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
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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
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
Parkinson Jaguar in the press
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
Pebble Beach Road Race programs
Pebble Beach Road Race programs – The event programs for 1952, 1954, 1955, and 1956. All Guaranteed ORIGINAL $635 … Only sold as the set of 4. Website address: https://vintageautoposters.com/products/pebble-beach-road-race-programs-1952-54-55-56 I have many other items in the late 1940’s and particularly in the 1950’s category: https://vintageautoposters.com/collections/1950s Lastly, I have quite remarkable offerings in the 1900-1940’s as well as… Continue reading Pebble Beach Road Race programs
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