Tam's Old Race Car Site

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 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 for over 50 years.  You can see them below.

Other photographers have contributed their work to the site, seen below in the sections for "1950s Racing" and "1960s Racing".  "Special Sections" includes my recent photography from today's historic racing events. 
 
 
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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!

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
 
 
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.