Fun weekend at the CSRG race meet at Laguna Seca, June 13-14 in preparation for the Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion there August 12-16 2026. Several Del Monte Trophy Race Group drivers were racing there getting seat time and running in new engines (Tatum and Parkinson Jaguar) in race conditions. No one broke, (well, Dave Nelson… Continue reading Del Monte boys warm up
Del Monte Trophy Foundation
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Del Monte Trophy Foundation Inc., “set up to preserve, document, and educate on the history, culture, and significance of early American road racing. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes and is not organized for the private gain of any… Continue reading Del Monte Trophy Foundation
Bill Pollack 1953
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races with another extraordinary photo from the Pebble beach Company, whom we thank. Here is Tom Carsten’s #14 Allard J2 Cadillac driven by Bill Pollack who finished 3rd overall in the Unlimited race, that’s Sports cars over 1500 cc in the 1953 SCCA National Sports Car… Continue reading Bill Pollack 1953
Stovebolt Special to Pebble Beach
Stovebolt Special Returns to Pebble Beach Decades after Historic Run in Last Road RaceHWM Race Car Made First Road Racing Use of a Chevy V8ย PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA (April 22, 2026) โ At the drop of the green flag, in what was to be the very last road race at Pebble Beach although no one… Continue reading Stovebolt Special to Pebble Beach
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
Pebble Beach Concours to feature us
A great article in L’Etage Magazine about the 75th Pebble Beach Concours dโElegance and Sandra Buttonโs 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
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
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