And it also seems to be set in a gathering of the Metro Owners Club (with full membership turn-out).

rbm

I may have already posted this pic earlier in the thread, but on my Ford van website I have these 2 pics showing the Cooper support van with trailer:


http://www.e83w.co.uk/e83w_cooper.htm


Rick

Rick, I would say it is the same design of trailer, you can see where the trailer frame turns up to hold the race cars front wheel, the canvas is intresting and looking at it I would have to assume that the nose has been taken off the car so it will fit in, as the canvas dosn't seem to be pushed out by it.
so guess I need to get another fordson now (having just sold a 7V)

Richard.

Vanwall Transporter article

There is a useful article by Andrew English on the old Vanwall Transporter, written up in last Saturday's Daily Telegraph, Motoring section, the truck now/still owned by Tony Merrick, so it is in good hands.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.j...9/mftrans29.xml

The picture on-line is better than the other one in the article.

Roger Lund.

That is a lovely story

Yes, it is.

From Mike Argetsinger's book on Walt Hansgen comes this one:

Rusty Hansgen, in England with his father for the Guards Interntional Trophy of 1965, tells of being amazed at the sight of a Lola T70 being towed on a trailer behind a Mini Cooper S, the trailer and its load being much larger than the tow car.

Another question in the transporter line comes with the knowledge that John Mecom's team took up to seven cars to race meetings in that year. And earlier, the Briggs Cunningham equipe had two large transporters as they went to race meetings with multiples of FJrs, sports cars and sedans.

Does anyone know what kind of transporters these were?

Cunningham had custom made Flageol transporter(S) , see german transporter site for photo.

In 65 Cunningham stopped racing but used tractor/trailer combinations frim the early 50s till the end.The Fageol I believe was only there for 53/55.Bjørn

In A.Pritchards book "grand prix reflections",page 30 picture of Lancia D50: In the top you see back end of Ecosse "bus" but on the left is a Thames Trader from that time(1954-1952)which reads SU carbs and Shellon the "box" and on the door :Maintained Motorwork Chalfont Ltd. in for "lines" any guess who that is? Bjørn

F1 1957 , Luigi Piotti, Andre Simon, Piero Scotti, Francesco Godia-Sales, Ottorino Volonterio , John De Puy and R.C.C. Walker : Anybody has a guess how they got, or with what thry their F1s to the tracks????? Bjørn

Anyone for Bob Gerard transporter after his old Dodge with the little square nose??
How about Ecurie Galloise or H&L Motors (jack Lewis teams) in the early 60s??
Or Ian Raby Racing from the same period???? Bjørn

Seen at F1 rejects
Driver: Neville Lederle (S Africa)
Car : Lotus 20

http://img65.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lotus2023gg.jpg

Nice picture of Lederle VW clarko. Also part pics of tranporters will do! Bjørn

Yeah....just fit a braking system that actually works and and an engine with a decent amount of get up and go and you are half way there

Posted on behalf of Jerry Entin;

That last picture looks discernibly like a street in the UK.

When was it taken?

The GELO (Georg Loos) Racing Team transporter at Zolder, 1971.







Best Regards,

Henk A. Hazelaar
Netherlands

The Racing Team Holland Transporter + racecars.



Best Regards,

Henk A. Hazelaar
Netherlands

1964TT,page 58 in the book :motor racing at Goodwood in the 60s : Who used a Fiat 642(?) Bartoletti transporter??????????? Bjørn

I have just read that Tommy Atkins had an ex BRM transporter , which one ??? Others ????
Regards Bjørn

LeMans 1963:Who used the ex BRM forward control Commer car(now modified with windows in the side?????
Regards Bjørn

Rob Walker transporters : 54-55-56 : Fordson(stubby nose)
57-58-59-60-61 Commer (long narrow nose)
62-63-64-65-66-? Austin ( fc/horizontal grill)
63: private car: Facel Vega.

