Indy car transportation

[ZOOOM]

Thanks for posting that, I'm curious as to who's team this truck was for? If anyone knows. I like this thread because when I was a kid in the 90's and had the chance to go to Indy for practice one year; the reason I went was because of the transporters...

It appears to be that of Bruce Canepa, a California collector and restorer. He shows up at a lot of vintage races.

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[JThur1]

It appears to be that of Bruce Canepa, a California collector and restorer. He shows up at a lot of vintage races.

Bruce Canepa is a collector, restorer and vintage racer...but, also raced IMSA (where he teamed with Rick Mears in at least one Daytona race) and even less known are his dirt track days, racing the unique Sportsman at Watsonville and sprints on Northern California dirt tracks like Calistoga.

[SpeedwayRyan]

There were a couple of those. Tommy Ivo's four-engine dragster comes to mind.

That's what I thought when I saw that post too...here are a couple shots of "TV" Tommy Ivo's famous trailers:






Ever wonder how they got the Corvette on the top of the trailer (first pic)? Very carefully!

[dalz]

edit: Redundant photo.

The Ivo haulers had to be as flashy as it got in that era. Leave it to the quarter mile guys....

[ZOOOM]

TV Tommy Ivo!
What TV show was he in?

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[SpeedwayRyan]

TV Tommy Ivo!
What TV show was he in?

I'm not nearly old enough to remember it, but here's what Wikipedia says on the subject:

In the 1961-1962 season, Ivo played the role of Haywood Botts, boyfriend of the fictitious Margie Clayton, portrayed by Cynthia Pepper, in the ABC television sitcom Margie, set during the Roaring Twenties.

[JThur1]

TV Tommy Ivo!
What TV show was he in?

The correct answer is...many! He appeared on several series for anywhere from 1-3 episodes, sometimes as a recurring character. I recalled that and espeically one of them from seeing the show in syndication years later, but had to look him up to find that pattern.

[mlight9]

#99 Whitehorse, "Chief Automotive Special" sprinter on the trailer

verrrrrry streamlined

Question, the #99 Whitehorse , is this not the ex-Frank Luptow Bardahl #9 ?????

[atrackforumfan]

Vintage drag ramp trucks

http://public.fotki.com/VincePutt/drag_racing/race-car-haulers/

[KnockOff]

Question, the #99 Whitehorse , is this not the ex-Frank Luptow Bardahl #9 ?????

Yes, it's a former "Black Panther"

http://winfield.50megs.com/AAUpload/Panther/BlackPanther.htm