Tam's Old Race Car Site

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It's 1961, the Scarabs have been sold to new owners in the Midwest and the Cobra project is still fulminating in the mind of Carroll Shelby. In the interim, California road courses are dominated by Maserati Type 61 "Birdcages" and Jurassic-era V8 powered Specials. The photos on this site document an age when the power source was still in front, and giants like Bill Krause, Bob Drake, Ken Miles and others ruled West Coast racing. At least they seemed like giants to me, at 13.

Who's that goofy-looking kid (me at 13) standing by Ed Leslie's Lotus 20 in front of the old Leslie Motors in Monterey?

I'd received a Voigtlander Bessa I medium format camera for my birthday and I used it to take photos at California sports car races between July, 1961, and April, 1962. I've carefully saved these treasured possessions over the decades.

In July, 2000, old friend and 427 Cobra racer Mac Archer convinced me to create a website to share these photos with the world.. Over the years, other photographers have contributed their work to the site, seen below in the sections for "1950s Racing" and "1960s Racing".

"My Photos..." below includes my recent photography from today's historic racing events.

"Tam's old race site is loaded with cool pics of some of the most classic cars that us auto glass guys love! --- The SunTec Team at http://www.suntecautoglass.com."

Bob Langer's Meadowdale Photos: 9-14-1958

(4-21-22) Bob Langer's photos from Meadowdale Raceway 9-14-1958.

Bobby Green's Borgward-Powered "Bremen Bucket"

Bobby Green is looking for photos and historical info on the "Bremen Bucket". This car was built from a wrecked Borgward (!) racer.

Bill Mertz's Ford-Powered Special

(4-2-22) Bill Mertz is looking for info on his unusual Ford-powered Special located in the San Diego, CA area.

Baldwin Mk.2 "Mystery Car!"

(7-1-21) Stu Hanssen, the owner of the 1951 Baldwin Special, is looking for the missing 1952 Baldwin Special MK2. The car was owned by Bill Simpson of Santa Barbara CA & driven by Bill Pollack..

"Motorsports Challenge" Photographs
November 4-15 2019

12-6-19: "Motorsports Challenge" Photographs. Photographers were "Challenged" to post ten shots each that were important to them (On Facebook). I went nuts and posted fifteen. Then I added one more just for fun. Click on car above to see them!

"Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion"
August 16-18 2019

11-17--2019: Photos and webpages from this year's "Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion are all "Up". Commentary & educational links added!

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Now Available! Randall Cannon & Michael Gerry's new book: "Stardust International Raceway -- Motorsports Meets the Mob"

Do you have racing photos from the 1950s-60s hidden away in a shoebox that you'd like to see posted here? Please email me!


Tam's Original Photos! This section features original photos of California racing shot by Tam McPartland in 1961 and 1962.	Photos of 1950s Racing! This section features photos of 1950s racing contributed to the website by other photographers.	Photos of 1960s Racing! This section features photos of 1960s racing contributed to the website by other photographers.	Mystery Cars (4)! Owners post here seeking info on their unusual, sometimes weird, always interesting automobiles.

New, Old, and Miscellaneous photos -- Homepage


MY PHOTOS -- TODAY'S HISTORIC RACING!


Old New Stuff -- From the Pre-Digital Era!	2005 Wine Country Classic	2005 Monterey Historic Races	2006 Wine Country Classic	2006 Monterey Historic Races	2006 Coronado Speed Festival	2007 Wine Country Classic	2007 Monterey Historic Races	2007 Coronado Speed Festival	2008 HMSA Spring Event: "MG Reunion"

2008 Wine Country Classic	2008 Monterey Historic Racecs	2009 HMSA Spring Event -- Laguna Seca	2009 Wine Country Classic	2009 Monterey Historic Races	2010 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival	2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2010 Coronado Speed Festival	2010 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Infineon	2011 HMSA Spring Event -- Laguna Seca

2011 CSRG Spring Event -- Infineon	2011 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival	2011 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2011 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Infineon	2012 HMSA Spring Event -- Laguna Seca	2012 CSRG Spring Event -- Infineon	2012 HMSA April "LSR" Event -- Laguna Seca	2012 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival	2012 HMSA June "LSR" Event -- Laguna Seca	2012 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

2012 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway	2013 HMSA Spring Event -- Laguna Seca	2013 CSRG Spring Event -- Sonoma Raceway	2013 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival	2013 Legends of Motorsport	2013 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2013 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway	2014 HMSA Spring Event -- Laguna Seca	2014 CSRG "David Love Memorial" -- Sonoma Raceway	2014 Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival

HMSA June 3-4 2014 "LSR" Event -- Laguna Seca	2014 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2014 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway	2015 HMSA Spring Event -- Laguna Seca	2015 CSRG "David Love Memorial" -- Sonoma Raceway	2015 SVRA's Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival	2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2015 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway	2016 CSRG "David Love Memorial" -- Sonoma Raceway	2016 SVRA's Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival

2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2016 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway	2017 HMSA Spring Event -- Laguna Seca	2017 CSRG "David Love Memorial" -- Sonoma Raceway	2017 SVRA's Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival	2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2017 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway	2018 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2018 "Rennsport VI' at Laguna Seca	2018 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway

2019 Sonoma Speed Festival	2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion	2019 CSRG Charity Challenge -- Sonoma Raceway	"Motorsports Challenge" Photos 11-5-19


All photographs, films, and text are the property of Tam McPartland and the original photographers and are protected under United States and international copyright laws. All rights are reserved and the images and/or text may not be digitized, reproduced, stored, manipulated, and/or incorporated into other works without the written permission of the original photographers and Tam McPartland.