Beach Racing Cars History

photo by Alice Bixler

This site honors Gene Beach (1919-2006), the creative force behind these fast, fun & beautiful cars. (click here for 11/14/06 obituary,   click for 1966 article on Gene)

• Beach Mk4 Sports Racer Photos

• Beach Mk4 Serial Numbers & Owner History

• Begra Sports Racer Info

• Beach Mk8 GT Coupe Info  

• Beach Formula Car Info

• Some current Beach racing car photos

• Beach & Begra Magazine Articles

• This site is also dedicated to Hugh Kleinpeter (1928-2002) who contributed much of the info
• Thanks to all the Beach drivers for answering my pesky questions
• - any errors are my fault, not theirs!
• Please send me e-mail if you have photos or any other info on any of these cars. - 
  Thanks - Nick England, Chapel Hill NC
• Click here to read about open questions and things on which I am still confused.

Beach Racing Cars
construction plans sales brochure (1970?)

• MORE INFO & PHOTOS
• Victory Lane - September 1995 pages 44-47 - by Hugh Kleinpeter
• Car and Driver - April 1961 - by Bryan Webb
• Sports Car Graphic - November 1962 - by Wally Korb
• Road & Track - October 1966 pages 83-86 - by Alice Bixler
• Vintage Motorsport - May/June 1993 page 34 - by John Gardner
• Vintage Motorsport - Sept/Oct 1993 page 9 - by Paul Kneeland
• Sports Car Graphic - December 1965 - by Wally Korb
• Beach Body Molds