Regards Bjørn

PS : The Commer went to Scirocco-Powell. Bjørn

Hello everyone, still trying to find transporters I would like to line up my knowlidge on Ecurie Ecosse cars : 1951(Murray/Ambrosiana) Ford 10 cwt van , Bedford van ,Lorry (with 4CTL Maser , See Renntransporter132.de) 1956 Modified bus (AEC?) "1 1/2" decker (see Renntransporter again),
but....1954(Spanish F1GP and Monza1957? together with Ferrari "Bartoletti" ) another different modified (AEC?)with a hump on the roof reading Jaguar Cars and with Ecuri E. in big letters on the side as well as ads (ESSO etc) and finally the famous Commer from 1959-65. Please correct me if I am wrong. Regards Bjørn

Oh , and the colors of the 2 buses before the Commer???????????? Bjørn

Hello , go to www.baldyne.com theres a nice pic of their Austin Loadmaster and 2 F3s from the mid 60s.

And very nice to Tom Belsø cars. Regards Bjørn

Presumably this is it?



The Emeryson one had the same registration but different colours - presumably the same one?

Faboulos, it appears to me that it s the same,which means the ex Walker went to Rmeryson first! (picture from Germany) Regards Bjørn

Emeryson had 1 car no.8 and 1 car no.16 for Solitude in 1961 and 1962.
Also interesting to see how the Sciroccos are housed !! Bjørn

Hello, I recentlygot the book Goodwood in the 602 , nice little one.
Have 2 questions :
Page 53 ,1964 News od The World Tr. ,Left Lotus transporter, right Brabham transporter , middle Austin Loadmaster, propably ex BRM, little sign on front rood says? IR for Ian Raby? Or TR for Team Rosebud(Brabham-BRM (i have been told!!!?)???Have tried to search results ,cant find a Team Rosebud! Any help?? Bjørn
Page58 :TT1964 top picture behind:that is a Fiat 642/682 Bartoletti : Whose????

Kind regards.

http://www.atspeedimages.com/monterey_hist...transporter.jpg

Hi Marc , Beautiful

Hello I am back again with another question : In S. Moss 1961 scrapbook , page 97 , color picture, 2 transporters , who? Regards Bjørn

Following advise, and searching on old threads under Serenissima or the like I found out that they had an OM transporter. Thats before the 1963 Fiat ! .The picture is only from the front end , and not in full, but the build up looks very much like the Maserati France OM they used in 64! Regards Bjørn

may 1978, Monaco:

Bruno:

I remember that transporter as I was there that year! I remember being so proud of being up in a tree at the old pit entrance taking Super 8 sound movies, only to find out that friend Tom Pumpelly was elsewhere having a chat with Gilles Villeneauve...kind of popped my bubble. They had raced together in Formula Atlantic. Tom even bought his Championship winning March to use for the SCCA
Championship at Road Atlanta.

So much for being clever...

n° 3 Monza 1967, is 330 P4 0856 Bandini/Amon

soryy Clarko,
Monaco 1967, Amon/312 F1 s/n 003. not 65

wouhaouuuuuuu Niki young! ! !

hello Monaco 78:
312 T3. 034 Gilles Villeneuve:






Villeneuve, Forghieri, Dupasquier and Nosetto


Forghieri and Piero Ferrari


and more. . . more. . . more
http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/boub...ri%20Monoplace/

Googling to find Lotus 16 stuff and found this.
I don't know enough about vans of the period but it should be a Ford Thames base.

Bruno, Bruno, Bruno...awesome! We were on a Page and Moy package. I can't remember the name of our hotel, but we could watch St. Devote from the roof and Tabac from our Balconey.
The F3 race had Prost, DeAngelis, Bobby Rahal, Howdy Holmes, etc. I remember Howdy stopping by our room during the weekend...what great times!

yes, a period which will be dreamed never again.

Macoran - see post 283 in this thread where the constructor of this replica (for Bill Friend's Lotus 12) describes the vehicle.

Talking of the Thames 400e, it is a pity that we cannot find any info on the maroon version, but with a third tag-axle on the back, on which Jackie Oliver used to carry his 26R around in 1964-ish. Anyone know how to contact Oliver? BRDC? Tom Walkinshaw?

RL

Motorsport March 1970

Nice picture Marc . Regards Bjørn