Post 1491 , picture 2 , sorry I meant Paddy Driver. Makes a bit more sense as he an MC rider did some racing on 4 wheels ? Driver was 1960 right? But Gaze fits better with mid 50's?

Mike Anthony in 55 had a boxed car , then the lengthened Standard Vanguard from 1956 for his Lotus 11.
Mike anthony says it would cruise at 100mph , which was good in Germany and Italy , but suffered from boiling brake fluid over the alps and he was often followed and stopped by the police.

Sorry Roger , I do not quite get your comment on the Ford at LeMans.

Thanks also for the Bridges info as well ......another teaminfo " building up" in my archive.

ISTR that Peter Hull had a Jaguar XK150 estate car which pulled his car. I last heard of it rstored in belgium, pictures and article here somewhere. There was also a mk2 Jaguar estate conversion which was used as support on the Tour de France, I believe, with a photo on Motor Sport '61/'62ish.

Bjorn, it is the photo for LM in the 60s from someone's archives which I sent, showing a white transporter from the rear with a B reg. number. ISTR that there was a Tiger somewhere alongside. We concluded it must be for the Ford GT
Roger Lund

'An hairy man' at Silverstone with the lady who could well be Barbro looks to me like either Davina Galitza, or 'Jumper' Jarier...

DCN

Not Jean Pierre,Jarier was not so Hairy but the japonese Takahara

C'mon Doug , cant you give a clue to some of your pictures ?

But Bjorn - you're the expert and I don't know the subject of some of them... I'm better when it comes to what's inside or on top of these things.

DCN

I believe it is Noritake Takahara who was driving the works March.

Okay Doug , expert ? Hmmm. I would prefer to be an enthusiastic motorracing fan with transporters as my special topic , would make me a specialist ? The reason might be that here in DK on the TV for every topic in the news they call or ask an "expert" and so far I have very seldom aggreed to them , thus doubting their "expertness"! Most what many say is bla-bla-bla!

Anyway , having earlier seen some of your series of pics , you seemed to wait a bit and then delivering your own infos. I was hoping for the same here , but luckily all shown pictures is recognizable or reasonable easy to "record" except for no. 4 : That tailend of the "pregnant" bus ! So far I never saw or heard of such a device , and dont recall any Italian using a bus with blended windows. Of course it could be a Swiss or Austrian , a year might give a little indication ! Perhaps from the Targa Florio 1958 or so ? I am just trying to tickle your brain cells !

Would you allow me to use the bus picture elsewhere ?

And please dont hesitate with others "lying around" !

Probably some modelists like me will be interested by the back of the Ford GT transporter.[img]http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vlcsnap510480zt2.jpg[/img]

Bjorn ,it is a good idea ,when you will upload don't miss the infos.

What infos ?

Have just taken delivery of my Spark model of the 1970 Matra Simca transporter. Its a real beaut and goes a treat with the Ecurie Ecosse transporter, JPS motorhome and GLTL truck( which is also really gorgeous). I gather the JW Gulf model will be available shortly, and really hope that Spark will produce the BRM Leyland Tiger.

I got it too;it is the sister truck of the TYRELL one when used without the double roof seen on this site ;this truck is actually rusting near Vichy and is for sale ,it has the LIGIER livery ,gearbox is broken but it is in very good shape;
nobody knows if that truck was the Matra international used by Tyrell or its sister?[img][img=http://images2.photomania.com/627572/1/~rad942B3.jpg][/img]

It would be nice if Spark could produce a model in the Tyrell livery. I understand the GLTL transporter is also due to appear in Team Lotus green and yellow.

I think they will probably do ,as a Ligier (which is fantastic with the Gitane) and Premium will do a BMW Mercedes after paying copyrights to our friend Rhegra for its great job .
I discovered the schlegelmich site with some interesting shots where i saw for the first time,I believe,Matra and Tyrell together,the Tyrell maybe near the OM Ferrari ,and another shot of the (Tyrell) Matra international .
I give only the links when it s a professional site so:

http://www.schlegelmilch.com/ go to archive

hit "paddock" in search and "truck"

Posted on behalf of Bjørn Kjer

From member Philippe Merveille. We thought it to be some nice pictures of a fine model of the J.Wyer AEC Regal VI

They did by the way use a Citroen 2CV sedan too in these colours!

Richie

Do you happen to know if it was right-hand or left-hand drive...?

