The most beautiful historic race truck, trannies etc

[esper]

who uses the most beautifull acurate historic racetruck to add some period feeling.........yes trannies can be included!

[esper]

This is mine, and ofcourse its a historical DAF, living close to Eindhoven thsi is a must!

[zefarelly]

I think you win, already Esper!

Drabble will be dribbling

Team Throbnozzle are jealous of the voluminous interior capacity, if not the travelling speed!

[GORDON STREETER]

It just needs a bit of TLC for next season !

[grantp]

Looks fine to me Gordon. A quick trip through the car wash and job's a good'un.

I suspect that Esper will win in the elegance stakes but I have seen a few snaps with what looky like some nicely tended vehicles, noticeably a BRM transporter.

The Tyrrell truck from the 70's is still around and is often displayed at the larger meetings. However it was never really the prettiest of things and has been maintained to retain its orginal patina.

[esper]

Seen some pretty good trucks done by germans last year at the nurburgring , Nice Mercedes (yes I can write that and few years back there was a Healey racer with a gorgeous bus. we should have those here!!! Doesnt Simon Hadfield have a nice old lorry as well?
The speed Zef...nah...mine was made for the lowlands with a 5 speed gearbox. Have to go by Aachen to Spa to avoid the first steep climb at Liege So red Zef Trannies will have the speed record!!!
Gordon sets the pace , thats a good one!

[johnh875]

We would have to include the Ecurie Ecosse transporter


Not particularly beautiful, but Allan Moffat's transporter was the first purpose-built one in Australia and done very well.
http://www.bowdensown.com/cars/truck.htm

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by johnh875

We would have to include the Ecurie Ecosse transporter


Not particularly beautiful, but Allan Moffat's transporter was the first purpose-built one in Australia and done very well.

I wonder if anyone makes a kit truck version of that to go with my car

[Alan Morgan]

I've always liked this one - as driven by Delta's dad!

http://www.racingmodels.co.uk/center...143-5809-p.asp

[terence]

The Ecurie Ecosse Transporter is now owned by Dick Skipworth,lovely old bus! Everything in it was restored,apparently you need to allow a little extra time to drive it down to Le Mans!

[Mike Bell]

At the risk of being off topic, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder-

http://www.1-18scalecars.com/0Merced...ransporter.htm

[delta]

Originally Posted by Alan Morgan

I've always liked this one - as driven by Delta's dad!

http://www.racingmodels.co.uk/center...143-5809-p.asp

Spent a day with Dad yesterday.We have to write everything down he';s as deaf as a post.Dad drove tanks and half tracks in the war and often the gunner would fire the machine gun without telling Dad to duck his head as the gun was next to his head. Thats what he told me when i was a kid..Any way had a nice day then all of a sudden he says"112mph". I say WHAT!!!!. "112mph "again thats what the top speed of the AEC transporter. He wanted to see how fast she would go!!!. Dont think Mr Wyer knew about it.

[zefarelly]

fugly but fast the Mercedes

Theres a guy somewhere who's restored a MK1 Transit with the latest running gear.

200 BHP 300lbft 4WD in a MK1 LWB twin wheel should do the trick nicely

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by zefarelly

Theres a guy somewhere who's restored a MK1 Transit with the latest running gear. 200 BHP 300lbft 4WD in a MK1 LWB twin wheel should do the trick nicely

That would do me nicely

[esper]

here the guys from berlin-classics.de in Germany are making/restoring this bus for transporting 3 mgbs. will be great I think

[simon drabble]

Esper very pretty. Terry Van der Zee who runs my Turner and Merlyn has a converted bus El Sid - it is not as pretty as your lorry but my goodness can it shift!

I love the period tenders and of course the Tyrell lorry which is now owned by a American collector and the Ecurrie Ecosse are very fine examples...

As has been mentioned already some ten tenthers have some special tenders...

[Al Weyman]

We have an old trannie down the road from me, she often goes into the gay pub on the green, The Load of Hay.

[Colin McKay]

If you've got lots of time on your hands read this http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/dodgerestoration.htm

Must be the most comprehensive account of any restoration I've ever seen, fascinating!

Being a one-time trucker - sorry, lorry driver - I've tried for years to find a period transporter and only just missed an Austin 5-tonner on ebay a couple of years back, a single-seater team transporter hailing from 1959 which would have been perfect.

[skentellytubby]

Originally Posted by Colin McKay

If you've got lots of time on your hands read this http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/dodgerestoration.htm

Must be the most comprehensive account of any restoration I've ever seen, fascinating!

Being a one-time trucker - sorry, lorry driver - I've tried for years to find a period transporter and only just missed an Austin 5-tonner on ebay a couple of years back, a single-seater team transporter hailing from 1959 which would have been perfect.

I went to see the guys restoring this in Newcastle under Lyme. Its going to be amazing when its done - it will hopefully be reunited with Dennis Poore's Alfa at next years Revival. The lengths they are going to with it are amazing.

[oldclassiccar]

Originally Posted by skentellytubby

I went to see the guys restoring this in Newcastle under Lyme. Its going to be amazing when its done - it will hopefully be reunited with Dennis Poore's Alfa at next years Revival. The lengths they are going to with it are amazing.

Hi there, yup we're hoping to get it finished in the not-too-distant. It'd be neat to re-unite it with the old car again one day, although nothing's arranged or in place as yet, but something at a future Revival meeting would be appropriate, given that RD Poore Motor Racing were based just down the road from Goodwood after the war. The Dodge was at the first meeting in 1948 too. When did you visit the workshops?

Rick

[skentellytubby]

Originally Posted by oldclassiccar

Hi there, yup we're hoping to get it finished in the not-too-distant. It'd be neat to re-unite it with the old car again one day, although nothing's arranged or in place as yet, but something at a future Revival meeting would be appropriate, given that RD Poore Motor Racing were based just down the road from Goodwood after the war. The Dodge was at the first meeting in 1948 too. When did you visit the workshops?

Rick

Hi there, I went down there few weeks ago to talk to Doug about preparing my car for next season.

I assume the Dodge is yours? They are really proud about doing the work at CCR aren't they, and rightly so. It's a lovely job to take on. They were talking about the work they'd done with the paint guys. Facinating.

Have you spoken to the owner of Dennis Poore's Alfa?

[ghinzani]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

We have an old trannie down the road from me, she often goes into the gay pub on the green, The Load of Hay.

Spooky, my local used to be called The Load of Hay and theres a trannie that goes in there too. Is 'Load of Hay' rhyming slang or something? If so I must tell my family back in Cornwall as they are Farmers who are always dealing with said loads...

[p261brm]

Originally Posted by ghinzani

Spooky, my local used to be called The Load of Hay and theres a trannie that goes in there too. Is 'Load of Hay' rhyming slang or something? If so I must tell my family back in Cornwall as they are Farmers who are always dealing with said loads...

Tha's nowt as queer as folk

[esper]

another pic, this one was at the oldtimer festival at the nurburgring in the old paddock last year

[Al Weyman]

Has anyone seen the Streamliners that were featured in one of the Classic Mags a couple of years ago, I think it was a GM across America promotional car sales road show or something, they were extradinary vehicles and one was restored and sold for bundles at that American car auction seen on TV.