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It’s a 1/32 die cast made by a company called Kinsmart. Well the top is die cast but the bottom is plastic. I thought it would make good track scenery when I bought it years ago, but what better scenery than a slot car transporter?Pete Lovely used the pickup version of the VW Bus back in the 60’s to transport their F1 cars to and from the circuit.
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The image of Pete Lovely’s VW transporter brings back memories. I recall seeing a picture in a Race Magazine unloading the Lotus for a Continental Race (Formula 5000) with his wife helping out.
It must have been tricky loading the car backwards on to the VW bed. The rear tires look to be hanging over the edge.
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Yes I’ve seen that picture as well. In the picture above you can see the wooden planks on the rear deck that they clipped on the back of those extensions for the front wheels. No doubt the nose would need to be removed to avoid it scraping the ground. I suspect part the rear exhaust is also remove to get the Lotus that tight up to the VW cab. -
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So I was searching for the image of Pete Lovely unloading his Lotus with the help of his wife and could not find it. Then I realized I Googled John Love instead of Pete Lovely.
Lovely, Love, Luv – easy mistake, it got me!
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So out came the dremel and I cut off the back part of the upper die cast body and trimmed down the plastic lower body to the proportions of the pickup bed.
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