Pulled this vidcap from a really cool documentary on Road America at Elkhart Lake. Anybody have info on this transporter? Looks like some sort of modified VW bus :eek:
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Pulled this vidcap from a really cool documentary on Road America at Elkhart Lake. Anybody have info on this transporter? Looks like some sort of modified VW bus :eek:
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Oh, here's the vid (hat tip to Scott Hansen for finding it):
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49357431?badge=0&color=ff9933" width="700" height="525" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/49357431">Road America 1958</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9608649">Roger Johnson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Looks like someone was inspired by the Mercedes Renntransporter and made a closed VW version. Very cool looking, and only 4 years after the Mercedes rig. I wonder if it still exists?
That video was a real period piece with some great cars. The narrator was a riot, very Jack Webb....."Think it looks easy? TRY IT!" :D
Cool... a fifth-wheel VW hauler sure is different! Wonder if it was VW powered, and what happened to it?
Interesting to see Elkhart without safety structures of any kind from in-car, and spotting now famous cars & drivers.
The Onan mini commercial was kinda fun too. Great vid, thanks for sharing.
Great video Curt....... Thanks
Some men like "The feel of a gun on a frosty morning". I was just thinking that!
Awesome video. Thanks for posting.
Russ: I'm confident that Type 2 hauler was scrapped right after it burned to the ground while towing that trailer back to wherever it came from. Cool in concept only.
No doubt, if VW powered... a long slow slog until flashpoint. But check out those wheels & hubs, Frank... they don't look like VW to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Beck
Can you imagine some dude in 1958 thinkin'. "Hey, let's build a Volkswagen single-cab like a White COE!"