Ok boy's I'm off on me hols for a couple of weeks tomorra
So I'll leave you with a couple before I go, Maybe not as old as some of you would like :\
As usual with me I aint gotta clue what year , so I'll leave that up to you.

Uncle ken's little truck.


And Mr Zakowski's

Right handed drive. Why do you have some news of its whereabouts?

If the John Wyer AEC was delivered in 1968 and used till the end in 75 , what did JW use in 1967 for his Ford GT 40 's ?? Any knowledge, hints or guesses ?


And thanks to Paul , never saw the "Courtaulds" and neither that particular Zak picture.,

Just saw a clearly re-registered version on the High Street whilst out with my youngest daughter "Trick or Treating" - but it was left-hand drive. (I live 5 miles from Haynes and just wondered...)

Maybe this picture 'll interest you
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/mypics/1...isplay/12688917

Wow that's brilliant

from Tim Considine's book "American Grand Prix Racing". Pete Lovely's Lotus 49 aboard his VW transporter. This is one of my favorite transport photos. A long time friend has one of these VW's in his vast VW collection. I've always told Dennis he needs to get a Lotus 49 to complete the package! Can you imagine seeing this coming down the road. Thumbs up to Mr. Lovely for his valiant efforts of the time.

Great photo of Graham Hill.

Brian

Thanks ! This then would be GBGP 1970 ?
Prete Lovely had 1 of the older VW T1's with twin front windows and later 2 of the this T2 type .

Also thanks to Phigr7 for the link to those superb pictures.

Bjorn, the book says 1970 Clermont-Ferrand French Grand Prix. I've been looking for this photo for sometime. I remember seeing a similar photo in one of the magazines at the time, and happened to stumble across this in a more modern book this morning. I'll keep looking for the original which doesn't have the Team Lotus transporter in the background.

Brian

Oh yes Brian , the book I looked in only said the British GP because in this race he started , at FGP and some others he DNQ.

I have seen Pete's VW's , elsewhere , but only as models , and I am sorry to say I have none to help you yet.

Try the Pete Lovely thread here on the TNF, it has some links to look through. Or just put your question on the thread, I am quite sure someone could help.

That is Tony Rudd's wife Pat dispensing the barley water for NGH.

DCN

Note the German comment to the picture : Flirting ! (but how would he know ?)

Bjorn, thanks for the hint, but I'm not doing a model or researching anything. I just think the transporters are a neat part of the history and wanted to share this with the others. I don't have much knowledge on them, but I look in consistently on this great thread. I really like the 50's Mercedes transporters and Mr. Nye's recent photos were great too. Thanks,

Brian

A blind hen also sometimes find a grain..............

Doug Nyes splendid array of transporters , picture 4 , the weird looking bus with the box build on................:

1935 (! Yes!) Saurer type 1C/CRD bus 55bhp , 6 cyl. petrol engine , 4503cc , max max.speed 38(31) mph.

Modified with a ramp at the back to carry his Cooper F1 (later with a Maserati engine for hill climb). The car was painted red and was a short wheelbased. At the back-end stood the only text on the car :

RUDAZ RACING TEAM (in white) it being the transporter of Jean-Claude Rudaz in 1964.

Hi,
I would say that this is the Paddy Driver Jaguar, I would guess the shape inside looks like a bike covered over. I undersood this was modded for Paddy to carry two bikes,I would be interested to know if there was more than one like this.
I know it had wells cut into the floor to locate the front wheels and tie down eyes to secure the bikes.
The vehicle was left at my Dad's workshop from 1967 until being sent by me to the scrap yard outside Biggleswade in the mid 70's. The last registered owner was Ian Burne racing motorcyclist.


cheers
Peter

As I suggested in post 1501 . Sound well to be a confirmation here. Thanks Peter !

Getting a bit fired up by having the Paddy Driver and the Rudaz bus pictures id'ed , another brick in my puzzle is this (unfortunately I still cannot scan , so it is for those to help , who have or have access to Anthony Carter book Reflections of a lost era page 94 lower picture):

Behind the BRM transporter is another one on the left. Any (wild) guesses ?

I found this site while surfing for a pick-up bed for a friends '41 Dodge 1-ton. The build pictures of the Dodge transporter intrigued me.

Since this thread is about transporting cars I'd like to introduce you to a car hauler/lounge (toybox) that I built to take our cars to Concours around the country.

I started off wanting to convert an old Airstream for my purposes but the rear end did not lend itself to opening up to put a car inside.

