Here’s a photo off Facebook of Frank Monise Sr. in his Simca powered by MG in 1955. His son Howard Monise writes, 22 June 2024: “My dad’s hobby was racing various cars over 40+ years. This pic is from a sports car race at Goleta Airport in Santa Barbara, September 1955. I love the old… Continue reading Simca MG 1955. Frank Monise
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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
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
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
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
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
Pebble Beach Road Races 1950-1956 results
To underpin another written project and to have the statistics to hand when we start preparing the 75th celebration of the Pebble Beach Road Races in 2026, I have transferred the results from various sources onto an Excel spreadsheet. If like me you like to have data in this form you can then manipulate it,… Continue reading Pebble Beach Road Races 1950-1956 results