Pete Lovely continued to use Volkswagens as transporters into the 1980s. Seen below at the 1982 Portland, Oregon historic races with Pete’s Lotus 69



Three years later again at Portland, This time there are two Volkswagen Transporters. One for the Lotus 69 and a second for the Williams FW07



Bill

The ferrari transporter is currently in Arizona. The company Mike Shoen used to be part owner of imported the truck in the early 70's. When Mike left the company the transporter stayed. It has never been restored. The pictures I posted were taken last week in my storage yard. I need to figure out the year the chassis was manufactured. If anyone can help identify the year, I would be most grateful.

We are selling the truck to a well known collector. He will do a first class job of restoring the transporter.

Check back on the link I posted. There are a few more pictures.

Thanks.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 275 GTB-4


Ohhhhh yeah....I often used to look at JRs car yard with longing eyes when I lived close by.....

Is the sprite still racing?? I must check!! The colour scheme looks very familiar [/QUOTE
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You have probably waved the blue flag at it over the years Mike, and did not recognise it colour is still green however looks a little differant.It should be at Oran park next HSRCA.

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OPPS...I ment late 60's not 70s Twinny.(silly boy).

just discovered that pic in an old fotoalbum....
my dad used to place his son in nearly every pic he took
anyway...nice transporter from the stirling moss auto racing team....early 80's

Hi Guys:
This Lotus van was seen at Goodwood this year.
Does anyone have more photos?
Regards

Here comes more Lovely´s photos.....

I am nearly sure that the strange white transporter besides the Matra one is the JPS Team Lotus Motorhome......

I understand that Don Orosco is restoring Reventlow's original 36 ft Fiat transporter for his three Scarabs. It seems to have had an eventful life...Owned by Carroll Shelby for the transportion of Daytona Cobras, then to John Wyer for GT40s and Mirages...last painted red with Ferrari stickers (it was a twin of contemporary Ferrari transporters.)

Don hopes to bring his Scarabs to the Goodwood Revival on it next year...in the meantime he is looking for half a split windshield and seal, door handles, radiator grill surround,Veglia instruments. Anyone help?

I found this model of a Standard Vanguard-based transporter while perusing the www this evening for transporter pics of old, does anyone have pics of the real thing???

http://kennamodels.tripod.com/toppage11.htm
(scroll down that page a bit)

Apologies if its already been mentioned

Rick

Hey, that's neat...

Not as neat as the Standard Vanguard-based transporter that Stan Brown started to build. It was modeled on the M-B rapid transporter used to take Moss' long wheelbase car to Monza in 1955. With some very clever adaptation, I must say.

i think i have a new hobby
brm

fiat

that site is just great....

this is the homepage anyway...
papermodels

amazing work , if you have spare time look up the personal sites of japanese model car builders in 1/43 scale they are amazing .

The BRM one is very nice.........but I'm not sure about the shade of green




Paul M

any idea what scale they are ?

there is a new book about racing transporters...as far as i know it is written in german.
renntransporter

macca
i'd be more than happy if the green would print out as you see it on the screen....unfortunately most printers (mine too :\ ) don't recognise the right shade of green...especially when it's a dark green....
the result: black
all brm cars will print out black and there is a password required if you want to change the pdf file in photoshop...i might contact the webmaster
still it is great fun building them...sometimes a bit tricky

edward
the cars are a bit cartoonish and the drivers and mechanics (and Enzo Ferrari!) all have balloon heads so its not quite easy to say what scale but it is somewhere between 1:43 and 1:32...
cheers marty

speaking of the renntransporter.....the new M-B/D-C Museum is coming along nicely....opening just when the FIFA Worldcup takes place in Germany? It is more than twice as big as the old one was.




and...

Does anyone know if the new museum is replacing the one at Fellbach?

http://www.mbspares.com.au/site/files/ul/d...xt06/109777.jpg

Here's an aussie's account of a visit to it - check out some of the cars

http://www.mbspares.com.au/default.asp?d=110427&p=17935

Mentioned a long time ago [post 22] but if this works here is a photo.

[img][IMG]http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/1203/transporter4bk.th.jpg[/img][/IMG]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Carter Hendricks
[B]

Mentioned a long time ago [post 22] but if this works here is a photo.

That didn't work but here is a tiny version. help!

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/1203/tr...orter4bk.th.jpg

Hmmm... I think you're trying too hard...

Just use the simple methods and it should work.

Does anyone know where the Standard transporter ended up? is it still around?

Rick.

I dont know, but I have read reference to its purchase by John Whitmore , he used it to transport modified mini coopers , when Peter Kenna was planning to make the model he was searching for photos , so presumably he had been unable to find it .

A new photo of M.Anthony´s transporter..........
[img=http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/2100/mkelevenbristolmikeanthony3pc.jpg]

that last photo link doesn't work

I fiddled with it...

Have just come across this press pic of the Bill Friend Lotus transporter for clarko

that is just georgeous, Alan. Does anyone know what Bill Friend is up to these days?

