July 1960. Silverstone. British Grand Prix.
Jim Clark's Lotus 18 # 8 being unloaded from the Team Lotus transporter.
(KJH )
July 1960. Silverstone. British Grand Prix.
Jim Clark's Lotus 18 # 8 being unloaded from the Team Lotus transporter.
(KJH )
"Vern,
When you have finished eating your pie, can you come out from under that vehicle and park this BRM transporter properly instead of blocking the access road !"
(Ken H )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 12-06-2016 at 12:15 AM.
Here is a transporter Mr. Steve Holmes would appreciate.
"In the glory days of muscle cars, this transporter pulled out of Yenko's dealership with awesome cars. Yenko made them awesome."
http://www.yenko.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Yenko
(Ken Hyndman )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 12-06-2016 at 07:44 AM.
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 )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 12-06-2016 at 10:45 PM.
Thats a Ford GT in last pic, otherwise known as a ~110% scale replica of a GT40...
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 )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 12-07-2016 at 06:13 AM. Reason: .
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.Originally Posted by khyndart in CA
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
Last edited by Terry S; 12-13-2016 at 12:19 AM.
think you will find the "B" train is a canadian transport development
Joe stopped to use the bathroom in 1956 and he never came back !
(Ken Hyndman )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 12-17-2016 at 01:05 AM.
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 !
Enjoy.
(Ken Hyndman.)
That whole unit would be great in the right hands, imagine seeing all that restored.Joe stopped to use the bathroom in 1956 and he never came back !
(Ken Hyndman )
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.
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
This looks very nice.
This is how the Ducati race team used to roll into the pits in the early 1970s.
Quite an entrance !
Meanwhile, in California....
"Honey, I may be a little late getting home as my tow vehicle is not handling as good as it should."
Woo-hoo ! Imagine winding that into a downhill hairpin !
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)
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