Northern California-based author and historian Gary Horstkorta contributed these photos from the Nichols Collection.   (Click on image below to see larger image.)    (Click on large image to see next image.)
 

Moffett Field -- 1953:  Al Coppel -- OSCA	Moffett Field -- 1953:  J.G. Armstrong -- Porsche / Dr. Grale Preson -- MG	Moffett Field -- 1953:  Bob Gillespie -- MG Special	Moffett Field -- 1953:  Bill David -- OSCA / Ken Miles -- MG Special R1
Moffett Field -- 1953:  Ignazio Lozano -- Jaguar--  leads the pack!	Moffett Field -- 1953:  LeMans Start	Stockton -- 1953:  Doug Trotter -- Aston Martin DB2 / C. Tatum -- Tatum Spec.	Stockton -- 1953:  Sterling Edwards -- C-Type Jaguar / Bill David -- OSCA
Stockton -- 1953:   Chuck Tatum -- Tatum Special -- at finish line!	Stockton -- 1953:  Dick Lyons / Harry Eyerly / Don Brittson...	Stockton -- 1953:  Ken Miles -- Miles MG Special R1	Stockton -- 1953:  Ken Miles MG Special R1 -- Cockpit View
Stockton -- 1953:  Ken Miles MG Special R1 -- Gets Service	Golden Gate Park -- 1953:  Sterling Edwards In Car	Golden Gate Park -- 1953:  OSCAs of Bill David and Al Coppel	Golden Gate Park -- 1953:  Masten Gregory leads Jack Armstrong
Golden Gate Park -- 1953:  Ken Lindquist	Golden Gate Park -- 1953:  Sterling Edwards -- C-Type Jaguar	Pebble Beach -- 1953:  "Steele" -- Allard-Lincoln	Pebble Beach -- 1953:  Start/Finish Line
Pebble Beach -- 1953:  Sterling Edwards With Race Officials