Woawww Alan ...What a photo!!!!!
For your info at Ebay someone is selling some interesting photos of vintege Lotus transporter
Go to item 8741763155
[img=http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/364/1300015qx.jpg]

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/7855/1300017oi.jpg

While browsing through my store of old negatives and trannys, came across these ("indifferent" would be the kindest description of their quality) but there are some transporters in the distance...

A pic including the Bob Gerard dodge transporter in the background



Rick

Brighton Speed Trials c1950, a variety of transporters (inc former crewbuses) in the background



Rick

Rick, Brilliant to see the old Brighton pics. Also the one of Vince Woodman's truck brings back memories, and the shot, I think, of the immortal JVB in Bloody Mary is one for the archives.

Thanks

Roger Lund

A friend of mine, knowing about my search for pics of the Poore truck, lent me his album containing a ruck of old photos, inc these shots featuring transporters!

cheers, Rick

nuvver one at Brighton...



Rick

Mike Anthony Vanguard Transporter

For anyone able to secure a copy of the book, there is a good broadside shot photo of the Vanguard plus Lotus on page 10 of the 1959 tome by Michael Frostick and Louis Klementaski, "For Practice Only" which for obvious resaons I am reluctant to scan and post.

Book details;Title/authors as above
by The Bodley Head Ltd and the Stellar Press Ltd, Barnet


In the UK try your friendly local Library on a "special search", now up to 4 quid where I live, but they came up trumps with Mike Tice's "Swings and roundabouts" 1900 whenever, as well as the 1964 Boddy edited Jean Gregoire book from the early fifties, "Best wheel forward" . I was amazed at their search abilities within 3 and 6 weeks of request.

On another Anthony/Vanguard note, I have come across another model maker, in Sussex, Trevor Wright, who does his version of the Vanguard in 1:43, kit or made up. I am about to order one so I will be able to report back. The review of his products last year in Octane seemed good.

His list shows that he does a very wide range of cars, a separate range of F1/F2 cars incl such things as the Trossi Monaco, Gordini T32, P99 Ferguson, Cisitalia et alia. plus a whole range of other sports and racing cars, list is too long to be specific.


Usual disclaimers etc.

Roger Lund.

PS Does anyone know Jackie Oliver? We should have a picture of his Ford Thames transporter up here. It is the same model as Bill Friend's, posted several above, but with a third axle tagged onto the rear, and "Red Rooster" painted on the doors, when he raced his Lotus 26R.

RL

a friend has some Trevor Wright models , and they are mainly copiies of John Day , Circiut series etc , some models in the range are Trevors own work , I was not aware of the transporter , and am ken to hear your thoughts on it .

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bradbury west
[B]Sorry to be a bit mundane..................

Does anyone else recall Jackie Oliver's Ford Thames 300C flatbed transporter on which he used to carry his Elan 26R in 1964? It was a rich maroon colour, like his car, and had the legend Red Rooster on the doors, possibly after a song by an up and coming but now well known period beat combo.

To fit the car on the back it had a lengthened chassis with a third, trailing axle tagged on the back. Looked impressive to me as a callow youth at Rufforth in those rose-tinted-glasses days.

I suspect the rig was a bit sluggish with only the 1508cc Consul engine in plus the three speed box.

At about this time I was stock car racing with a fried of mine, Ginger Payne who had built a similar transporter ,but sluggish it was not as a 6 cylinder Zodiac engine fitted place of the 4 quite easily and I belive Jackie Olivers was the same.

Couple of pics for Clarko:



at Brands in June 1998 and at the Goodwood Revival in September 2005.



Paul M

Mike Anthony's Vanguard transporter went on to be the works transporter at Ogle. It carried lots of those lovely little Ogle SX1000 Minis around. Mike had one for years, apparently....

This is the first real f1 type transported that hit the Australian tracks Team JPS Frank Gardner and Allen Grice ,this was taken 1981 at .................(fill in the blank space)

Lakeside?

But that is a few years after the Moffat-IH combine hit the circuits...

Twinny has prompted me to add this one to the transporters thread: Jock Russell's Lotus 70 and David Prophet's wagon at Oulton, 1970.



And one of the ex-Ecurie Ecosse Commer, when owned by Neil Corner, Oulton '73



- on balance, after some deliberation, I think I'd rather have the 250F.

David Kennedy's famous black bus. David and his Crossle 30F Formula Ford car lived in this bus for the entire 1976 UK season. A successful year, winning both the RAC and Townsend Thoresen Championships and 6th place in the Festival final.

What about this

http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~kamaboko/

Not sure about the shade of green!

Was wondering if this one qualifies as a hauler (that is Southern US for transporter).

http://www.futurliner.com/

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/about/press..._futurliner.asp

Simply amazed at the four million dollar (US) selling price!

Henry

http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bedfordtrans6hh.jpg
Seen at Ebay
The seller sell a 1/43 Bedford transporter
Item 6032465644
I have one of this models and are, very nice

Hi
Just recieved the Marlboro version


With 1973 P160E Lauda and Regazzoni



1972 P153 and P160B and C




regards

Mick

Nice one, Mick!

The real thing can be seen in the background here...