We are delighted to be able to reproduce here the article about the 1950 Parkinson Jaguar which the UK-based Jaguar XK Club magazine published last month. Marcus Bicknell wrote the article with input from and the editing skills of owner Terry Buffum, driver and the car’s engineer John Buddenbaum and the maestro Rob Manson. We… Continue reading Parkinson Jaguar in the press
Tag: Monterey
Lee Osborne 1600cc Del Monte Trophy
The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for 1948-1955 sports racing cars makes an annual award to the best car and driver both for unlimited engine size and for the under-1600cc class. The 2024 under-1600cc trophy was presented to winner Leland Osbourne on March 30, 2025 at Laguna Seca during the HMSA Spring Event. The chairman… Continue reading Lee Osborne 1600cc Del Monte Trophy
Bill Pollack & Phil Hill talk
Bill Pollack (1925-2017) interviews Phil Hill (1927-2008) at his home on February 11, 2003 to discuss their early days in racing, often against each other. Phil Hill drove his Jaguar XK120 to victory in the first Pebble Beach Road Race, November 5, 1950, and provided the cornerstone of the 1948-1955 sports racing class which we… Continue reading Bill Pollack & Phil Hill talk
1952 Jaguar C-Type XKC018
Every Jaguar C-type is special, but few cars can claim to have had Formula 1 champions as both its first owner and its current one, from many decades apart. This particular C-type, chassis XKC018, is believed to have been originally supplied to Juan Manuel Fangio, and raced extensively across South America. Despite the arduous nature… Continue reading 1952 Jaguar C-Type XKC018
Walt Hansgen Jaguar XK120 Special
Walt Hansgen’s 1951 Jaguar XK120 Special, now raced by Bob Millstein. Unable to purchase a C-Type for the 1953 season, Hansgen decided to transfer his Jaguar XK120’s key components to a lightweight “special”. By replacing the XK120’s basically two-dimensional ladder frame with an elaborate three-dimensional structure of (mostly) round tubing, he hoped to meet or… Continue reading Walt Hansgen Jaguar XK120 Special
1949 Mercury Baldwin press
The May 1950 edition of Road and Track magazine carries a two-page article on Rob Manson’s superb 1949 Baldwin Mercury Special – a car very familiar to other drivers and spectators in the Del Monte Trophy Group races at Monterey and Sonoma. We make the article available here in pdf in case you would like… Continue reading 1949 Mercury Baldwin press
1951 Devin MG TD
This is the Devin MG TD which Art Evans raced throughout Southern California in the 1950’s. Here’s its history… 2016 RacesSebring, MarchAmelia Island, MarchFontana, AprilRoad America, MayMid Ohio, JuneIndianapolis Motor Speedway, JuneCoronado, SeptemberVIR, SeptemberNOLA, OctoberCOTA, NovemberIn 2016 the Devin won the SVRA Group 4 points championship, and was awarded Gold Medallion Certification 2017: No races… Continue reading 1951 Devin MG TD
Ol’ Yaller IX to Monterey
John Fudge – 1960 Balchowsky Ol’ Yaller IX 1963 Ol’ Yaller Mark IX Sports Racer, the ninth and last of the Old Yeller race cars. 401ci ‘Nailhead’ Buick V8 Engine 4 Twin-Choke Weber Carburetors 310bhp at 4,200rpm 4-Speed Manual TransmissionCoil Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Hydraulic Front Disc – Rear Drum Brakes Max Balchowsky (January 15, 1924… Continue reading Ol’ Yaller IX to Monterey
The Barlow Simca – video portrait
Video premier – view now. Click on the YouTube image below. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group, headed up by steward Rob Manson is devoted to showing and racing sports racing cars from 1947 to 1955. Many of these cars were raced at the iconic Pebble Beach Road Races near Monterey California in the early… Continue reading The Barlow Simca – video portrait
1954 Warrior-Bristol
Rod Nuckey was a young English driver whose family owned the Warrior Tap & Die Company in Hertfordshire. In 1953 he acquired a Cooper-Bristol Formula 2 Mark II, chassis CB Mk23153. Nuckey won several races during 1953, in the Cooper racing for Ecurie Richmond. However at the final Snetterton meeting of the year the car… Continue reading 1954 Warrior-Bristol