What I found was a 1951 Royal Spartanette travel trailer the was built by the Spartan Aircraft company following WWII. The slab sides and the rounded rear lent itself nicely to opening it up in a clam-shell fashion while retaining the original appearance.

I documented the entire build. I hung the aircraft aluminum body from my shop ceiling while I fabricated a strengthened chassis with modern running gear including air suspension and disc brakes on three 8,000# axles. The back 21 feet is garage space and the front is a 10-foot air-conditioned Tiki lounge.

I'm on to other projects now and have decided to sell this one, but I thought you'd enjoy the build.

The site is definitely not for dial-up users.

The Phoenix

Here's one I should have posted a long time ago...



Leyburn 1951, the Maybach loaded on the back of a truck, fuel drums lined up alongside of it, tyres in the seat, it's all there except the front of the truck... and the trailer, which carried the Diana Davison TC Special to the meeting.

Here are a few more from the GP Library and Denis Jenkinson Collection:


1

Alan Mann's brand-new 36-footer at Spa, I believe in 1968.



2

Somebody asked about Bob Anderson's VW transporter for his DW Racing Enterprises-entered Formula 1 Brabham - Zandvoort either 1965 or '66.


3

And from the relative sublime to the Gorblimey - this is the Eric Oliver/Denis Jenkinson transporter which the pair used for their 1949 FIM Sidecar World Championship-winning season, as related in the latest issue of 'Motor Sport' magazine. These heroes covered something like 15,000 miles around still war-ravaged Europe in this forward-control rattletrap - baked much of the time in southern France and Spain by the hot engine cowl in the cab. They reckoned to average 25mph trans-Europe in it, fully laden with Norton sidecar combination, their solo bikes...and camping kit. I know nothing about these things, what model is this...and if any survive, what a wonderful livery to replicate upon it...

Photos Copyright or via: The GP Library/Denis Jenkinson Collection

DCN

While I appriciate any transporter pictures , I must admit it to be a little more exciting getting "holes" filled in my personal puzzle. So thanks again to all contributions.

The latest from Doug : 1. After Alan Mann used the blue 3 axle Cobra/nee ex Scarab 2 axle transporter (still in Viking blue , small pieces on transporterspics from here and there tells me they had one of the Thames ex Team Lotus (for Cortinas and F2) transporters painted in red , to be followed by this brand new . Allthough it says Ford , look at the resambles to Team Lotus "HMS Hethel , Cooper Car Co. Guy and Matra/Tyrrell Leylands.
This car was also in red for A.Mann .The roof was white , the stripe along the side gold. The 3 lines of text , top to buttom : gold or yellow , white and red , all 3 lines of text with black around the letters.
2. This is a sister/brother shot of the DW/Anderson , must be in 66 as it does not look like a V8. Another has been shown with the ramps down , so either its on or off loading.
3. While MC racers may not "belong" on this thread , we had the Paddy Driver car solved , this then is a lookalike , an Austin (very common in the 50's) to Jack Findlays , whom I first mentioned earlier.While the Brits and most others used small vans and trailers in those 50's , the Italians with their MV ,Guzzi , Gilera's had big vans custom and/or purpose build. Come the 60's and it continued so allthough now the Japanese came on and the big Italians falterd. . I believe I did see the Oliver car somewhere without id'ing it , so anotherresult!
Great thank again to all !

The Eric Oliver/ Denis Jenkinson transporter is an Austin 'Three Way'. I don't know the correct model definition but that's what my dad called them because they had three loading doors, back and both sides. We had two of them for the family poultry and egg packing business in the fifties and sixties. They were truly horrendous vehicles. What a way to travel around Europe! The last one I saw was parked beside a garage in Tolpuddle, Dorset up until quite recently.

That would have had the A70 or A90 Atlantic 4-cyl engine, wouldn't it?

Overworked and underpaid, I can imagine what it was like...

Have just looked it up and find it was officially the K8.

I found this about the engine:



Problem here, of course, is that it says the A90 Atlantic had the 2.2 engine. I've never heard of that before, I thought they were always the 2.6 version.

I can hear the lower gears groaning from here...

Not exactly transporters but here're two vans I saw at Le Mans in 1982.

There's actually a separate thread for pics of support and trade vehicles... they'd look good in there...

Friends gave me about 2000 original photos of the magazine Corsa, I share with you some images
Sorry my English!!!

Finish!!!!!!

Fine bunch Alejandro . Thanks .

A lot of them look as though they were taken in the derelict Stadium used as a Paddock at Barcelona in 1975.