M#8 Solved - Norman Holtkamp's Cheetah Transporter

Started by metalshapes, April 22, 2009, 09:51:42 PM

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metalshapes

April 22, 2009, 09:51:42 PM Last Edit: September 10, 2023, 05:33:48 AM by Wendax
This one is probably way too easy...

So I want the original name of the vehicle, before it got re-named.
And the name of the 1st owner/builder.

pguillem

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April 23, 2009, 10:12:21 AM
Easy :

1954 Mercedes-Benz Rennabteilung Auto Transporter

metalshapes

#2
April 23, 2009, 01:36:01 PM
Nope...

pguillem

#3
April 23, 2009, 04:57:22 PM
Ach so ! Holtkamp 1962 Transporter

metalshapes

#4
April 23, 2009, 05:19:36 PM
Yes.

Thats the one...

Do you know what he called it?

Closed for 2 days so you have time to find it.

metalshapes

#5
April 29, 2009, 03:54:37 AM
Experts...

ImpishGrin

#6
April 29, 2009, 03:57:39 AM
The Cheetah Transporter
It's not denial, I'm just very selective about the reality I accept.

metalshapes

#7
April 29, 2009, 04:01:18 AM
Yes.

Carnut

#8
August 28, 2013, 11:24:53 AM Last Edit: August 28, 2013, 11:28:56 AM by Carnut
Apparently Holtkamp was so impressed by the Mercedes transporter that he wanted one like it; of course the only way to do that was to build his own..  He started with a Mercedes 300 chassis and fitted Porsche suspension parts, a Chevy El Camino cab and a Corvette V8.. The handling was said to be somewhat wayward (lethal actually..) so he had to rebuilt the whole thing longer and with the engine further back, losing the Mercedes-like bodywork in the process.

Another pic:

Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars

Wendax

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September 10, 2023, 05:36:10 AM Last Edit: September 10, 2023, 05:47:36 AM by Wendax
The prolongation was never finished, but the two parts are supposed to still exist.
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