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tomsredstratos
05-04-2013, 21:28
I thought I would start a specific thread for transporters and support vehicles. Did we ever cover these on the old forum?

Have a look in your own Stratos photos and look in the background...see anything good....post it here.

Thanks for posting transporter pics on the other thread,it has made me start sorting out the pictures on my computer.:D

Here is the first few,got some more somewhere.
tomsredstratos
05-04-2013, 21:31
A few more.....
Guy Mayers
05-04-2013, 22:08
Nice one Tom - I'll try and remember the place I spooted a very unusual Series 1 Beta Saloon. I spoke to the chairman of the LMC a while back, Andy Collins, who is a real Beta nut about it. He'd never heard of one - a hatchback Saloon. All the others had boot lids but this one was done properly!

I wonder if the club coffers would stretch to an old Italian truck?

Guy
tomsredstratos
05-04-2013, 23:19
An old service truck would be cool for the shows :)

I have come across a few old transporters on my travels with work but most have been in pretty poor condition and have sold for silly money. The restoration costs for them are huge.

Heres the Chardonnet service van.
tomsredstratos
05-04-2013, 23:22
Not a transporter but the Police!
ProtoTipo
06-04-2013, 07:44
Brilliant photos Tom.
'Love the old factory/workshop building, and the support cars lined up outside.

Vince,
I could have done with these photos a while back?!
ProtoTipo
06-04-2013, 07:56
'Notice the rear wheel and wheel arch combination on the Chardonnet photo above.

Could you bring yourself to bolt a roof rack to this?
Berlina (http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C362662)
Guy Mayers
06-04-2013, 08:03
'Notice the rear wheel and wheel arch combination on the Chardonnet photo above.

Could you bring yourself to bolt a roof rack to this?
Berlina (http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C362662)

That would be criminal! It's probably the last one in RHD! Find a restoration case in Italy and put a hatchback in it whilst you're at it!

Guy
ProtoTipo
06-04-2013, 08:42
That would be criminal! It's probably the last one in RHD! Find a restoration case in Italy and put a hatchback in it whilst you're at it!

Guy

It's in amazing condition. 'Talk about a charmed life?
I wonder if the hatchback special has some HPE tailgate furniture in its construction?
StruanR
06-04-2013, 11:55
From my collection...
Stratie.fr
06-04-2013, 13:34
I thought I would start a specific thread for transporters and support vehicles. Did we ever cover these on the old forum?

Have a look in your own Stratos photos and look in the background...see anything good....post it here.

Thanks for posting transporter pics on the other thread,it has made me start sorting out the pictures on my computer.:D

Here is the first few,got some more somewhere.





Amazing pictures Tom!
the last one is also in Corse 1975

A great time for ever!
strat24v
06-04-2013, 14:21
Is this the next big thing for us lot, replica service barges/camper vans?!
kolynos
06-04-2013, 14:43
Just need a few decals on the van!!!4358
ChrisCar6
06-04-2013, 15:36
Is this the next big thing for us lot, replica service barges/camper vans?!

Start cheap:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lancia-Jolly-grun-yellow-Lancia-Service-1-43-Starline-/400454464165?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item5d3cf232a5
Monte76
07-04-2013, 17:13
This one's not period but very smart:

http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/Other/Web-Images/i-CrWHL4B/0/O/64883_446385629843_723594843_5112624_6000248_n%20-%20Copy.jpg

And now for a couple of period shots:

http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/Other/Web-Images/i-wJfWrP9/0/L/IMG_5079%20-%20Copy-L.jpg

http://vincesgallery.smugmug.com/Other/Web-Images/i-czbqvXS/0/L/tn10q%20-%20Copy-L.jpg
Stratie.fr
18-05-2015, 12:31
Not seen a Fiat 242 for sale in France since a long time !
this one in good condition but with blocked engine :(

http://www.leboncoin.fr/equipement_auto/787554385.htm?ca=12_s

8328

Or another option this lancia beta also in Le bon coin !

8329
Guy Mayers
18-05-2015, 12:36
Good finds but I think the Beta support vehicles were the earlier series, the rear windows have a curved bottom edge and there's also the tailgate to be fabricated!

Guy
bosmass
18-05-2015, 17:35
I see a chevy conversion van in the first pic, that's pretty funny......prob. 500 dollars here.
GMC
22-05-2015, 08:44
And here is mine, currently building a long wheel base Transit (twin rear wheel version)
http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z381/GMC6850473/Ford%20Transit/IMG_4289.jpg (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/GMC6850473/media/Ford%20Transit/IMG_4289.jpg.html)
FiveHundred
22-05-2015, 14:45
Not a transporter but the Police!

This photo is priceless - never seen before - anyone able to translate it?
FiveHundred
22-05-2015, 14:48
Good finds but I think the Beta support vehicles were the earlier series, the rear windows have a curved bottom edge and there's also the tailgate to be fabricated!

Guy

Do we know for certain that all the early service Betas (I'm thinking 1974-5) were modified in this way?
Guy Mayers
22-05-2015, 17:24
Well I'm not going to put head on the block and say they were..... Trouble is, there's not many pics of them and not all of them have the hatch open. Understandably most photographers concentrate on the Stratos!

Guy
Guy Mayers
22-05-2015, 17:29
This photo is priceless - never seen before - anyone able to translate it?

Munari - nicked for speeding between stages.

Okay, I'll start this off with the obvious - and the copper is saying "Who do you think you are Stirling Bloody Moss" :rolleyes:

Guy
john
22-05-2015, 19:34
I don't know much Italian, and I guess it would be easy to put it into Google translate, but I'm having too much fun imagining that "...una bella paternale" is casting some doubt on the paternity status of the copper....!