Race Car Transporters of the Past

[khyndart in CA]

"Vern" did not want to spend too much on his trailer and he made every inch count !

[khyndart in CA]

Some FORD transporters during the fifties, sixties and seventies.

(Ken Hyndman )

[khyndart in CA]

These are two of my favorite race cars being transported.

McLaren M20 at Mosport in 1972.

1970 Boss 302 Trans Am Mustang. (After restoration )


(Ken Hyndman )

[khyndart in CA]

July 5th weekend. 1970. French F1 Grand Prix at Clermont Ferrand..
The McLaren Team transporter and crew as they prepare for the race after tragically losing Bruce a month earlier.
Dan Gurney, who kindly filled in while Denny was recovering from burnt hands at Indianapolis is at the rear with McLaren M14A # 17.
Denny Hulme had returned to drive the McLaren M 14D-Cosworth # 19.
Tyler Alexander is in the doorway.
The other car on the transporter is a McLaren M7D # 16 with a Alfa Romeo T33. 3.0 V-8 engine driven by Andrea De Adamich.
These were very hard times for the team but they bravely battled on and never gave up.

(Ken Hyndman )

[khyndart in CA]

More FORD transportation photos.

[khyndart in CA]

I used to dread getting on the school bus at Kiwitahi but I think I was safer then than climbing on board some of these arrangements except the Porsche-Audi transporter !

(Ken Hyndman )

[Bruce302]

Awesome pics Ken,

Thank you.

[John McKechnie]

The number 88 on the silver car is on the same angle as the ramp.
Neat Topolino, and when you see a real road going on they look so tiny.
They are the car version of the Shetland Pony and Shetland Dog

[khyndart in CA]

John,
Do you want me to try to contact the # 88 artist to come out and apply his skills to your Monaro ?
You could just park it on an incline in the driveway and he will take it from there !

[khyndart in CA]

It seems VW Kombis were a popular mode of transporter back in the sixties. Perhaps someone can explain why. It would not be for the handling or for speed !.

Just in case you needed a support vehicle.

[John McKechnie]

Ken- In the Hippy era, the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers turned a Kombi into an Armadillo- I loaned Spagetti the details-looked impressive scuttling along the freeway . We dont need to mention what they were transporting in SoCal

[khyndart in CA]

I think some of these VW transporters were carrying loads a little bit more valuable than the Kombi !

(Imagine finding this unattended in the parking lot ! A Williams FW 07 and a Lotus 49 well protected from the rain !)
(Note how popular VWs are in this photo. )


(Ken Hyndman )

[Allan]

And sometimes..........

[khyndart in CA]

Here is a easier way of loading up.
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[Roger Dowding]

Here is a easier way of loading up.
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Ken, went to the Utube and it tells what the truck is very clever, Old Chevvy with front wheel drive Cadillac mechanicals ..cool ..

[khyndart in CA]

Roger,
Perhaps you could purchase and slightly modify this "Good ol' boy's" All Terrain Vehicle.

KH

[khyndart in CA]

Roger,
Then you could have something like this set up in your driveway one day !

KH

[khyndart in CA]

Or, here is another project.
1952 Studebakers.

Transporter back in the day.

Now crouching in the desert in rattlesnake country.

(Note the rear "suicide door" arrangement )


Ken H

[khyndart in CA]

Some transportation in the US.
1969 trailer of Dodge Daytonas.

A great team and driver in the 1970s was the Wood Brothers and David Pearson.
This shows the 1973 Ford Mercury Montego always with # 21. Outside their humble shop in Stuart, Virginia.

( Ken Hyndman )

[John McKechnie]

Ken- these Transporter pictures are absolutely brilliant, love the black/ white of Studes and Daytonnas.