Traveling horses, historic Porsche car transporters

If it is true that in order to win races around the world you need first of all a good car and then a good driver, then what really matters is equally true. the Organization и team logistics behind the main characters, it is the car and  pilot.

Over the years, as the world of racing develops, the control of the box, equipment parts, tires and no one knows what else, it really began to personify the difference between victory and defeat.

There are some old photos in White black in which teams of mechanics load or unload legendary cars from modern trucks for that time, but in which today we will not be able to load a moped. And these trucks not only carried cars, tires and parts, but they were real and own workshops and houses for mechanics.

Quality and Reliability

We have already talked about Mercedes and Maserati transporters, this time we are talking about another icon in the world of motorsport - Porsche.

Never showing off futuristic cars like Mercedes did with the Renntransporter, the aerodynamic "Blue Portento" in the XNUMXs, Porsche has always given special attention. quality, reliability and consistency between the vehicle and the intended use. Suffice it to say that the company car fleet became understandable only in connection with the expansion of official sports activities. two or more auto transporters.

Red sixties   

The first photographic evidence dates back to The Sixties, when the dominant color on vehicles - at least in the few color images of the time - is red (with Porsche lettering in white), despite the need to note that official cars almost always wore silver gray Silver arrow.

In fact, it has been the color used by German racing cars since the golden years. Auto Union and Mercedes Formula 1never truly abandoned.  One of the first vehicles to be used, as shown by some 1960 photographs, was the Opel Blitz 1,75t Curmudgeon, specially equipped to accommodate two or three one-seater vehicles and workshop equipment inside a large rear van.

Bisarchy "It hasa loss" 

The Opel Blitz was often accompanied by a two-story "open" car transporter. autotelaio MAN 635 Diesel capable of carrying three racing cars. Note the small tool shop area between the driver's cab and the loading area.

Another black-and-white photo shows the Drykantschaber leaving Germany in a 1962 Targa Florio, but one can only guess that this is the same truck that takes delivery due to the body shape. cabin doors, remained open while the photographer commemorated the upload operation.

Mercedes Renntransporter vehicles     

Six years later, the new Renntransporter will debut, even more. dedicated... This is a Mercedes-Benz truck featuring a complete customization for the transport of racing cars. Ha two floors, with mobile loading ramps and a large workshop area.

It provided optimal daylight skylights created in the pavilion, and a powerful lighting system made it possible to illuminate the interior for night work. At least they were built two samplesto allow Porsche to control the movement of a large number of race cars, even to different destinations.

Martini racing period

when Martini and Rossi he joined Porsche as a sporting event sponsor (1971) by all means of Cavallina. were repainted into classics silver color, with red and blue Martini Racing stripes. However, some photos from 1973 and 1976 show the same cars from 1966 and 1970 (two Mercedes-Benz car transporters and a Mercedes-Benz 809 aerodynamic van), externally refreshed with a new paint job.

The first portion eighties Porsche has moved on to larger and even more specialized vehicles: articulated semi-trailer trucks equipped as a car transporter, workshop or mobile home for European and American racing.. It's mainly about funds Mercedes-Benz, even if at some point the first betrayals occur, as evidenced by the switch to tractors Renault, MAN and, for American competitions (Porsche also participated in Formula Indy, but that's another story), Peterbilt "The cabman is over."