Race Car Transporters of the Past

[khyndart in CA]

In 1968 John Wyer had this beautifully restored transporter to carry his fleet of the mighty JW Gulf Porsche 9i7s around Europe.

This weekend Hyndman once again had to " mix with the big boys such as a Gulf Ford GT replica.
Just to remind them of who ruled the roads of Los Olivos !

(Ken Hyndman photo )

[Jac Mac]

[color="#0000CD"]Thats a Ford GT in last pic, otherwise known as a ~110% scale replica of a GT40...[/color]

[khyndart in CA]

Jac Mac
You are absolutely correct. The changes have been made. I just got a bit carried away.

2006 Ford GT trailing the 1962 Austin Mini Cooper in the streets of Los Olivos, CA.
( Ken Hyndman photo )

[ERC]

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That looks like the original BRM Leyland Tiger, repainted in Yardley livery. I presume it was restored back to its original BRG colour at a later date? It was in the Wheatcroft Donington Museum at one stage.

[Terry S]

This is slightly O/T, but may be of interest.

In Australia the V*SC teams use B Double Trailers.

Even the single car teams, for some reason.
I think Australia may be the only country where these are allowed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z39xXBIIFf0

Suggest you press "Skip AD' button in bottom LH corner

[928]

think you will find the "B" train is a canadian transport development

[khyndart in CA]

Joe stopped to use the bathroom in 1956 and he never came back !

(Ken Hyndman )

[khyndart in CA]

I first came to California in 1972 about the time this movie was made which was one of the first by Steven Spielberg.
I wish some of the freeway scenes were still wide open like this today.
It pays not to upset a tanker or transporter driver !

[video=youtube;Rt4MWSrrtiU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt4MWSrrtiU[/video]


Enjoy.

(Ken Hyndman.)

[Rod Grimwood]

Joe stopped to use the bathroom in 1956 and he never came back !

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(Ken Hyndman )

That whole unit would be great in the right hands, imagine seeing all that restored.

[Andrew Metford]

This is slightly O/T, but may be of interest.

In Australia the V*SC teams use B Double Trailers.

Even the single car teams, for some reason.
I think Australia may be the only country where these are allowed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z39xXBIIFf0

Suggest you press "Skip AD' button in bottom LH corner

It is ( or at least was ) mandated in the rules you have to have a B double, even if a single car team.

NZ runs B doubles too, always have. Australia is the only place that has Road Trains, which even when a double are a different configuration to a B double.

[stubuchanan]

A page or so back, someone wondered how extra cars were carried, and how unloading was achieved. This effort from Ferrari from 1959 or 1960 may be part of the answer :

Mechanics are apparently easing the Ferrari from a temporary frame on a flatbed truck on to the raise/lower portion of the Fiat transporter. I presume the process has to be repeated for a second car on the truck.

Ferrari seem to have used this truck regularly for transporting extra cars from the factory to Monza. Crotti Bilance was a weighing machine manufacturer at Campogalliano, just outside Modena.

I think there was a length limit on trucks, buses etc manufactured in the UK, in the 1950-1960 era at least, so they couldn't have double cabs or extra storage like the Fiats. The Connaught team used 3 converted AEC buses as team transport, each one holding one car only, as did Bruce Halford who raced a 250F Maserati ( the ex-Prince Bira car which later became the Ross Jensen "El Salvador" Maserati of 1959) .

Stu

[Kwaussie]

This looks very nice.

[GD66]

This is how the Ducati race team used to roll into the pits in the early 1970s.

Quite an entrance !

[GD66]

Meanwhile, in California....

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[khyndart in CA]

"Honey, I may be a little late getting home as my tow vehicle is not handling as good as it should."

[GD66]

Woo-hoo ! Imagine winding that into a downhill hairpin !

[khyndart in CA]

Gilmore Oil Company had some interesting vehicles in the 1930s. It was the largest*independent oil company on the West Coast at the time and used motor sports to help promote the company.

The roadster in this photo has not been identified. (It is written as a possible Murphy Special with some influence by Harry Miller )
Can anyone identify it ?

That dog at the r/f wheel does not appreciate a fine looking transporter !


(Ken H)

[Ray Bell]

Two people who post on the Atlas F1 forums I can think of might know that sporty car...

'Magoo', who posts on the Technical Forum pretty regularly, and maybe 'B Squared' (Brian Brown) who is often on the Nostalgia Forum.

[khyndart in CA]

Excuse the pun as I am getting a bit off track but I found the Gilmore Oil Company story interesting.
Earl Gilmore used racing to promote his oil company and built Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles and is also considered to be the father of midget auto racing. He backed Fred Offenhauser to help develop his famous 97 c.i. midget racing engine. He also sponsored sprint cars in the Los Angeles area and at Indianapolis.
Check this beautifully chromed midget on the custom built trailer behind a very customized "Southern California Plating Company" 1935 Ford delivery truck in 1936 on their way to the races.

(Ken Hyndman )

[Ray Bell]

That really is interesting stuff, Ken...

And impressive!