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Solved: GTE 144 - Repco Holden F5000 "Veggie Cart"
« on: September 20, 2019, 12:53:00 PM »
Please identify this vehicle for a point.
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2019, 10:35:36 PM »
Experts?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2019, 07:10:02 PM »
Amazing! Excuse the pun, but is there a French Connection?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2019, 07:14:05 PM »
Quote from: Zerk on September 27, 2019, 07:10:02 PM
Amazing! Excuse the pun, but is there a French Connection?
No French connection that I can think of
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2019, 05:32:10 PM »
Wrigley Autotruck?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2019, 06:05:52 PM »
Quote from: Rusty Chrome on September 28, 2019, 05:32:10 PM
Wrigley Autotruck?
Yes, the "donor vehicle" was a Wrigley Motor Truck like this one:
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2019, 01:40:56 PM »
Tractor-pull type thing? :o
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2019, 01:49:21 PM »
Quote from: richard cuyler on October 02, 2019, 01:40:56 PM
Tractor-pull type thing? :o
No, nothing like that
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2019, 03:09:49 PM »
I thought it was something chucked together by some race-car mechanics during a break?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2019, 03:28:07 PM »
Quote from: Rusty Chrome on October 03, 2019, 03:09:49 PM
I thought it was something chucked together by some race-car mechanics during a break?
More or less, but still need the "who/what/when" for the point. So far, you've provided half of the "what" (Wrigley Motor Truck) and a vague description of the "who" (some race car mechanics). Locked for you to identify: 1) the race car mechanics responsible; 2) what is shown in the photo (other than just a Wrigley truck); and 3) approximately when this creation occurred.
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2019, 06:48:21 AM »
Sorry, can't remember where I've seen it previously, I would guess very early 70s and Formula One and possibly something to do with Denny Hulme?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2019, 04:29:49 PM »
Quote from: Rusty Chrome on October 04, 2019, 06:48:21 AM
Sorry, can't remember where I've seen it previously, I would guess very early 70s and Formula One and possibly something to do with Denny Hulme?
Early '70s is correct, but not F1 and nothing to do with Denny Hulme. Do you want another stab at it, or should I unlock the thread?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2019, 05:13:56 PM »
Unlock - It looks familiar, but I'm not so sure I have seen it if it's not F1
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2019, 05:16:08 PM »
Quote from: Rusty Chrome on October 10, 2019, 05:13:56 PM
Unlock - It looks familiar, but I'm not so sure I have seen it if it's not F1
Ok, unlocked.
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2019, 03:32:54 PM »
Up to the Pros
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2019, 07:42:06 AM »
Was this truck used to transport engines around the factory of a race car manufacturer?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2019, 01:02:33 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on October 20, 2019, 07:42:06 AM
Was this truck used to transport engines around the factory of a race car manufacturer?
It was. The addition of the rear tires and subsequent photograph were done for laughs. (I have digitally removed the crew of mechanics posing in the background.) The photograph was published in racing magazines back in the day and today appears on a number of automotive websites.
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2019, 02:44:36 PM »
Was it the Trojan/Elva/McLaren factory?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2019, 03:37:03 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on October 20, 2019, 02:44:36 PM
Was it the Trojan/Elva/McLaren factory?
No
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2019, 03:51:59 PM »
(I can't find the image online!) Lola Cars?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2019, 04:13:24 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on October 20, 2019, 03:51:59 PM
(I can't find the image online!) Lola Cars?
(It's out there!) Not Lola
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2019, 04:18:44 PM »
Quote from: gte4289 on October 20, 2019, 01:02:33 PM
Quote from: nicanary on October 20, 2019, 07:42:06 AM
Was this truck used to transport engines around the factory of a race car manufacturer?
It was.
I realize that my short response to your question was misleading. This truck was used to transport engines around the factory of a company that manufactured race car engines and other components.
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2019, 05:30:59 PM »
Cosworth ?
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2019, 06:46:09 PM »
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Re: GTE 144
« Reply #24 on: October 21, 2019, 12:47:42 AM »
British engine manufacturer ?
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