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Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca. The Del Monte Trophy Race Group for cars, group 5A, and the spirit of Pebble Beach. Sports racing cars and production racing cars 1947-1955… the cars and drivers: No.22 in the series The Shannon- Crosley Special was designed and built by Mr. Floyd Shannon during 1954 and 1955… Continue reading Leland Osborn: 1955 Shannon-Crosley Special, car #172 or 72

Sydney Allard’s family had contracts with the US Military and ended up with lots of surplus Ford parts after the war. Sydney loved competing in hill climbs and when the car he built for himself began to have success, people asked him to build their cars and that’s how Allard started in the car business.… Continue reading John Mote – Allard K2 prototype

The Hagemann Jaguar Special was built from the ground up in 1955 by Babe Sulprizio, who then owned United Engine & Machine Shop and Silva-Lite Piston Company in San Leandro, California. The drive train, suspension, and brakes were mostly Jaguar and the custom-fabricated tube frame was inspired by the C-Type Jag. Sulprizio built the chassis… Continue reading Ron Laurie: 1955 Hagemann Jaguar Special

1954 Porsche 356 Coupe Car No. #60 Owner: Gregor Magnusson #29 in this series of cars in the Del Monte Trophy Racing Group This Porsche 356 car was prepared by Glöckler in Frankfurt and participated in club events in and around Germany. Under the name Glöckler-Porsche , initially also “Glöckler-Eigenbau”, the Frankfurt automobile dealer Walter… Continue reading Gregor Magnusson: 1954 Porsche 356 Coupe

1953 Austin Healey Chevy Special 4600cc. Red, car No.41. Owner: Gary Cox, Newport Beach CA #28 in this series of cars in the Del Monte Trophy Racing Group The McDonald Healey was first raced in Reno in 1953 making it one of the earliest Healeys off the production line, the 2nd known “big Healey” to… Continue reading Gary Cox: 1953 Austin Healey Chevy Special 4600cc

Jaguar delivered this XK120-M “open two seater” in July of 1952 through the Hornburg dealership in Los Angeles. The car turned up in February 1955 at Willow Springs Raceway, entered and driven by Howard Fanning of Los Angeles as one of 16 Jaguar XK120s in the “Stock” C class. The car’s racing career was short-lived… Continue reading William Rooklidge: 1952 Jaguar XK120

Engine: Ford Mercury Flathead (Side Valve) 8 Cylinder (V8) Displacement: 4185 cc (255 cubic inches) Horsepower: 198 bhp @5000rpm, torque 300 ft-lb at 1800rpm Induction: 3x Stromberg 97 downdraft carburettor, Navarro intake manifold Gearbox: Ford, 3 forward gears and reverse, Lincoln Zephyr gear set Running gear: 1936 Ford, scrap yard sourced, Manning tubular ladder chassis,… Continue reading Rob Manson: 1952 Streets Manning Special

No.32 in our series of cars in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – 1947-1955 Sports Racing & GT Cars group Race #56 ST402 was the second of the initial three Siata 300BC production cars-an outgrowth of the Orchidea semi-prototype built for Otto Linton and documented at www.speedcraftspecial.com. A run of fifty was ultimately built for… Continue reading Marty Stein: 1952 Siata 300BC

This the third car built by Willis Baldwin of Santa Barbara.  It was raced from 1954 thru 1960 by Wm. Hanssen at tracks such as Palm Springs, Hanson Dam, Santa Barbara, and the famed Pebble Beach circuit. It is based on a shortened 1947 Ford chassis and is powered by a Ford Flathead V8 with… Continue reading Stu Hanssen: 1951 Hanssen Baldwin Special

Frank Kurtis, the highly successful Indianapolis car constructor, built four Kurtis 500SX sports racing cars at his Kurtis Kraft facilities in Glendale, California. Each car was unique. This is chassis number 3 (8 55 SX3) commissioned by Culver City Buick dealer Bill Murphy. Murphy had owned and raced two earlier Kurtis 500S sports cars, but… Continue reading Don Blenderman: 1955 Murphy Kurtis 500SX