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 1954
Mercedes-Benz O3500 Two-Car Racing Transporter.
 For
the 1954 season the rules for Grand Prix were changed again, either 750cc
engines with forced aspiration or 2500cc engines with natural aspiration
were allowed and this was the right time for Mercedes Benz to enter GP
racing again. The W196 introduced at the 1954 Reims Grand Prix not only
looked like nothing else on the grid but under its streamlined body it
was filled with innovations as well. The straight 8 cylinder engine was
tilted 37 degrees resulting in smaller frontal area. There were no valve
springs closing the valves as the W196 was equipped with a desmodromic
valve operating systems, with one cam shaft opening the valves and a second
one closing them again. Bosch direct fuel injection developed for the
300 SL was used. To decrease the unsprung weight the drum brakes were
moved inboard. Fangio drove the W196 to its maiden victory at its first
Grand Prix, with his team mate Kling just a couple of meters behind him,
the third place finishing Ferrari however was more than a lap behind.
Fangio went on to win the 1954 and 1955 World Championships. In 1955 Moss
lead three other W196s to victory in the British Grand Prix at Aintree.
Various versions of the W196 were built during its lifespan, the streamlined
version for highspeed tracks like Avus, Reims and Monza, a more conventional
bodied version for the road racing tracks. To serve its racing team, Mercedes-Benz
AG built a special vehicles, most famous of them was a "Blue Wonder".
Two racing transporters (each intended to carry two W196s) were built
on the shortened O3500 bus chassis as well as a mobile workshop, which
had a completely-outfitted toolroom and full welding equipment. The 1955
season was the most tragic season in motorsport history, with a Mercedes
Benz 300SLR flying into a grandstand at Le Mans, killing 87 people. At
the end of the season Mercedes Benz withdrew again from motorsport.
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  1966 Bedford VAL14/Plaxton VAL Panorama Brabham Team Transporter.
 In
1966 Formula-1 season, Jack Brabham used engines from Australian engineering
firm Repco, which had never produced a Formula One engine before, few
expected the Brabham-Repcos to be competitive, but the light and reliable
cars ran at the front from the start of the season. At the French Grand
Prix at Reims-Gueux, Jack Brabham became the first man to win a Formula
One world championship race in a car bearing his own name. Jack Brabham
won his third title in 1966, in 1967, the title went to Brabham's team
mate, New Zealander Denny Hulme. The Brabham team took the constructors'
world championship in both years. At the start of the 1966 season, Brabham
team received a new transporter, which replaced their old Bedford. The
new transporter was one of the best in the paddock. It was ordered in
1964 and was made by Plaxton on Bedford research chassis RHD62/3 using
as a base their experimental unique VAL Panorama body which was built
in 1961 and had a rear-end distortion, so it could never again be used
for coaching work (information from the book: Fare Stage Series Volume
6: The Bedford VAL by Robert W. Berry; Trans Pennine Publishing Ltd; www.transpenninepublishing.co.uk,
thanks to Alan Earnshaw for providing this information). It could hold
three F1 racing cars, a couple of spare race engines, gear boxes, tools
and it seated up to five team members. Bob Ilich, member of the Brabham
team, remembered: "When we first got the new transporter, we loaded
up and were off down the Autobarn to Monaco. Jack came to us and said
he would see us down there as he was going in his plane. However once
we got rolling on the Autobarn with the safety of twin front wheels, five
speed gearbox and two speed differential, we found we could cruise around
100 miles per hour and we beat Jack to Monaco!! Jack had a “big smile”
on his face."
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1959 Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster L.R.T. 3.1 BRM Team Transporter
(1959-1970)
 This
beautiful transporter was built in 1959 by Marshall Motor Bodies Ltd.,
of Cambridge to the design of the engine development division of Rubery
Owen & Co. Ltd, the builder of B.R.M racing cars. With the capacity
of three racing cars, the transporter was constructed of hardwood with
exterior panels of handbeaten aluminum. This model was based on a left-hand
drive export Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster LRT 3.1 chassis with 150
h.p underfloor engine.
Scale: 1:43
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219-1
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1959 Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster L.R.T. 3.1 Yardley-BRM Team
Transporter (1970-71)
 The
Yardley cosmetics company was a sponsor of the BRM Team in 1970-1971 F1
seasons; The Yardley BRM Team was 6th in 1970 and 2d in 1971. At Spa in
1970 Pedro Rodriguez scored the first win for BRM since 1966 with BRM
P153; In 1971 Jo Siffert won in Austria and Peter Gethin won in Italy
with BRM P160.
Scale: 1:43
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219-2
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1959 Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster L.R.T. 3.1 Marlboro-BRM Team
Transporter (1972-73)
 In
1972 and 1973 F1 seasons, Marlboro was a sponsor of the BRM team, but
after very succesfull '71 season, the Marlboro-BRM team was only 6th in
1972 and 1973.
Scale: 1:43
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25
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220
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 1954
Twin Fageol Super Freighter Cunningham Transporter
 In 1950 Twin Coach company introduced a line of vans using
the name Fageol. There were a large range of available models with wheelbase
from 108 to 222 inches, all with International components but with traditional
Twin Coach integral construction. These vans, known as Fageol Super Freighters,
were available through International dealer’s network until 1954, when
Twin Coach sold its bus manufacturing to Flxible. Briggs Cunningham Team
bought a special designed van in 1954, which was one of the most attractive
racing transporters of the 50s.
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100
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1954 Bedford OWB Utility Bus Cliff Allison's Lotus Team Transporter
 This
transporter was based on standard war-time Bedford OWB of Brown's Coaches
of Darlington. The bus was modified by Cliff Allison of Team Lotus to
carry 2 cars, spares and mechanics in 1954.
Scale: 1:43
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